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Summary of Contents for 7'5'' VANTAGE

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Page 4: ...2 2 2 2 13 Short rear end glazing bar Taped together and marked rear end 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 Long rear end glazing bar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15 Rear end diagonal angle 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 16 Corner bars in 2 packs of 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 17 Roof bars 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 18 Side bars 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 19 Roof diagonal angle 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 20 Roof vent pack 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 21 Door panel pack ...

Page 5: ...rn Be careful when using agricultural chemicals such as fertilisers fungicides and insecticides etc in the greenhouse Do not use chemicals that are for outside use only Always read the labels very carefully Do not push or lean on the glass panels Use extra care when moving heavy or awkward objects such as tables poles internal frames etc within or near the greenhouse Do not latch the door when any...

Page 6: ...ted are as follows SIDE FRAME Two off REAR GABLE One off DOOR GABLE One off ROOF VENT One for 4 x 7 6 x 7 two for 8 x 7 10 x 7 and 12x7 three for 14 x 7 four for 16 x 7 five for 18 x 7 six for 20 x 7 DOORS 2 x 18 doors Additional parts such as the ridge roof bars eaves ties etc are put on loose and are not pre constructed into an independent frame The partition if appropriate is constructed in sit...

Page 7: ...r s 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 green house and you intend to fit it on a side wall use the headed bolts provided with the shelf fittings these can be inserted later For the 8 model slide 1 extra bolt into the middle glazing bar of each side For 10 models...

Page 8: ... your greenhouse is over 12 5 in length you will need to attach the side base sections together to form the length of your greenhouse You will notice that you have 4 side base pieces 2 of which will be un fabricated at 1 end These 2 sections are handed sections and must be fitted to the correct side assembly The un fabricated end of the base will be joined to the unhanded base section as shown bel...

Page 9: ...9 SIDE FRAME ASSEMBLY WELL DONE YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE 2 SIDE FRAMES ...

Page 10: ...the roof corner bars will not be marked with a letter R They can be identi fied from the side bars as outlined above Key point The bars are also handed so you must identify the left and the right hand Standing up hold one side bar vertically in your left hand and the other in your right Rotate the bars so that the 2 bolt slots are facing towards you with the mitres at the top inside view Viewed th...

Page 11: ...11 REAR END ASSEMBLY ...

Page 12: ...olts i e flange and plate finger tip tighten only Key point 7 Do exactly the same with the other roof corner bar ensuring that the two bars are pressed tight up together behind the ridge gusset plate 8 Now moving to the eave gusset assembly slide one bolt into the other bolt slot the one that is facing upwards and is at 90º to 4 above Place the eave gusset plate smaller of the 2 types onto the bol...

Page 13: ...he roof corner bar place the nuts on and finger tip tighten 16 Slide the second bolt previously inserted in 13 above to the middle of the bar and line it up with the hole in the diagonal brace put the nuts on finger tip tight Key point 17 Now attach the horizontal brace to the 3 upright glazing bars utilising the final bolts you insert ed in 13 above Put the nuts on finger tip tight Key point 18 S...

Page 14: ...r the doors in between 2 Now engage the door end cill with the 2 built in base cills by pushing the angle of the cill under the locator as shown in the diagram At this stage the cill will move freely left and right but will remain located to the built in base cill 3 Slide 2 bolts into the bottom of each glazing bar and 3 bolts only 1 if greenhouse to be sited on soft ground into the free end of ea...

Page 15: ...g 3 bolts into the bolt slot of the door track Position the bolts through the 3 holes in the door track support above the door opening Position the top door track centrally and then tighten up 9 Now fit the small glazing bar above the door track to the hole in the centre of the door track sup port and then to the middle of 5 hole in the ridge gusset plate 10 Check that all joints are tight and all...

Page 16: ...16 DOUBLE DOOR ASSEMBLY ...

Page 17: ... a way that the squared off end is to the bottom and the hooked hinge up permost 3 Slide the glazing beading into the slots in the side and top rails and trim to suit 4 Insert a bolt into each end of the side rail bolt slots put these bolts through the holes in the top and bottom rails add nuts and lightly tighten Check that all joints are secure and that the vent is square and then tighten up the...

Page 18: ...oor post on the left handed door post on the right The top of each side post has two screw holes in it the bottom has three Key point Slide the glazing beading into the groove of each bar i e only one length of glazing beading per bar 2 Place the top bottom and 3 infill panels in position as shown by the po sition of the screw holes in the side pieces and the panels The top panel has the greenhous...

Page 19: ...inside face of the top door panel See picture 8 Slip the nylon door skids on each of the bottom panels This may already have been done prior to delivery After fitting the doors see later in the booklet you may need to lower the door skid so that it engages with the bottom door cill to allow smooth movement of the door Lower the skid on each door and insert a self tapping screw at each end of the s...

Page 20: ...20 DOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY ...

Page 21: ...ert the eave gutter bar into the gap between the corner bars so that the inside flanges which form the angle of the roof and side line up with the bolt slots in the corner bars Key point Undo the nuts holding the 2 bolts you inserted in the corner bars and slide them into the slotted holes in the flanges Put a nut on the top bolt put the side diagonal brace on the bottom bolt and then the nut and ...

Page 22: ...d during the gable end assembly and push them upwards into the slotted holes of the ridge Tighten the nuts 6 The roof bars can now be attached to the structure but first you must slide the glazing beading into the bars and trim to suit Key point Attach the bars firstly at the ridge sliding a bolt into the bolt slot of the roof bars and placing the bolt through the holes in the flanges of the ridge...

Page 23: ...o the ridge could result in a slight outward bow of the gutters and a slight downwards dip of the ridge 8 At this point you will need to lift the structure onto a firm footing if you haven t already done so 9 On the 4 6 8 10 and 12 models there are 2 roof diagonal braces On the 14 16 18 and 20 models there are 4 You attach these to the point where the ridge bolts to the corner bars at the rear end...

Page 24: ...also be out By carefully push ing and pulling each corner diagonally you will be able to see the frame move in and out of square with the glass HARD STANDING Having established the square of the greenhouse drill the patio or concrete in the required positions fit plastic plugs not supplied as standard and screw the brackets attached during subassembly firmly to the ground using 35mm x 8mm round he...

Page 25: ...olts into each of the 2 bolt slots and then offer it up to the eave gutter and cill so that the flange of the built in base cill and the eave are inserted into the saw cut Key point 5 Slide the 2 bolts into the bolt slot facing inwards to the holes in the built in base cill and eave gusset Put a nut on and finger tip tighten Do the same with the left hand roof corner bar having first inserted 2 bo...

Page 26: ... attach as before The partition doors should be assembled in exactly the same way as the double door frame assem bly earlier in the booklet The doors in a partition are a little shorter than a standard door to facilitate full opening They are assembled and hung in the same way as the double doors are assembled and hung earlier in the plan EXTERIOR DOOR TRACK This top door track has no holes in but...

Page 27: ...e of the vent socket viewed from inside the greenhouse Having slid the vents from the end of the ridge to the desired position you can now fit the slam bars to the 2 glazing bars Utilise the bolts you inserted during general assembly and position the slam bars just under the vent allowing the casement stay to effectively close The slam bar can be adjusted later to facilitate good opening and closi...

Page 28: ... Now using a cropped head bolt attach the domed pin to the bolt channel of the handed door post on the left hand door viewed from outside Move the pin up or down in the channel so that the notch on the cam locates comfortably when horizontal Tighten all components FITTING THE RAMP The final aluminium piece of the greenhouse is the door end ramp cill The ramp is attached to the door end cill by eng...

Page 29: ...nts the door from moving too far along the top door track Repeat at the bottom of the door Repeat for the 2nd door To facilitate smooth running of the door fit 1 flat bar at each end of the top door track The flat bar has 2 holes of different size Loosely fix the larger hole to the bolt channel at the back of the top door track using a short bolt and allow the flat bar to hand vertically down Move...

Page 30: ...the pane of glass onto the 2 upper clips of the panel below Exerting a little pressure on the upper B pane with one hand bend up the tail of the over lap clip to form a hook or letter S see diagram Put 2 clips on each side of the pane of glass the upper 2 clips 13mm from the top of the pane B The bot tom 2 clips 8 200mm from the bottom of the pane i e from the over lap Repeat this procedure for th...

Page 31: ...us the louvre frame A B F G M N Y B2 V4 V5 TOTAL 4 x 7 12 22 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 58 6 x 7 16 28 6 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 70 8 x 7 20 34 8 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 82 10 x 7 24 40 10 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 94 12 x 7 28 46 12 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 106 14 x 7 32 52 14 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 118 16 x 7 36 58 16 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 130 18 x 7 40 64 18 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 142 20 x 7 44 70 20 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 154 REF SIZE A 610 x 610 B 610 x 457 F 610 x 267 G 300 x 45...

Page 32: ...e butt jointed with a P V C overlap strip called a muntin you do not use muntins if you have multi sheet or small pane toughened glass 3 See the diagram for the position of the different sizes 4 The glass is clipped onto the frame in the same way as the horticultural glass is but use 8 clips per large pane 5 Put the P V C overlap muntin on top of the lower pane making sure you have differentiated ...

Page 33: ...louvre itself and 1 pane ref 10 YOUR GREENHOUSE IS NOW COMPLETE 8 18 20 23 42 49 92 101 102 103 104 TOTAL 4 x 7 4 1 4 4 2 2 4 3 1 2 2 29 6 x 7 6 1 4 4 2 2 4 5 1 2 2 33 8 x 7 8 2 4 4 2 2 4 6 2 2 2 38 10 x 7 10 2 4 4 2 2 4 8 2 2 2 42 12 x 7 12 2 4 4 2 2 4 10 2 2 2 46 14 x 7 14 3 4 4 2 2 4 11 3 2 2 51 16 x 7 16 4 4 4 2 2 4 12 4 2 2 56 18 x 7 18 5 4 4 2 2 4 13 5 2 2 61 20 x 7 20 6 4 4 2 2 4 14 6 2 2 6...

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Page 35: ...er to the 1st if this 2nd finial overhangs the ridge by up to 25mm 1 you can move the 1st finial and cresting s so there is an equal overhang of 12 5mm 1 2 Insert the small self tapping screw into the pre drilled holes of the two end finials and tighten until the screw butts up to the upper flange of the ridge locking the finial in place If the overhang of the 2nd finial is greater than 25mm 1 you...

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