Elite Greenhouses KENSINGTON 10 x 6, Manual

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3. Sliding the vent into position
The hinge is a groove ‘C’ joint, the female ‘C’ is an integral part of the ridge, the male ‘C’ being a
part of the vent top rail.
(Key point).
You must identify correctly these two sections. Then slide
the vent on to the ridge from one end. With the vent in the open position, push the vent along the
ridge until it covers the middle section (if your greenhouse is more than 3 panes long you must de-
cide which section the vent is to be situated in). The two side rails of the vent will overlap the out-
side edges of the middle two roof bars.
The vent slam can now be fitted to the two roof bars just underneath the bottom rail of the vent.
The ends of the slam bar are cut out to go round the profile of the roof glazing bar. Secure the slam
bar with the two bolts that were inserted when you fitted the bottom of the roof bars to the eave.
The slam bar must be fitted between the angle strengthening bar and the glazing bar i.e. sandwiched
between them.
The slam bar is an unequal angle and it attaches to the roof with the longer part of the angle point-
ing skywards, i.e. toward the bottom rail of the vent, and the shorter part of the angle pointing to
the gutter, i.e. the outside corner of the angle is facing inside the structure
(Key point)
.
To prevent the vent moving left/right during operation, insert a bead of silicone into the hinge part
of the ridge at the end of the vent top rail.
The frame assemblies and final unit shape are now complete, but there are three further steps to
take:
1.Offer the structure to the wall that it is to abut, ensuring that the vertical wall bars are plumb, and
that the building is square and at 90º to the wall. (
Key point
) Mark the wall through the holes in
the wall bar and ridge. Then remove the structure to another location and drill through into the wall
at the pre-marked locations with a masonry drill. Insert the plastic plugs into the holes.
2. The coil of paper-back resin impregnated foam rubber can now be stuck on to the
wall side of the ridge and wall bars (
Key point
).
3.
Offer the structure to the wall again and screw through the holes into the pre-located plastic
plugs in the wall with the screws provided. If your wall is not plumb, it may require packing be-
tween the alloy frame and wall.
4. Having successfully anchored the structure to the wall you can now secure it to its base.
You must ensure that the structure is square and level and that your wall is plumb and the base
(alloy or brick) is set at 90º to the wall it abuts
(Key point
).