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Old 05-04-2006, 07:07 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default How easy to dismatle a Greenhouse?

First of all you do not say how old it is. Asuming its aluminium.

If its more than say 10 years old, the glass will be brittle, the
aluminium screws and nuts will have seized, and possibly if its got a
base frame, it could be rusted thru. Sometimes small steel nuts/bolts
were used in the very bottom corners, so you will need a small dia
drill bit or an angle grinder.

You will then need to source replacement screws and nuts, glass
sealing rubber, etc.

Removing the glass is a 2 man job, especially from off the roof, and
always wear gloves. One slip and off comes your finger, or a big gouge
in your thigh.

Here's one I had to move last year.
http://www.gb-online.co.uk/follies.html

Mark every piece of metal that makes up a corner, in a unique manner.
Take masses of photos. Some greenhouses you can loosen some of the
vertical side members and sort of fold them down, like a
parallelogram.

Also check out another of 2 years ago.
http://www.gb-online.co.uk/archive/g...reenhouse1.jpg

Notice the plastic tub, it easier to throw all the spring clips etc,
into it when you are up the steps taking the roof apart.



On 5 Apr 2006 07:00:53 -0700, "htmark98"
wrote:

Hi, i posted a few days ago about asking your neighbour for their
greenhouse, well in the meantime someone in work has said that i could
have theirs, but i would need to dismatle it, now she does not know
alot so did not know the fixings.

Can someone say what tools i would need to dismatle in and is the glass
easy to remove?

Thanks