Just finished building this unit. One person with occasional help took 10 days. The materials and craftsmanship were first rate. Plenty of extra parts included and instructions were straightforward and easy to follow. Very happy with the finished project!

My husband and I ordered the Bellerose ahead of moving into our new home. I knew it would be the perfect addition to my new yard and it would also be a dream to have. The greenhouse came in numerous boxes that had to be stored in our garage for awhile due to our move. Man...did the garage smell good! Once we began opening boxes I was little overwhelmed with all the pieces and hardware but my husband quickly determined a process, got things organized and a plan to get under way. I then began staining/sealing boards he outlined for me to do. After a short drying period he would select wood pieces and specific hardware and construct that section of the greenhouse. This is how we proceeded thru the entire process. Stain/seal, drying time and then "shop" for the finished wood pieces and hardware in the garage (which we referred to as our "Menards") for what was needed. It took us a month from footing creation to greenhouse finish working part time together. All the hardware was there and the wood and poly panels were in good condition. Directions were accurate and diagrams were essential in helping an amateur contractor get things right. It adds beauty and interest to our yard, feeds my creative desire, plant hobbyist heart and several friends have now fallen in love and want one to. We would highly recommend the Bellerose to any hobbyist on up!

Everything was delivered in great shape. We unboxed everything and tried to sort as we went onto a trailer that we pulled to the backyard while we built the greenhouse. It took about 90 minutes to get all the boxes opened and sorted. My son and my neighbor helped me build this and it took us about 3.5 days total. The first day, we built all four walls. It took about 4-5 hours to get those done, standing up and connected to one another. A lot of time was spent "finding" the right pieces of wood and hardware. The second day was putting all of the wood panels on, installing the windows, and putting in the benchtops. Everything went into place relatively easily. Two areas we had challenges: 1) a couple spots where we had to make a minor cut on the trim with a flat woodworkers handsaw but I think that was 3 pieces total. And 2) the benchtops were not quite level with the backwall as we installed them, so we adjusted to the same height and maintained level as we went to the front. The third day, we built the rafters and ridge boards. Installed those (46 yo and 68 yo men) and it wasn't too difficult. We installed the roof panels and metal covers, along with the soffits and other metal pieces. Similar to other reviews, we kept the metal pieces out of the sun and the blue coverings were still a bear to get off...but we got them done. On the last day, we finished the flashing, built and mounted the ridge cap, built the pergola and finished the remaining things inside the greenhouse. It looks great...I know my wife is looking forward to using it!

My wife and I received this greenhouse the end of February and started assembling it last weekend. We unboxed everything and sorted by part number and had a table set up for hardware. We followed the instructions and finished the setup this evening. The instructions were clear everything was cut and drilled perfectly. Between the two of us it took about 34 hours but we working every step together, we did not divide and con. I did the last few steps on my own and my wife was disappointed because she warp finish it with m! This is absolutely beautiful and really adds a level of elegance as was as practicality. We built it on 8 inch of compacted limestone and added pavers under the pergola. Thank you backyard discovery!

I decided to assemble myself and found instructions to be exceptionally well written and easy to follow. It did take a long time to assemble probably because I took my time. Also decided to stain it before assembly. I love the result but it was also alot of extra work.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This greenhouse is the cutest on the market!! I love the pergola front where I hang plants to create an inviting entrance. I get so many compliments from neighbors on this greenhouse! I love that it has a hose hook-up and exhaust fan that comes on automatically based on the temperature I set. The windows are great to alley in a cool breeze. I highly recommend and would buy this again!

This took me a couple months to assemble. Definitely the foundation was the most difficult and time-consuming part of the project. There aren't instructions for that, so be ready to do a little research if you're unfamiliar. We looked up gravel shed foundations. The passive ventilation system was not enough to cool it where I live, so I added a misting system. Adding lights soon since it's getting darker earlier and earlier where I live. I love this greenhouse! It's beautiful, it's fun! I wish they'd had the XL version when I bought mine in the spring. I haven't really had the chance to use it yet because I got it for houseplants and it's already starting to get too cold at night where I live, but I'm very excited for next spring! The quality of the fasteners, hardware, and wood was fantastic. It didn't feel like it should be as affordable as it all was. I'm a technical writer as my job and I was impressed by the physical instruction manual (they are accurate, the pictures are almost always very clear, with great angles selected to get the most information across), but you do have to be a little on your guard with them. Sometimes, if you weren't really paying attention, you could do a step that looked very similar to a previous one and not realize there was a subtle change, like one part was upside down now. So you might end up doing it wrong while being very confident you were doing it right. (If whoever does the instructions reads this, you could add warnings that the orientation of a part is different from previous similar steps.) So yeah, pay careful attention to each step, and especially to any red text. And look for addendums before you get started and tuck them into the manual! You will need two physically strong people to do the roof. I (a somewhat wimpy lady in her early thirties) was not able to contribute much with some of the roof assembly steps. If I didn't have two strong folks to help me I could not have finished this project.

The assembly was a little intimidating at first, but we organized all of the fasteners in plastic bin compartments and arranged the wood by item number. The day it took to do this was well worth the time. We spent one week to complete assembly. My wife helped with the assembly and I have to say she is extremely happy. The quality is top notch and the instructions were clear to understand. Great Company and super nice support department.

We purchased the Bellerose Greenhouse last winter and started to assemble it in the Spring. Several of our neighbors assisted and it turned out to be such an exciting and wonderful project! So much so that we are thinking about purchasing another next year. Assembly was a little challenging but we put our heads together and it worked out fine. We absolutely love the greenhouse and we have been out in our gardens every single day planting, growing, and now storing and planning for Spring again. We even decorated it with lights and a chandelier! What fun! I would highly, recommend this to anyone who loves to garden and wants to improve their outdoor living. The only draw-back is that people keep asking us gardening questions and we are not professionals (yet)!

We received our Bellerose in June and had a crew seal and build it for us. This is my third greenhouse and by far my favorite. It is a nice looking structure, very spacious, and well designed. I like the option of having several shelves that can fold down and the additional shelves in the second model. No leaks and good airflow. It has been fine even in the upper 80 degree temps where my neighbors greenhouse burns their plants at these temperatures. My plants in there are thriving.