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Rhino Greenhouses Direct - UK
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You’ll love having a Rhino in your garden, it’s the perfect environment for your plants and looks beautiful.

It’s also very strong and safe for you and your family. We care about quality. We design and manufacture the Rhino in our own UK factory and sell direct to the public. We think this makes the Rhino the best value greenhouse money can buy. See what you think.

Louvre Vents & Automatic Roof Ventilation

Included as standard with the Rhino Classic 8x8 greenhouse:

  • 2 Single Roof Vents
  • 2 Side Louvre Vents
  • 2 Automatic Roof Vent Openers

This amounts to 14sq ft - 22% of the floor area of the greenhouse.

Each Rhino Classic includes a much larger ventilated area than other greenhouses in its class. All the roof vents are controlled by solar-powered automatic vent openers

The high quality Rhino five-blade louvre vents allow you to take complete control of your ventilation, allowing cool air to enter from the side, circulate up through the greenhouse forcing air to escape through the roof vents. Optimal circulation can only be achieved through a combination of roof vents and side louvres.

Adequate ventilation is absolutely crucial to successful growing under glass. There is not another greenhouse on the market that has more ventilation than a Rhino. Better still, it's all included in the price.

We've produced a handy guide explaining why ventilation is so important and how to optimise your greenhouse temperature.

4mm Toughened Glass - strong and safe

Keep yourself and your family safe with Rhino's combination glazing system: Toughened Safety Glass and Rubber Glazing Beads. Perfect for exposed locations and families with young children and pets.

Rhino Tuff 4mm toughened safety glass is 33% thicker than most greenhouse glass and comes as standard with every Rhino greenhouse. The panes are designed with safety in mind, meaning breakages are less likely while ensuring that, if broken, the glass will shatter into lots of tiny pieces rather than big shards that are far more likely to cause injury. Even the edges of the glass are rounded so that you don't cut yourself during installation. And with Grade A glass, you can achieve ultimate clarity for maximum light.

The unique Rhino glazing system locks each pane of glass in place along its entire length, using long rubber beads. The glass cannot be blown or sucked out of the frame and pushing on the glass only locks the beads more tightly into the frame, making it ideally engineered for high winds and other extreme weather conditions. With Rhino's glazing method, each pane becomes integral to the strength of the whole frame.

When compared with the glazing that comes as standard on most greenhouses, the Rhino ranges come up trumps every time. No dangerous horticultural glass or flimsy W-clips here; and with the smooth finish achieved by our glazing beads, there's no need for bar capping either.

Click here to read more about greenhouse glazing options and the difference between standard glazing and the Rhino Tuff glazing system.

Strong Frame - great wind resistance

We wouldn’t sit on the roof if a Rhino wasn’t so strong! Indeed, it’s why we named them Rhino. Every single Rhino is engineered for strength and stability, making it perfectly adapted for extreme weather and exposed locations - many customers choose a Rhino specifically for this reason, and often hear that they have withstood storms and very strong gales (up to 137mph, so far). Whether you're in the Outer Hebrides or the Channel Islands, our Rhinos make secure growing locations, no matter the weather.

Each Rhino frame has around 60% more aluminium than similarly priced models. But it’s not just the weight, it’s the clever design of the Rhino that provides its inherent strength. There are 3 key factors that contribute the strength of the Rhino range, creating a solid and airtight framework from the top of the roof to the ground

  1. Strong tubular bracing
  2. An integral base
  3. The Rhino Tuff glazing system

We’ve tested the snow loading capacity of a Rhino by putting half a tonne of sand bags on the roof, so she’s ready for whatever the Great British weather may throw at her.

Integral Base – stronger and great access

Every Rhino greenhouse includes a strong aluminium base in the price, which not only provides an incredibly strong foundation but also allows the Rhino to be erected simply onto firm, level soil – so there's no need for an expensive concrete base. Once the Rhino is erected, strong stainless steel ground anchors are concreted into position.

The Rhino can also be erected onto a hardstanding of concrete or paving slabs, in which case the stainless steel anchors are fixed using the expansion bolts provided.

The Rhino Classics come with a low-threshold entrance with a stainless steel ramp included, removing trip hazards entirely. This also makes the greenhouse accessible for wheelchair users and wheelbarrows.

Hanging Basket Rails

Every Rhino greenhouse comes with two hanging basket rails.

The roof is so strong that it can easily handle this extra load, and it's a really useful feature. Your hanging baskets will thrive and it will also free up lots of space on your staging.

Rainwater Collection

Every Rhino greenhouse also comes with large integral gutters as well as downpipes and bends so you can collect and use the natural rainwater that your plants love.

There is an optional two-in-one kit available at an extra cost which joins the two pipes at the rear of the greenhouse and allows both gutters to feed into one water butt.

25 Year Guarantee – they're that good

Nothing says more about the quality of a Rhino greenhouse than our 25 Year Guarantee.

A generation of gardeners can rest assured that the frame and even the powder coated colour finish are covered, in the unlikely event that the greenhouse fails.

Base Preparation

Unlike most other greenhouse brands, our Rhinos can be erected on soil. This is only due to the strength created by its sturdy base and framework. A soil base should be level and fully compacted, freshly dug soil will shift too much and isn't suitable for use as a stable foundation. 

Alternatively, as long as they're smooth and level, hardstanding bases are also suitable. Paving slabs, concrete bases and brick or block perimeter plinths can be used.

More information regarding base preparation and base plans for Rhino greenhouses is also available.

This Rhino Classic greenhouse stands at 8ft 4ins wide and 8ft 3ins long with a ridge height of 8ft 4ins.

Width (W)
8ft 4ins (2.54 metres)
Length (L)
8ft 3ins (2.51 metres)
Ridge (R)
8ft 4ins (2.54 metres)
Eaves (E)
5ft 5ins (1.65 metres)
Door (D)
6ft 5ins (1.95 metres)
Doorway (O)
4ft (1.21 metres)
Dimensions

Every Rhino greenhouse is delivered with a comprehensive set of instructions. With help at key moments, a competent DIY enthusiast can erect this size of greenhouse over a weekend. 

However, this time and effort can be eliminated by using a professional installer who will quickly and efficiently erect, glaze and anchor down the greenhouse on your pre-prepared site – either soil or hardstanding. See our Guidance Notes on Site and Base Preparation and Installation.   

Installer charges for this size (depending on location and exact specification) are from £315. 

Tick the use recommended installer box in your basket and once you've placed an order, we will send you relevant details for independent installers local to you, should you wish you to pursue this.

More information about installation options can be found on our installation page.

More information regarding base preparation and base plans for Rhino greenhouses are also available.

Free Delivery to UK Mainland

Lead times for Rhino Greenhouses are currently
Rhino Classic & Rhino Premium: 2-6 weeks
Rhino Ultimate: 4-8 weeks

Rhino UK Delivery MapRhino Delivery Lorry 

Free delivery is available to all green map areas (see above) and includes any accessories ordered with the greenhouse. The delivery team will contact you around 3 weeks prior to delivery to confirm the delivery date. Our deliveries will usually arrive on a standard lorry, unless alternative arrangements need to be made.

Once an order is confirmed, you will also receive a 'Help the Driver' form to provide additional guidance to our delivery team. This form will address queries concerning health and safety, remote locations and those who require delivery on a smaller vehicle (see image below).

If you do not live in the green map area or wish to delay your delivery, please contact our Sales team to discuss.

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Rhino Delivery Van

A Rhino Greenhouses Employee in our warehouse

Every Rhino greenhouse is made in our very own factory in Norfolk, where we manufacture over half a million different parts a year, each one produced to our exacting standards and meeting our strict quality control systems.

Our dedicated staff really care about the Rhinos they produce, and many of them have been making Rhinos since we began – it’s this pride that helps make our Rhino greenhouses strong, high quality and great value.

Find out more about Rhino.

Rhino Classic 8x8 Plain Aluminium Reviews

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Margaret Baker - Rhino Classic 8x8 Plain Aluminium

Rhino were excellent throughout the whole process.  I ordered with a delayed date - as I was having the garden landscaped and they were fine about a variable date.  Order was very well packed and greenhouse is lovely.

Mary Crutchley - Rhino Classic 8x8 Plain Aluminium

After doing some research we found that the rhino green house is classy, the size and features we were looking for at a reasonable price.

Julia Waghorn - Rhino Classic 8x8 Plain Aluminium

Excellent product, friendly be and fast installation. I did have to wait a few months but I guess it's been a busy year for Rhino but we'll worth the wait.

David Matthews - Rhino Classic 8x8 Plain Aluminium

yes and would highly recommend to others. The only fault I could express is the instructions should be a lot clearer.

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