
Aluminum Frame Installation
Check that the foundation is level and square. If your
foundation is larger than the greenhouse, mark a line
on it with a pencil or with a chalk line. Take a caulking
gun and put in a tube of caulking. Cut 1/4” off the top at
a 25-degree angle. Then put a bead of caulking on your
foundation approximately 1” in from the outside of the
foundation or the marked line.
DO NOT CAULK THE
DOOR OPENING.
Measure your door opening in the
front.
1.
SIDE BASE/SILL
Lay down the aluminum side base/sill flush with your base on the line you have marked out.
Push down on it so that the caulking squeezes out.
(See Step 1 Detail, page 14.)
2.
FRONT GABLE END
Stand up the front end between the side pieces flush with your base or marked line. Slide
up one bolt in the bottom of each glass end bar
(front)
. Take the end bar and push it into
the side base where it is notched. The back of the bar lines up with the first slot in the side
base/sill. Slide the bolt down and fasten it. Do the same for the other side. When you are
lined up and in the right place, screw down the front base/sill using the screw holes that
are already there. Then put one screw in the side base on each side of the front gable end.
When you have fastened down the front, it should stand by itself.
(If it is windy, you will
need another person to hold up the front, or you can use a stepladder so that the front can lean
against it.)
(See Step 2 Detail, page 14.)
3.
BACK GABLE END
Follow the same procedure for the back gable end as you did for the front. When you have
bolted it to the side base and it lines up flush with your base/sill or marked line, then you
can proceed. Fasten the base/sill down to your foundation with the screws that are provided.
When fastening the side/base sill to the foundation, be sure that the base is straight.
(See Step 3 Detail, page 14.)
4.
RIDGE
Before you slide in the ridge, put one bolt in the top of each end bar. Take the ridge (one
person at each end) and slide it between the end bars on the top. You will notice the punched-
out slots in the bottom flange of the ridge. The slots on the end line up with the bottom side
of the curved glass end bar. Now slide in the ridge and slide the bolt into the ridge slot. Make
sure that the glass end bar is tight against the ridge.
(See Step 4 Detail, page 15.)
4A. SEE APPENDIX A FOR TRUSS ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION FOR
GREENHOUSES LONGER THAN 16 FEET.
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