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Greetings. I`ve had my greenhouse up not yet 2 months but am having to move
house.Can anybody advise on best way of taking the greenhouse with us.Its a
10x8 standard effort on a base.
I was contemplating trying to take it whole--but maybe not!!
So-- will it have to be a complete destruction and re-build?
Any thoughts appreciated.
Den / Silke

--
The Grate Denini. 3rd Earl of Harte le Pool

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 00:29:02 +0100, "The Grate Denini"
wrote:

Greetings. I`ve had my greenhouse up not yet 2 months but am having to move
house.Can anybody advise on best way of taking the greenhouse with us.Its a
10x8 standard effort on a base.
I was contemplating trying to take it whole--but maybe not!!
So-- will it have to be a complete destruction and re-build?
Any thoughts appreciated.
Den / Silke

I think you're going to have to completely dismantle it.
The whole structure is designed so that each section ( sides, front,
rear, roof ) supports and stiffens the adjacent sections...the moment
you take one part out of the whole, it becomes very wobbly indeed -
as does the rest of the structure.

If you could perhaps find a way to attach pairs of battens along each
section to provide additional support then maybe you'd be in with a
chance of at least moving it in six parts.
Bear in mind though that the ends of each section form the start of
the next - so even with battens you're going to have to make some
'executive decisions'.

Then again, at only two months old it should come apart swiftly
enough!

Regards,



--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
http://www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{who is at}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk

"The Grate Denini" wrote in message
...
Greetings. I`ve had my greenhouse up not yet 2 months but am having to
move
house.Can anybody advise on best way of taking the greenhouse with us.Its
a
10x8 standard effort on a base.
I was contemplating trying to take it whole--but maybe not!!
So-- will it have to be a complete destruction and re-build?
Any thoughts appreciated.
Den / Silke



Move it whole, but video the move. That way, *when* it completely
disintegrates all over the road, you can send the video in to 'you've been
framed', get £250, and buy a new one, plus cover the fine for transporting
something unsafely and littering the road with glass.

--
Tumbleweed

email replies not necessary but to contact use;
tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com

[snip]
Dismantle is and mark every glass panel with a unique number, making a
"plan" as you go along so you can rebuild it later. A "chinagraph pencil"
(from a good arts supply store) is ideal for this.

As other posters say, once all the glass is removed, you can transport as
"sides, ends and roof".

Paul DS.

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 08:05:48 +0100, "Tumbleweed"
wrote:


"The Grate Denini" wrote in message
...
Greetings. I`ve had my greenhouse up not yet 2 months but am having to
move
house.Can anybody advise on best way of taking the greenhouse with us.Its
a
10x8 standard effort on a base.
I was contemplating trying to take it whole--but maybe not!!
So-- will it have to be a complete destruction and re-build?
Any thoughts appreciated.
Den / Silke



Move it whole, but video the move. That way, *when* it completely
disintegrates all over the road, you can send the video in to 'you've been
framed', get £250, and buy a new one, plus cover the fine for transporting
something unsafely and littering the road with glass.

Excellent idea!!

Regards,



--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk

Stephen Howard wrote:

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 00:29:02 +0100, "The Grate Denini"
wrote:

Greetings. I`ve had my greenhouse up not yet 2 months but am having to move
house.Can anybody advise on best way of taking the greenhouse with us.Its a
10x8 standard effort on a base.
I was contemplating trying to take it whole--but maybe not!!
So-- will it have to be a complete destruction and re-build?

I think you're going to have to completely dismantle it.

It is now quite some time since I moved a greenhouse, but it was
certainly necessary to take all the glass out. It was then
possible to take off the roof members and separate the four side
sections which could then be transported whole. I can still
picture them strapped across the back of an over-filled removals
van.

Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

On 19/8/04 0:29, in article , "The
Grate Denini" wrote:

Greetings. I`ve had my greenhouse up not yet 2 months but am having to move
house.Can anybody advise on best way of taking the greenhouse with us.Its a
10x8 standard effort on a base.
I was contemplating trying to take it whole--but maybe not!!
So-- will it have to be a complete destruction and re-build?
Any thoughts appreciated.
Den / Silke

Wouldn't it be easier to include its worth in the sale of the house and buy
a new one or a good secondhand one?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

"The Grate Denini" wrote in message
...
Greetings. I`ve had my greenhouse up not yet 2 months but am having
to move
house.Can anybody advise on best way of taking the greenhouse with
us.Its a
10x8 standard effort on a base.
I was contemplating trying to take it whole--but maybe not!!
So-- will it have to be a complete destruction and re-build?
Any thoughts appreciated.
Den / Silke

Why did you not suggest to the buyers that they should make an offer
which includes the value of the greenhouse?

Franz

cos we are renting.
den
"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"The Grate Denini" wrote in message
...
Greetings. I`ve had my greenhouse up not yet 2 months but am having
to move
house.Can anybody advise on best way of taking the greenhouse with
us.Its a
10x8 standard effort on a base.
I was contemplating trying to take it whole--but maybe not!!
So-- will it have to be a complete destruction and re-build?
Any thoughts appreciated.
Den / Silke

Why did you not suggest to the buyers that they should make an offer
which includes the value of the greenhouse?

Franz

Digital Camera.

Photo each bit as you take it to pieces

Mark each bit by code with a felt marker

Make a record

Move

Re-assemble.

HINTS.

Do it all yourself so 'you' know what bit goes where with reference to the
camera and code.
A friend gave me an 8 x 6 'partially dismantled'. No plans. No drawings,
but it is not rocket science if YOU take it to pieces and YOU re-assemble
it.

I managed to re-build mine very quickly.

If "I" can do it .................... :-))

Mike FEP
Who never knowingly tells lies :-))

"The Grate Denini" wrote in message
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"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"The Grate Denini" wrote in message
...
Greetings. I`ve had my greenhouse up not yet 2 months but am
having
to move
house.Can anybody advise on best way of taking the greenhouse
with
us.Its a
10x8 standard effort on a base.
I was contemplating trying to take it whole--but maybe not!!
So-- will it have to be a complete destruction and re-build?
Any thoughts appreciated.
Den / Silke

Why did you not suggest to the buyers that they should make an
offer
which includes the value of the greenhouse?

cos we are renting.
den

Then I guess you have a problem. Are you sure your landlord will
allow you to remove the greenhouse?

Franz

On 19/8/04 20:47, in article , "Franz
Heymann" wrote:


"The Grate Denini" wrote in message
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snip cos we are renting.
den

Then I guess you have a problem. Are you sure your landlord will
allow you to remove the greenhouse?

Franz


Is this an example of a change taking place in the English language which I,
personally, find extremely confusing? ;-) Does Den mean 'letting', rather
than 'renting'? IOW, is he letting the house with the greenhouse, rather
than renting it at present?
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 22:52:22 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 19/8/04 20:47, in article , "Franz
Heymann" wrote:


"The Grate Denini" wrote in message
...
snip cos we are renting.

Then I guess you have a problem. Are you sure your landlord will
allow you to remove the greenhouse?

Is this an example of a change taking place in the English language which I,
personally, find extremely confusing? ;-) Does Den mean 'letting', rather
than 'renting'? IOW, is he letting the house with the greenhouse, rather
than renting it at present?

I'd say he was the tenant - in which case he's perfectly entitled to
remove his greenhouse, unless he's signed a document forgoing that
right ( which some landlords can ask for in respect of 'permanent'
additions ).

We'll soon find out...

Regards,



--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
http://www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{who is at}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk

In message , Paul
D.Smith writes
[snip]
Dismantle is and mark every glass panel with a unique number, making a
"plan" as you go along so you can rebuild it later.

No need for that with most GH, most panels will be standard 2x2 - worth
marking some which maybe less obvious though.

As other posters say, once all the glass is removed, you can transport as
"sides, ends and roof".

Assuming you have the transport

We disassembled an old GH moved it to our house (in two small hatch back
cars) and re-erected it with no great problem
--
Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds
urg Suppliers and References FAQ:
http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html