Clear acrylic sheet cut to size

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Hi,

I am looking to buy some acrylic sheets cut to size for a greenhouse that I am building. It is far more expensive that I thought it would be!

I am looking to purchase 5 sheets of 2mm thick and 2400x1700 and then a few smaller pieces.

Cheapest I can currently find is http://www.sheetplastics.co.uk/ which is about £67 quid per 2400x1700 sheet.

Does anyone know of anywhere that offers cut acrylic cheaper than this?

Thought build your own was gonna be cheaper but it is starting to add up now!!
 
Cheers I will try that, gotta be worth a shot.

I to was very surprised at the price, starting to think i would have been better off ordering a greenhouse pre built but I was put off by the polycarbonate which a lot of non glass greenhouses tend to come with, as I did not think it was very pleasing to the eye and thought acrylic would give the same aesthetics as glass.
 
Hi, thanks boxman It was for a bit of both really, thought it would be a good idea as it is unlikely to be smashed so easy.

I was unaware that acrylic may cloud up, I did have a quick look into glass maybe I should investigate glass further.

This is what I am looking to glaze (the frame is approx 8 foot by 8 foot square):-

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Cheers
 
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I am reluctant to go for polycarbonate solely because I don't like the look of it. I know it sounds funny but I would like to be able to see into the greenhouse from the outside.

Although it maybe suitable for the roof and rear as these are not as visible.
 
I never realised you could get it clear, thought it was all that ribbed wall stuff.

Unfortunately I just checked the price of 2mm 2400x1700 on the same site as the acrylic and it's 93 quid!
 
Thermal insulation of Twinwall is better than glass or acrylic, although light transmission is slightly less than glass, it is apparently better, as it is more diffused.
And twin doesn't allow harmful uv light through, so your plants won't get scorched.

Interesting thank you, sounds like it probably is the best bet then.

Thanks
 
Went to wickes to have a look at the walled polycarbonate, i personally think it looks terrible!! The greenhouse is quite prominent in my garden and i think it would constantly annoy me if I went with polycarbonate.

Now, although I initially ruled it out I think I may go down the glass route.
 
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