Robinsons Reach REGAL User manual

NOMINAL SIZE A (mm) B (mm)
12 x 8
3876
2632
12 x 10 3252
12 x 12 3872
NOMINAL SIZE A (mm) B (mm)
6ft extension - 1860

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Thank you for purchasing your new Robinsons greenhouse. We recommend you familiarise yourself with the instructions and read all safety
information before you commence assembly. This instruction manual is also available online at www.robinsonsgreenhouses.co.uk
in our technical help section should you need to reprint it. Should you require any additional advice you can always call us on 01782 385409.
These instructions are divided into sections highlighted by a white number/letter on a black background at the bottom corner of most pages (see opposite
page for details); part lists, B-base, P-preparation, 1-sides, 2-front gable, 3-rear, 4-joining the four sides together, 5-roof, 6-vent, 7-door, 8-glazing, 9-vent
attachment, 10-door attachment, 11 anchoring down, 12 optional louvre, 13 optional shelf, 14 optional staging, 15 finishing touches, Double doors in
high side. If you need to contact us for assistance please refer to the relevant section/s. If your building is longer than 12’, i.e. has an extension then
please also refer the separate extension manual.
Safety Warning
 Glass and aluminium can potentially cause injury. Please ensure you wear protective goggles, gloves, headgear and suitable footwear when
assembling and glazing the building.
 Please remember that glass is fragile and should be handled with extreme care. Always clear up and dispose of any breakages immediately.
 Do not assemble the greenhouse in high winds.
 For safety reasons and ease of assembly, we recommend that this greenhouse is assembled by a minimum of two people.
 Please clear all lying snow from the greenhouse roof as it can cause the roof to buckle or collapse.
Site Preparation
 When selecting a site for your greenhouse, it is vital that you choose as flat and level an area as possible.
 A concrete or slabbed base will provide the most solid foundation for your greenhouse.
 IMPORTANT: Do not fix your building down until the building is fully assembled, including glazing.
 Avoid placing your greenhouse under trees or in other vulnerable locations.
 To minimise the risk of wind damage, try to select as sheltered a site as possible, e.g. beside a hedgerow or garden fence.
Additional Considerations
 Please bear in mind that assembling your greenhouse can be time consuming. You may need to spread the construction over two or more
days. We recommend that you avoid leaving the building partially glazed. If you ever have to leave your greenhouse half assembled and not
anchored down, weigh it down with slabs or bags of sand to stop the wind moving it.
 You will find it helpful to prepare a large, clean and clear area in which to work in. A garage floor or flat lawn area is ideal.
 If you have arranged for someone to install your greenhouse for you, please check that all components are included. The components can be
identified by their distinctive profiles, lengths and quantities detailed in the parts list (see next page).
 Anchoring down your greenhouse should be the final stage of construction (including glazing).
 Once installed your greenhouse requires little maintenance, but to maintain the smooth running of
your door(s) WD40 or similar can be applied to the door wheels and lower door guides.
Guarantee
 Your new Robinsons greenhouse is guaranteed for 10 years against faulty manufacture of the frame-
work. This does not include glazing, moving parts, accidental damage or wind damage.
KEY
SYMBOL KEY DESCRIPTION
EXTERNAL VIEW
THINK
THIS SECTION
RELATES TO
ANOTHER
(e.g. 1 to 5)
CORRECT
DO NOT FIX DOWN!
TWIST TO LOCK
TIGHTEN
PUSH AND HOLD
CUT TO LENGTH
INTERNAL VIEW
UPDATE: Robinsons plastic / aluminium cover strips -
On a Robinsons building the glazing capping is in two parts. The lower plastic
capping screws into the glazing bars pressing the glass down onto its rubber
beading. The upper plastic / aluminium covers then need to be applied to cover
the heads of the self-tapping screws. If you are struggling to press on the cover
strips then we recommend the use of a rubber mallet or perhaps a wooden block
and hammer, a short sharp tap onto the cover at one end is all that is needed to
stretch the cover around the lower capping protrusions locking it into place. You
can then either continue to use the mallet along the length of the cover or con-
tinue just using the palm of your hand. Once in the building and the edges are
protected Robinsons 4mm thick toughened safety glass is very strong and can
cope with the vibrations caused by hitting the covers though we would not rec-
ommend that you hit the glass directly. Some of the aluminium cover caps have a
hole in them at one end which is sometimes used to hang the parts for powder
coating. You can if you wish use the hole to stop the covers from sliding in the
roof using a glazing screw, note you will have to use a countersunk screw under
the vents to avoid interference with the vent bottom.

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SECTION
No TITLE ASSEMBLY SYNOPSIS: IMPORTANT INFORMATION / CONSIDERATIONS
PARTS LIST Identify and separate all like for like components prior to assembly. The ‘parts list’ also separates parts
into the various sections 1 - 12 shown below. Parts can also be identified by their profile pictures and
stated lengths etc..
B
BASE Base dimensions and recommendations. Ensure that your base is level as this will make assembly of
the building, especially the glazing of the roof much more straight forward.
P PREPARATION Tools required. IMPORTANT: Use WD40 or similar in the glazing bar channels and insert the black glaz-
ing rubber prior to frame assembly.
1
SIDES Take the side glazing bars ‘D051’ with the rubber inserted and the diagonal braces ‘D782’, use 10mm
bolts to join them to the gutter and 15mm bolts to the cills (note how the head of the bolt slides into each
glazing bar during construction).
2 FRONT Again ensuring that the gable framework is rubbered-up follow the diagrams to assemble each end of
the building. Make sure that you have inserted the extra bolts utilised in sections 4, 5 and 10. On the
roof and side corner bars not every rubber channel will require rubber unless it is to be utilised in a parti-
tion (see separate manual and section P). On the rear of the greenhouse you can if you wish drop the
long purling ’D034’ purling to fall inline with the glazing separators later in construction (after section 8)
utilising two crop headed bolts to attach the ends.
3 REAR
4 JOINING THE
FOUR SIDES Take the two sides (1) and both gables (2 & 3) and join them together on your base. It is a good idea to
tie some ladders to the sides to support them if you do not have anyone to hold them for you.
5 ROOF Attach the ridge and then the rubbered-up roof bars ensuring that they are fully butted up to the ridge
and down onto the gutter. If you have cresting then it is a good idea to fit it before glazing, see section
(15). Some tubular braces are supplied to add extra strength, they can be fitted now or later with crop
head bolts.
6a VENT Once the vent is glazed add silicone to the vent sides and top. Stand the vent/s on their hinge (vent top)
and then leave the silicone to set.
6b VENT SLAM The slam bar ‘D079’ can be moved up and down between the roof glazing bars so that it can be butted
down onto the pane of glass beneath, the autovent will be attached to it later on (9).
7 DOOR/S Construct the door using the diagrams and then leave to one side ready for attachment in section (10).
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GLAZING
Layout the bar cappings and covers around the building like a sundial checking that all is present and
correct. You can also place the roof cappings in the gutters so they are closer to hand. The glass in the
sides has to bevel on the black separator strip which is on top of the 305mm high glass base panels.
This bevelling action allows the glass to tuck underneath the gutter canopy. Use the capping and the self
tapping screws to then hold the glass in place. The covers then enclose the screw heads giving a neat
finish. A top tip is to not attach the door post capping (D814/D836) until you have fitted the door runner
and threshold (10) to give you more room to manoeuvre. It is a good idea to glaze two roof sections first
to ensure the building is square followed by two side sections to ensure the building isn't leaning. On
occasion a hacksaw may be required to make minor adjustments to the length of the capping / covers.
9 VENT
ATTACHMENT Take the assembled vent and slide the vent hinge ‘D866’ into the end of the ridge allowing the vent the
pivot open and closed. Vent stops go either side of the vent to stop any lateral movement (so insert
stop / vent / stop). Attachment of the Bayliss XL autovents.
10 DOOR
ATTACHMENT Use the bolts inserted in section (2) to attach the upper door track. The lower door runner ’D861’ and
ramp threshold ‘D088’ push down and lock together.
11 ANCHORING
DOWN Now that the greenhouse is finished and the door and vent/s are operating without interference then you
need to anchor the building down using 2” rawl plugs and screws. Use a 7mm masonry bit in a hammer
drill to create the holes.
12 OPTIONAL
LOUVRE They attach to the building during the glazing process (8) like a piece of glass with a black separator
above and below them.
13
OPTIONAL
SHELVING
14
OPTIONAL
STAGING
15 FINISHING
TOUCHES Now that the main body of the structure is complete you can add; ridge caps, downpipe fittings, eave
bungs. Images showing cresting and finial attachment, this is often easiest to do after section (5) rather
than using the vent apertures later on (i.e. before glazing).
Robinsons integral cantilever staging and shelving attaches to the inside of the greenhouse frame using
either square head bolts (insert four into each side glazing bar ’D051’ during construction of the sides
(1)) or rectangular ‘crop head’ bolts which can be fitted retrospectively (both sets of bolts accompany the
shelving/staging). This system allows the height of either the staging or the shelf to be set at an operator
specific height. Commonly the staging brackets are set 900mm from the cills though you can alter this to
suit the end user/s. The aluminium shelf / staging slats come in two lengths; (4’):1240mm ‘D2002’ and
(6’):1860mm ’D2003’. These slats can combine to create any length of staging required, i.e. 4’+6’ = 10’
etc...

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Section
Ref Part
No. Section Size (mm) 12 8 12 10 12 12
D001 2517 1
D002 3137 1
D003 3757 1
D033 2082 6 8 10
RUBBER 1000 (1m)
25 34 42
D866 639 2 3 4
D863L 613 2 3 4
D863R 613 2 3 4
D862 593 2 3 4
D079
PLUS FLUFF
590 2 3 4
D114 N/A 4 6 8
D220
PLUS FS6060
SCREW
N/A 4 6 8
D205 N/A 4 6 8
D040 3750 2
D780 1976 4
D032 2568 4
D053 2272 4
D791 2864 1
D034 3750 1
D113 2510 2
D782 2071 4
Section
Ref Part
No. Section Size (mm) 12 8 12 10 12 12
D035L 2082 2
D035R 2082 2
D111 N/A 2
RUBBER 1000 (1m)
71
D174
N/A
10
D037 2510 2
D050 3130 2
D040 3750 2
D014 2517 2
D015 3137 2
D016 3757 2
D782 2071 4
D051 1976 6 8 10
RUBBER 1000 (1m)
24 32 40
D174
N/A
4 8 8

5
D090 +
D347 lock =
D301
1824
D092 +
D156 strike =
D303
1824 1
D093 1824 1
D094 1824 1
D096 +
D217 wheel =
D307
611 2
D095 611 2
D097 611 2
D232 905 4
D233 797 4
P053 N/A 2
D225 610 2
D840B 4000 1
1
3 D792 2862 1
1 D816 1976 6 8 10
2/3 D820 2272 4
5 D870 601 6 8 10
3 D882 2568 2
2 D883 662 2
5 D887 1490 6 8 10
2 D1019 965 1
1/2/3 D781 1976 8
2 D814 1883 2
5 D871 601 4
5 D888 1490 4
3 D793 2862
1/2/3 D828 1978 14 16 18
2/3 D830 2274 4
2 D836 1883 2
5 D880 2092 10 12 14
3 D884 2570 2
2 D885 664 2
2 D1027 970 1
1
Section
Ref Part
No. Section Size (mm) 12 8 12 10 12 12 Section
Ref Part
No. Section Size (mm) 12 8 12 10 12 12
D808 971
D865 1210 1
D861 2450 1
D088 1207 1
D086 2510 1
D085 2510 1
D153 198 2
D163 90 2
D150 N/A 1
D154 N/A 2
1
10mm 38 44 50
15mm 62 64 66
m6
100 108 116
MAIN FRAME QUANTITIES
VENTS / DOORS etc SEPERATE