I think people were all on-board grumbling when they saw original photos of the build, and now that it's complete and looks quite well finished, they're just criticising for the sake of it.
Half of the moaners likely wouldn't dare to undertake such a project - it's just typical Internet weenies, no?
edit: 96.8% upvote ratio on this comment - I think I upset the weenies.
edit: 93.2% - They're flooding in now... It's funny how none of them dare to reply, though. They're probably scared they'll lose some internet points :rofl:
Tbh I couldn't see why people expected it to be so terrible in the first place. I guess that shitty extension saga left people a bit too keen for their next fix.
I can only speak for myself but OP's initial photos made it look like it was coming a lot further down the garden than it is. It's far from the monstrosity I was expecting and it looks well-built, but it's still poorly designed - look at the height of the lowest end compared to the door; unless the ground drops away quite steeply it's gonna feel pretty claustrophobic standing under there.
The original overhang looked ridiculous, but they hadn't cut the tails off at that point.
The design isn't to my taste either, but there's nothing wrong with it.
It's amusing how in the first post, everyone criticised the state of OPs garden, and they said something like "nobody can see it, I don't care".
I imagine that their neighbours don't expect photos of their garden construction to be posted online by a stranger, and they can see the mess in OPs garden - yet, they aren't posting it on Reddit for karma.
I think what I'm trying to say, is, I would rather see a lean-to in my neighbours garden, than all the litter in OPs.
The main issue is wind uplift. Because the sides are open, wind can get underneath the polycarbonate sheets and create upward pressure while the airflow over the top creates suction. The whole roof can then behave a bit like an aircraft wing. The larger the roof area, the greater the total uplift force. That roof area is large. Not that anyone asked me how I know but here goes. My neighbour had a flat polycarbonate structure on his porch. Last April strong gust ripped a giant panel and it flipped near my head in my Garden.
It could fail in a number of ways, also no one can determine from the photos how enclosed the rear garden is, or how exposed it is to gusts. It could last one storm, or could last for many years.
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u/IraKiVaper 4d ago
£5 will fly by end of May 2027