18m Greenhouse Glazing Rubber

I ordered this back in June as I wanted to replace all the glazing rubber on the roof of our large aluminium green house prior to sealing the glass panels in with silicone sealant (was fed up with the recent strong winds getting the better of the panels on the roof).After stripping the roof of it's glass and thoroughly cleaning all surfaces ready for the new rubber, I wanted to make sure the fitting was as easy as possible as I had noticed other reviewers saying that the fit was very tight. Luckily, I had the sun on my side and it was nice and warm on the day, but to make sure things went smoothly I first did a quick measure of each frame section and cut the rubber to size prior to soaking it, you will understand why I did this when you see how the product arrives! Let's just say that a 18m pile of fresh rubber stuck together could give you a major headache if you tried cutting/fitting it as one piece.So after cutting all required pieces to size I then put the lot into a washing up bowl of hot water with a little washing up liquid added, left that for 15 minutes then started to fit. I will be honest and say that it is a tight fit but then once on you know it won't move! With the help of my son we had the entire roof frame fitted with the new rubber seals in under 90 minutes and I really believe that we only achieved this due to the hot water AND the all important washing up liquid (agitated and foamed up a little before hand).Tip: Maybe obvious; but start with the rubber at the top of the frame and work downwards as the warm soapy water will then run down the frame as you apply the rubber acting as a lubricant.The end result was a good solid foundation for the glass which is key if you don't want problems further down the line, and now the silicone sealant is applied I feel the green house roof is ready for most all strong winds (*fingers crossed*).So all in all I'm very pleased with the product, yes it's a tight fit but that means that it won't move around on the frame, also it doesn't deform when you fit the glass like some others so is a good base for an install that you can feel reassured about. For the price I'd highly recommend this, but please do consider using the hot soapy water - your sanity will thank you!

Found it easy to fit after I was told to rub washing-up liquid to the metal edges of the greenhouse.

The rubber arrived ahead of time well packed and in good condition. However when fitting it starts off OK but then after a good run it becomes almost impossible to fit. The easiest way to work around the problem is to cut the rubber, remove about 6cms then start from where you left off.The reason for the problem is that the manufacturer ties the rubber together with tightly wound elastic bands which, during their time on the shelf, distort the channel so that it won't fit over the glazing bar. Sometimes you will get a good run where the elastic has not bent the channel so much, such as in the middle of the coil.When finally fitted it did the job exactly as it should.

Good quality product, just what we needed for our greenhouse. Delivery was delayed but nothing the supplier could do about that it was despatched quickly.Will use them again for certain.

reat product

Glazing greenhouse/ difficult to fit

Great product

I would have given this 5 stars except for the way it was coiled and bundled in the packaging, meaning that there were segments that were really twisted and squashed making those segments difficult to put on. I bought this to replace the missing/perished rubber on a 6ft x 6ft second hand Halls greenhouse. I would need about 40m in total to do the whole thing but I am going to reuse some of the existing rubber. It is perfect for the job (except for above fault) and it arrived promptly.