rgs Nor' Easter 20-11 Manual

Nor’ Easter Greenhouse
Installation Directions
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Version 20-11

Suggested Tool List
8’ step ladder
Utility knife
Clamps
4’ level
Tape measures
100’ or longer tape measure
Deep drive socket set with an adaptor for your drill
Sledge hammer
Sharpie markers
Cordless drills
Impact driver
Circular saw with wood blade if wood framed ends
Jigsaw or reciprocating saw with metal blade for polycarbonate or steel framing
Extension cords
RGS provides a care kit with a ground post driver, a 5/16” magnetic driver for tek
screws and wood-mate screws, a line level, a 3/8” drill bit and mason line
Always refer to your pick lists for parts to be used in each step of the construction
process.
READ THROUGH EACH SECTION OF THE MANUAL FIRST BEFORE YOU ENGAGE IN
THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. THIS WILL HELP YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND THE
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.

Illustrated Parts List

Laying Out Your Greenhouse and Installing Ground Posts
Make sure your site location is clean and level as possible. A level greenhouse is
especially important from end to end and the site must not have more than a few
inches of height difference.

If you have rocky or very hard soil, you should consider either renting a power
auger or digging a continuous trench and backfilling it with clean soil.

The tools necessary will be mason twine, a line level and the ground post driver.
To layout your ground posts, you can either use the method below, or you can set
up stringlines using batter boards. We provide a line level for you to make sure
your string lines are level, however for greenhouses 96’ or longer, we recommend
using a laser level or a transit.
This is a laser level that can easily be rented.

The depth of your ground post will be dependent upon which length that you have.
Refer to the diagram below to determine how far into the ground you will drive
your ground post.

If you have plated ground posts, refer to the diagram below for attaching the
ground posts to concrete.

Find the left rear corner of the greenhouse, and using the ground post driver and a
sledge hammer, bang the ground post into the ground. Refer to your pick list and
the diagram to determine how much of your ground post will be in the ground and
out of the ground. The bolt holes are at the top of the ground post. Make sure
your ground post is plumb, and the holes at the top of the ground post are facing
inside and outside of the greenhouse.
This is the ground post driver inserted into the ground post