Building a greenhouse
I picked up a second hand 8x6 greenhouse for £50 over the weekend. Having
dismantled it I am now a little unsure how to put it all back up. Firstly - it was sat on a brick base - do I need to build a brick base or could I just use something like http://www.diy.com/bq/product/produc...xBullet s=999 if I use a brick base I assume I would just need one course of bricks sat on a few inches of concrete - is that right? Secondly are there any guides on the web on how to put one up? Or has anyone got the instructions for theirs that they could scan in and email? Cheers Mike |
Building a greenhouse
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from "Mike Tickle" contains these words: I picked up a second hand 8x6 greenhouse for £50 over the weekend. Having dismantled it I am now a little unsure how to put it all back up. Too bad you didn't think of that before hand, mark all the pieces and draw a diagram of what the frame looked like :-) Firstly - it was sat on a brick base - do I need to build a brick base or could I just use something like http://www.diy.com/bq/product/produc...xBullet s=999 if I use a brick base I assume I would just need one course of bricks sat on a few inches of concrete - is that right? Much depends on where you live and how exposed your garden and GH site is. (The gap between two houses is often a windtunnel, for example). The purpose of the base is to stop the GH taking off AND hold its frame square and true during high winds. If a rectangular frame is blown slightly diamond-shaped under wind pressure, many panes are likely to either crack or pop out and smash on the ground. The cheaper a GH is, the lighter the frame is, and the more important it is to have it fixed on a sturdy base. IMHO it's well worth the extra time and trouble to make a concrete outline (with shuttering) or build one in bricks, then bolt down the GH frame to it. Your GH should then last many years. Secondly are there any guides on the web on how to put one up? Or has anyone got the instructions for theirs that they could scan in and email? They are all rather different according to material, manufacturer, span and length etc. Cheaper metal ones use lighter parts so tend to need more diagonal braces, for example. It helps if you have enough uncluttered space (slightly away from the erection site) to be able to lay out the GH parts on the ground, in their right relation to each other, for each wall. You'll be able to identify the larger bits like four corner posts, the roof ridge, the side eaves and base, the door frame etc and work from there. ISTR on ours the outlines of the two end wall frames were constructed (without door) then tied together with the ridge, eaves, and long-side base bars. Some jiggling at that point to make certain all corners are right angles. Then the smaller supporting bits were added. Don't glaze anything till you have the whole frame completed and locked down to the base. HTH. Good luck Janet. |
Building a greenhouse
"Mike Tickle" wrote in message ... I picked up a second hand 8x6 greenhouse for £50 over the weekend. Having dismantled it I am now a little unsure how to put it all back up. Firstly - it was sat on a brick base - do I need to build a brick base or could I just use something like http://www.diy.com/bq/product/produc...1&CATID=183024 &maxBullets=999 if I use a brick base I assume I would just need one course of bricks sat on a few inches of concrete - is that right? Secondly are there any guides on the web on how to put one up? Or has anyone got the instructions for theirs that they could scan in and email? Cheers Mike They do need anchoring down in one way or another. Try a search on Google's advanced search mode - type in 'greenhouse base' in the 'exact' box and you'll get 185 results :~) My greenhouse is screwed to the house wall and a half wall on the 1st floor roof garden. It has not blown away yet even in very high winds. Jenny |
Building a greenhouse
"..........Secondly are there any guides on the web on how to put one up?
Or has anyone got the instructions for theirs that they could scan in and email? .........." I know its to late for you.but anyone taking apart a greenhouse(or any other portable/sectional building ) then get your camera out and take a load of pics of all parts, joints, braces. door fitting etc, makes re assembling so much easier when you come to do the job. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
Building a greenhouse
I know its to late for you.but anyone taking apart a greenhouse(or any other portable/sectional building ) then get your camera out and take a load of pics of all parts, joints, braces. door fitting etc, makes re assembling so much easier when you come to do the job. That was the plan, but I failed to take the camera :-( I guess it can not be too hard - it will probably all come back to me when I start putting it back up. Mike |
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