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My greenhouse moved!
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D.Smith writes OK, you've guessed it; the entire greenhouse slipped 6 inches sideways this weekend in the gales. Remarkably, no broken glass. That's the warning for those planning to build a greenhouse - "bolt" it down. Now the question - how? My concrete is about 4inches x 4inches A very small greenhouse......... on a hardcore base (sunken into the ground) so won't take rawlbolts. Why not? An SDS drill should drill holes in that without any great problem I'm considering a piece of dexion hammered into the ground in each internal corner and then bolting this to the steel base. Sounds OK in principle. Do the readers think I need to concrete the dexion in as well or would 2ft long pieces sunk into the ground be enough? I would think that a hammered into the ground would be fine in terms of holding firm. Though you will need to get it in exactly the right place to fix the GH to, not always easy when hammering in (and the top will get a bit bent as well probably). I would concrete shorter lengths in. Put the GH in the correct place if necessary. Dig the holes, bolt the Dexion to the GH with the Dexion in the holes, then put the concrete around the Dexion. I bolted length of treated timber to the blockwork base of ours and then fixed the GH frame to the timber. -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html |
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