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Old 05-04-2006, 03:30 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
shazzbat
 
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Default How easy to dismatle a Greenhouse?

You'll need a screwdriver and a means of undoing the aluminium
nuts/bolts, usually the heads are captive, ie the nut turns without the
bolt also turning. Depending on age the nuts will be either 10mm or
7/16" (11mm). If you have a cordless drill and a means of driving
sockets that will be ideal. The frame may or may not be screwed down to
something, but again common tools and common sense are all you need.
Take a spade with you, you may have to dig it out. And a container for
all the clips, nuts, bolts etc. bear in mind that loads of the clips
are going to go PING and never be seen again. Also that more of the
glass is broken than you think, it just looks all right till you start
to move it. Can you tell I've done this recently? :-))

Dismantling is dead easy, putting back together may not be unless you
take simple steps to make it easy before dimantling. If you can, take
the front to rear parts off and leave the end sections as one piece, if
your method of transportation allows this. Otherwise, call the point
where it meets the ground on the left point A, Where the side meets the
roof point B, the top of the roof point C etc. Call the front point 1,
and number towards the rear. Then mark both ends of each piece A1, B2
etc and you'll know where it goes. Also take loads of digital photos of
the relevant joints.

Steve