In message , Chris Hogg
writes
On Wed, 4 May 2011 22:36:51 +0000, Tractorboy
wrote:


Hi,
I'm a newbie here. I've just bought a secondhand 8x10 Alton greenhouse
and now must go and dismantle and collect it from the seller.
I'd like advice about the best way to do this... eg should I remove all
glass or transport the panels with glass in situ?
I've ordered a complete set of assembly hardware from Alton so I can be
savage when dismantling and use new screws etc when reassembling.
What sequence should I dismantle - eg roof....walls... ends. Or roof...
ends...walls?

I've downloaded the assembly instructions from the Alton website and
notice that there is mastic used along the ridge. Is this easy to
access and cut through with a Stanley knife?

I will be hiring a van to transport the greenhouse and will need to
bring all the tools I'm likely to need (screwdrivers, saw, knife,
spanners) Anything else?

Number all the angles where struts, beams, cross members, side members
etc come together: 1,1,1,1; 2,2,2; 3,3,3,3; 4,4 etc. so that you know
which bits go together in which corners etc. Take a felt pen or two.


Take some photos as well. It aids in reconstruction. We laid ours our on
the lawn when we did it, and then put it together in the right place.

If you are hiring a transit sized van, then you can probably leave it in
large bits, eg the ends, and sides etc. (without glass of course).
Otherwise you can move it with a car. It's the glass that takes up the
space. The frame in bits will mostly go inside. The longest members
would be best on roof bars. As has been said, stack the glass on end,
ideally with something between the panes, though when we did ours I
don't think we did. It might actually be easier to move the glass in a
car as you can put it behind the seats etc.

An electric screwdriver with a suitable socket (10mm probably) is handy
for assembly/disassembly. The bolts are generally aluminium so either
come undone easily, or just snap if corroded.


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Chris French