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Greenhouses...cutting down to size 8ft to 4ft
From what I've seen a lot of greenhouses are very modular...two end
sections, and 2ft middle sections that add to get the right length (4ft, 6ft, 8ft etc). The long rails that hold it all together seem to be just straight strips of metal with no fancy bits at the end, and everything just bolts together with extra brackets for the corners. I don't want to spend £300 on a new 6ft x 4ft greenhouse (not after blowing my money on a new mower), and secondhand ones go for over £100 if you can find them at all. 6ft x 8ft are quite common and can go for around £50....so would there be any problem in simply sawing this in half to make 6ft x 4ft?....all I would do is saw the long rails in half and drill new fixing holes. I would also lose two of the middle 2ft sections. Seems simple enough. I know this is a bit of lateral thinking, but would it work? Do better quality greenhouses like Halls have a different construction to cheaper B&Q ones? |
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Greenhouses...cutting down to size 8ft to 4ft
From what I've seen it may work but be careful of oddities such as windows
that may result in the sections being slightly different to one another. Also, you will probably find that the long sections that you are going to cut are actually 8ft + a bit to allow for the frames. You will need to be careful to allow for the frames etc. but presumably if you assemble a single 2 ft stretch (end plus first set of central struts) and then double the distance from end to centre of strut (2 x (2ft + bit)), you will probably OK. Don't call me if you cut too short though ;-). Paul DS. |
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In message , Dogger
writes On 7 Jun 2004 23:09:58 -0700, (Conrad Edwards) wrote: From what I've seen a lot of greenhouses are very modular...two end sections, and 2ft middle sections that add to get the right length (4ft, 6ft, 8ft etc). 6ft x 8ft are quite common and can go for around £50....so would there be any problem in simply sawing this in half to make 6ft x 4ft?....all I would do is saw the long rails in half and drill new fixing holes. I would also lose two of the middle 2ft sections. Seems simple enough. You cant just cut out the middle 2ft as most (Mine is a Halls(6x8 25 years old £30) are not square all the walls tilt inwards. and the door is usall yon the 8ft side. The glass in mine is all differant shapes and sizes. Well most of the panels in ours are the standard 2 foot module width. Not all have tilted walls, our 6x8 doesn't (though our 12 x 8 does) Door on the 8 foot side? surely not - normally on the end which is the shorter dimension however, the OP's idea would leave a very oddly arranged greenhouse as the door would be on the end originally - now the long side - which would be a bit odd. I think looking around for a cheaper 6x4 is a more sensible option. -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html |
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Greenhouses...cutting down to size 8ft to 4ft
From what I've seen it may work but be careful of oddities such as windows
that may result in the sections being slightly different to one another. Also, you will probably find that the long sections that you are going to cut are actually 8ft + a bit to allow for the frames. You will need to be careful to allow for the frames etc. but presumably if you assemble a single 2 ft stretch (end plus first set of central struts) and then double the distance from end to centre of strut (2 x (2ft + bit)), you will probably OK. Don't call me if you cut too short though ;-). Paul DS. |
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In message , Dogger
writes On 7 Jun 2004 23:09:58 -0700, (Conrad Edwards) wrote: From what I've seen a lot of greenhouses are very modular...two end sections, and 2ft middle sections that add to get the right length (4ft, 6ft, 8ft etc). 6ft x 8ft are quite common and can go for around £50....so would there be any problem in simply sawing this in half to make 6ft x 4ft?....all I would do is saw the long rails in half and drill new fixing holes. I would also lose two of the middle 2ft sections. Seems simple enough. You cant just cut out the middle 2ft as most (Mine is a Halls(6x8 25 years old £30) are not square all the walls tilt inwards. and the door is usall yon the 8ft side. The glass in mine is all differant shapes and sizes. Well most of the panels in ours are the standard 2 foot module width. Not all have tilted walls, our 6x8 doesn't (though our 12 x 8 does) Door on the 8 foot side? surely not - normally on the end which is the shorter dimension however, the OP's idea would leave a very oddly arranged greenhouse as the door would be on the end originally - now the long side - which would be a bit odd. I think looking around for a cheaper 6x4 is a more sensible option. -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html |
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Greenhouses...cutting down to size 8ft to 4ft
From what I've seen it may work but be careful of oddities such as windows
that may result in the sections being slightly different to one another. Also, you will probably find that the long sections that you are going to cut are actually 8ft + a bit to allow for the frames. You will need to be careful to allow for the frames etc. but presumably if you assemble a single 2 ft stretch (end plus first set of central struts) and then double the distance from end to centre of strut (2 x (2ft + bit)), you will probably OK. Don't call me if you cut too short though ;-). Paul DS. |
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In message , Dogger
writes On 7 Jun 2004 23:09:58 -0700, (Conrad Edwards) wrote: From what I've seen a lot of greenhouses are very modular...two end sections, and 2ft middle sections that add to get the right length (4ft, 6ft, 8ft etc). 6ft x 8ft are quite common and can go for around £50....so would there be any problem in simply sawing this in half to make 6ft x 4ft?....all I would do is saw the long rails in half and drill new fixing holes. I would also lose two of the middle 2ft sections. Seems simple enough. You cant just cut out the middle 2ft as most (Mine is a Halls(6x8 25 years old £30) are not square all the walls tilt inwards. and the door is usall yon the 8ft side. The glass in mine is all differant shapes and sizes. Well most of the panels in ours are the standard 2 foot module width. Not all have tilted walls, our 6x8 doesn't (though our 12 x 8 does) Door on the 8 foot side? surely not - normally on the end which is the shorter dimension however, the OP's idea would leave a very oddly arranged greenhouse as the door would be on the end originally - now the long side - which would be a bit odd. I think looking around for a cheaper 6x4 is a more sensible option. -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html |
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Greenhouses...cutting down to size 8ft to 4ft
From what I've seen it may work but be careful of oddities such as windows
that may result in the sections being slightly different to one another. Also, you will probably find that the long sections that you are going to cut are actually 8ft + a bit to allow for the frames. You will need to be careful to allow for the frames etc. but presumably if you assemble a single 2 ft stretch (end plus first set of central struts) and then double the distance from end to centre of strut (2 x (2ft + bit)), you will probably OK. Don't call me if you cut too short though ;-). Paul DS. |
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In message , Dogger
writes On 7 Jun 2004 23:09:58 -0700, (Conrad Edwards) wrote: From what I've seen a lot of greenhouses are very modular...two end sections, and 2ft middle sections that add to get the right length (4ft, 6ft, 8ft etc). 6ft x 8ft are quite common and can go for around £50....so would there be any problem in simply sawing this in half to make 6ft x 4ft?....all I would do is saw the long rails in half and drill new fixing holes. I would also lose two of the middle 2ft sections. Seems simple enough. You cant just cut out the middle 2ft as most (Mine is a Halls(6x8 25 years old £30) are not square all the walls tilt inwards. and the door is usall yon the 8ft side. The glass in mine is all differant shapes and sizes. Well most of the panels in ours are the standard 2 foot module width. Not all have tilted walls, our 6x8 doesn't (though our 12 x 8 does) Door on the 8 foot side? surely not - normally on the end which is the shorter dimension however, the OP's idea would leave a very oddly arranged greenhouse as the door would be on the end originally - now the long side - which would be a bit odd. I think looking around for a cheaper 6x4 is a more sensible option. -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html |
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Greenhouses...cutting down to size 8ft to 4ft
From what I've seen it may work but be careful of oddities such as windows
that may result in the sections being slightly different to one another. Also, you will probably find that the long sections that you are going to cut are actually 8ft + a bit to allow for the frames. You will need to be careful to allow for the frames etc. but presumably if you assemble a single 2 ft stretch (end plus first set of central struts) and then double the distance from end to centre of strut (2 x (2ft + bit)), you will probably OK. Don't call me if you cut too short though ;-). Paul DS. |
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