7
SIDE FRAME ASSEMBLY
When you come to the greenhouse itself start by assembling the side frames first.
The construction of the built in base side is identical to the separate base side except that the base and cill are one piece and it
attaches to the bottom of the side glazing bars in a similar manner to the separate base cill.
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 channels of the glazing bars upwards. (Key point). Slide the glazing beading into the V grooves of
the glazing bars.
2.
Slide a bolt into each end of each glazing bar. (If you have bought a shelf to go in your greenhouse and you intend to fit it
on a sidewall, use the ½” headed bolts provided with the shelf fittings).
3.
Fix the combined eaves bar and gutter to the glazing bars by 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.
4.
Fix the cill to the middle glazing bar by pushing the bolt through the hole in the cill unit and tightening as before.
5.
Correctly position the cill on the outermost glazing bars by pushing the bolts through the holes in the cill, but do not put the
nuts on yet.
6.
Place the angled tie bar over these bolts so that they point outwards towards the ends of the eaves bar. They must be so
arranged that the flat bit of the angle in each case face towards the middle of the house (i.e. the elongated slit will be by the
eaves in one case and by the cill in the other). (Key point).
7.
Put the nuts on the bottom bols and lightly tighten.
8.
Do the same with the other side frame assembly.
9.
Make sure that the glazing bars reach both the cill and the eaves in each case. Tighten all nuts.
10.
With the built in base model, slide a bolt into the bolt slot in the built in base section, one at each end. Attach the base leg
(anchor bracket) so that it is pointing downwards. If you are on a patio, you will need to cut the leg off level with the
bottom of the built in base. If you are on soil, the leg will go into the ground at general assembly.
Before assembling any sections slide the required number of bolts into the glazing bars.
