Elite Greenhouses iGrow, Инструкции и иллюстрации

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PATIO FLOOR
You must make sure that the structure is level and square. Put one pane of polycarbonate in each
corner of roof, each pane must be level with the small glass retaining lip just above the gutter and be
running parallel with the roof glazing bars. Each corner must be the same. If one corner is out the
corner diagonally opposite will also be out. By carefully pushing and pulling each corner diagonal-
ly you will be able to see the frame move in and out of square with the glass. Having established the
square of the greenhouse, drill the patio or concrete in the required positions, fit plastic plugs and
screw the brackets (attached during base assembly) firmly to the ground using 35mm x 8mm round
head screws.
SOIL FLOOR
Determine the square of the greenhouse as described above, make a mix of concrete and out a cou-
ple of shovelfuls around the base of each stake. When the concrete has gone off back fill with the
soil excavated earlier on.
BRICK BASE
When anchoring the frame to a brick base you need to drill through the cill and into the brick. Insert
a timber or plastic plug into the hole in the brick and screw the cill down using a treated screw. Po-
sition the hole in the cill as near to the angle corner as possible so that when you glaze, the screw is
on the inside of the glass.
FITTING THE DOOR TO THE STRUCTURE
The door slides onto the frame form the left hand side.
Put the door bottom rail into the bottom door track and slide to the right, feed the first wheel into
the upper door track and move further to the right until the black draught excluder butts up to the
end glazing bars. Carefully ease the door past the glazing bar and feed in the second wheel. Push
further to the right until both draught excluders are butting up to both end glazing bars.
Carefully ease the door past the two glazing bars. The door will now run quite freely. To square up
the door with the spacing, undo the upper bolts holding the door track. There is a little play to facili-
tate “fine tuning” of the door. N.B. Sometimes the door can be a little stiff prior to glazing but once
the glazing has been inserted (the last job of the construction) the extra weight will make for smooth
running.
(Key Point).
When you are happy that the door is running smoothly, you need to attach the small angle door
track support to the vertical side corner bar. Line the vacant end of the support up to the corner bar,
and then drill a 7mm diameter hole in a convenient position through both the corner bar and the
support. Attach a nut and bolt and tighten. Fitting this bar will support the weight of the door when
in the open position to maintain smooth running
MASTIC BEADING
Before commencing glazing you must insert the putty bead onto each glazing bar. There are several
strands on a paper backed roll.
Roll out the beading on a flat surface and cut the paper and beading to the length of the glazing bar.
Peel off strands from the paper and lightly press the bead onto the grooves in each bar. You do not
need to press it fully in, just tacked on every 6-8 inches. A wet finger when pressing the beading
will prevent it from sticking and will make fitting to the greenhouse a lot easier.