Elite Greenhouses WIDE MAXIM, Instructions & Illustrations

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SIDE FRAME ASSEMBLY
STARTING with the side frame;
The base is integrated with the cill for each side of the greenhouse, and is assembled onto each
subassembly rather than separately laid out.
Components required;
4’ long = 1 side bar, 1 eave bar, 1 base/cill, 1 angle tie bar
6’ long = 2 side bars, 1 eave bar, 1 base/cill, 1 angle tie bar
8’ long = 3 side bars, 1 eave bar, 1 base/cill, 2 angle tie bars
10’ long = 4 side bars, 1 eave bar, 1 base/cill, 2 angle tie bars
1. Lay out the pieces on the ground as though you were standing inside the house i.e. with the
gutter and cill facing downwards and the bolt channel of the glazing bars upwards. (Key
point)
2. Slide the glazing beading into each side bar taking care not to stretch the material. Trim off
any surplus, level with the ends of the glazing bar.
3.
Slide a bolt into each end of each glazing bar, and another bolt in the middle to be used to se
cure a cantilever brace. If you have bought a shelf to go in your greenhouse and you intend to
fit it on a side wall, use the ½” headed bolts provided with the shelf fittings.
4. Fix the combined eaves bar and gutter to the glazing bars pushing the bolts through the holes
in the eaves bar and securing with a nut. You do not need to tighten the nuts too much at this
stage, but they need to be tight enough to stop the bolts slipping out of the glazing bar.
5.
Fix the built in base cill to the middle glazing bar by pushing the bolt through the hole in the
cill unit and tightening as before. (4’ long model will only have 1 side glazing bar per side
assembly, 2 for the 6’ etc.)
6. Correctly position the built in base cill on the outermost, glazing bars by pushing the bolts
through the holes in the cill, but do not put the bolts on yet, (6’, 8’ and 10’ models only).
7. Place the angled tie bar over these bolts so that they point outwards towards the ends of the
eaves bar. They must be arranged so that the flat bit of the angle in each case faces towards
the middle of the house (i.e. elongated slit will be by the eaves in one case and by the cill in
the other. (Key point ). 4’ and 6’ long model will have 1 side diagonal per side. This is to
attach to the top of the 1
st
glazing bar and then will attach to the gable end during general
assembly.
8.
Put nuts on the bottom bolts and lightly tighten.
9. Do the same with the other side frame assembly.
10. Make sure that the glazing bars touch both the cill and the eaves in each case. Tighten all nuts.
11. If you are fitting your greenhouse onto hard standing (flags, concrete etc.), then insert bolts
into the bolt channel of the built in base (generally 1 every 2’). These will be used to anchor
the greenhouse to the floor during general assembly. Do not insert these bolts if you intend to
install your greenhouse on to soft ground.