On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:19:19 +0100, Martin wrote:

On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:20:44 +0000, Timothy Murphy
wrote:

Martin wrote:

I wonder if anyone has bought and put together
the cold frame that Lidl is currently selling (in Ireland at least)?

The 2 lids on my frame are not large enough, as far as I can see.
The space is 24in deep, while each lid is 23.5in deep;
so the lids fall through the space.

There are some rubber seals provided with the frame,
which do not seem to be mentioned in the installation instructions,
but I do not see how these could cure the problem.

The rubber seals on the front and sides are there to close the gaps
along the lid. The rubber seal at the back is there to slide the lids
on
( acts as a hinge).

Thanks for your response.
I'll see if I can use the back seal in that way, as a hinge.
It certainly does not look as though it was intended for that purpose,
or it would surely have been made a little wider.

I'm beginning to wonder if the manufacturer found the lids
were not the correct size, and has added the seals to try to correct this.
The lids would be the correct size if one measures the base of the frame;
but the lids are sloping, which makes the space slightly (0.5in) larger.

My wife has assembled two Lidl cold frames. Everything fitted together
OK.

The solution is obvious then.

Just exchange wives