Robinsons Renown Dwarf User manual

NOMINAL SIZE A (mm) B (mm)
4450
14 x 8 2610
14 x 10 3230
14 x 12 3850
NOMINAL SIZE A (mm) B (mm)
6ft extension
-
1860
8ft extension 2480
10ft extension 3100
12ft extension 3720

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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. If you need to con-
tact 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 ‘D609’ with the rubber inserted and the diagonal braces ‘D604’, 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).
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 should be fitted with crop head bolts.
Purlings should also be attached using crop headed bolts along the mid-line of each roof side to add
extra strength ‘e.g.D113’ (please note that a 30mm segment will need to be notched out of the protrud-
ing angle where a purling meets an A-frame so that the purling can tuck in-between the roof bar and the
A-frame).
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
ends has to bevel on the black separator strip, this bevelling action allows the glass to tuck underneath
the roof corner 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. 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,
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 ’D609’ 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) 14 8 14 10 14 12 Section
Ref Part
No. Section Size (mm) 14 8 14 10 14 12
D021 2514 2
D022 3134 2
D023 3754 2
D014 2517 2
D015 3137 2
D016 3757 2
D604 1316 4
D609 1160 6 8 10
RUBBER 1000 (1m)
12 14 17
D174
N/A
4 8 8
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
D001 2517 1
D002 3137 1
D003 3757 1
D737 2427 6 8 10
D113 2510 2
D918 3130 2
D034 3750 2
RUBBER 1000 30 39 49
D111 N/A
D741L
2431
2
D742R 2
RUBBER 1000 61
D174
N/A
12
2
D626 1497 4
D740 4466 1
D600 1270 1
D723(L) 1
D724(R) 1
D608 1160 4
D655 1906 2
D656 1610 4
D657 1314 4
D670 2210 1
D675 2506 2
D110
1585 1
D110R 1
D653 1270 1
D743 4380 1
1624

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Section
Ref Part
No. Section Size (mm) 14 8 14 10 14 12
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
Section
Ref Part
No. Section Size (mm) 14 8 14 10 14 12
D733 900
D865 1210 1
D861 2450 1
D088 1207 1
D086 2510 1
D085 2510 1
D627 114 2
D163 90 2
D150 N/A 1
D154 N/A 2
1
10mm
41 47 53
15mm
59 61 63
m6
132 148 164
CROP
10mm
32 40 48
MAIN FRAME QUANTITIES
VENTS / DOORS etc SEPERATE
1 D618 1144 6 8 10
2/3 D658 1314 4
2/3 D659 1610 4
3 D661 1906 2
2 D662 600 2
3 D735 2210 1
2 D754 892
5 D815 1830 6 8 10
1
5 D870 601 6 8 10
2/3 D610 1160
1 D620 1144 4
5 D739 1830 4
2 D814 1883 2
5 D871 601 4
4
2/3 D614 1162 4
1 D619 1144 10 12 14
2/3 D663 1316 4
2/3 D664 1610 4
3 D665 1908 2
2 D666 602 2
3 D734 2210 1
5 D738 2435 10 12 14
2 D755 892 1
2 D836 1883 2

50mm MINIMUM
GREENHOUSE TYPE OVER ALL
WIDTH 'W' BRICKWORK
RETURN
DIMENSION 'X'
REGENT (6 WIDTH) 1960mm 650mm
ROYALE (8 WIDTH) 2580mm 650mm
ROSETTE (10 WIDTH) 3210mm 965mm
REGAL (12 WIDTH) 3820mm 1270mm
RENOWN (14 WIDTH) 4450mm 1585mm
OVER ALL LENGTH 'L' = BASIC GREENHOUSE LENGTH
+ EXTENSION IF REQUIRED
BASIC
GREENHOUSE LENGTH GREENHOUSE
EXTENSION LENGTH
6 LONG 1990mm 6ft EXT LONG 1860mm 8 LONG 2610mm 8ft EXT LONG 2480mm
10 LONG 3230mm 10ft EXT LONG 3100mm 12 LONG 3850mm 12ft EXT LONG 3720mm
BRICKWORK
RETURN
DIMENSION
'X'
DOORWAY OPENING
SINGLE = 660mm
DOUBLE = 1280mm
THIS PLAN APPLIES TO GREENHOUSES WITH DOORS AT ONE END ONLY.
DOUBLE BRICK SKIN OPTION
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GUIDANCE NOTE FOR ROBINSONS DWARF WALL GREENHOUSES.
FOOTINGS CONCRETE STRIP FOOTINGS SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 400mm WIDE X 200mm DEEP. IF THE SITE IS ON MADE UP GROUND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE FOOTINGS ARE CUT INTO THE COMPACTED GROUND BELOW. WHERE THE GROUND IS LIABLE TO MOVEMENT SUCH AS HEAVY CLAY OR LOOSE SANDY SOIL REINFORCING SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE CONCRETE FOOTINGS. WALLS IT IS MOST IMPORTANT THAT THE BRICKWORK IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIMENSIONS PROVIDED AND IS SQUARE, LEVEL AND UPRIGHT, THE DIAGONAL MEASUREMENTS SHOULD BE EQUAL. WALLS CAN BE EITHER DOUBLE OR SINGLE SKIN. THE TOP COURSE OF BRICKS SHOULD BE LAID FROG DOWN. IF ENGINEERING BRICKS ARE USED FOR THE TOP COURSE PLEASE ENSURE THEY ARE SOLID NOT CELLULAR (WITH HOLES THROUGH THEM) OR FIXING DOWN OF THE GREENHOUSE WILL BE A PROBLEM. BRICKS SHOULD BE A GOOD QUALITY STOCK BRICK, SAND FACED FLETTON TYPE BRICKS ARE NOT SUITABLE. GABLE DOOR OPENING THE DOOR THRESHOLD REQUIRES BRICK WORK ACROSS THE OPENING WHICH SHOULD BE LEVEL WITH THE FINISHED FLOOR LEVEL (F.F.L) OF THE GREENHOUSE. THE OPENING FOR THE DOORWAY AND THE HEIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE WALL FROM THE THRESHOLD LEVEL REQUIRE THE HIGHEST ACCURACY AND ARE MOST IMPORTANT SO THAT THE DOOR FITS THE APERTURE CORRECTLY. IT IS ADVISABLE TO MAKE A WOODEN TEMPLATE TO CHECK THE DOOR APERTURE DIMs. IF SINGLE SKIN WALLS ARE USED THEN PIERS SHOULD BE FORMED AT THE DOOR OPENING. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE OUTER EDGE OF THE DOOR THRESHOLD THERE MUST BE A PROJECTION OF BRICKWORK / CONCRETE INFRONT OF THE DOOR END WALLWITH A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 50mm. THIS NEEDS TO BE LEVEL WITH THE DOOR THRESHOLD OPENING.
GREENHOUSE
DWARF WALL PLAN
BRICKWORK
RETURN
DIMENSION
'X'
OVER ALL LENGTH 'L'
OVER ALL WIDTH 'W'
SINGLE BRICK SKIN OPTION
WITH DOUBLE PIERS

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PARTITION
ONLY
REFER TO
SEPARATE
MANUAL
Feed glazing rubber into each glazing bar and
trim to length. Notice that some channels are
only used on a partition. Applying a lubricant to
the aluminium channels will speed up insertion.
The frame is assembled by feeding square
headed bolts, either 10mm or 15mm in length
into the slots on glazing bars and then locating
those bolts through holes in purlings and cills,
etc… Twist in (rectangular) crop headed bolts
are also used towards the end of construction
to attach components to the frame when the
glazing bar slots are no longer exposed at the
ends. 10mm
15mm
PARTITION
ONLY
REFER TO
SEPARATE
MANUAL

8
12
X 2
8
X 2
10
X 2
D014
D021
D015
D022
D016
D023
Part No mm Quantity
D016 3757 2
D023 3754 2
D609 1160 10
D604 1316 4
D174 8
M6-
10mm 10
M6-
15mm 14
M6-
NUT 24
12 X 2 DWARF
Rubber 1000 24
Part No mm Quantity
D015 3137 2
D022 3134 2
D609 1160 8
D604 1316 4
D174 8
M6-
10mm 8
M6-
15mm 12
M6-
NUT 20
10 X 2 DWARF
Rubber 1000 19
Part No mm Quantity
D014 2517 2
D021 2514 2
D609 1160 6
D604 1316 4
D174 4
M6-
10mm 6
M6-
15mm 10
M6-
NUT 16
8 X 2 DWARF
Rubber 1000 14

9
D604
TRANSIT
BOLT ON
DIAGONALS
15mm
D604
15mm
D609
10mm
D609

10
Part No mm Quantity
D110 1585 1
D110R 1585 1
D600 1270 1
D608 1160 2
D626 1497 2
D653 1270 1
D656 1610 2
D657 1314 2
D675 2506 2
D723 1624 1
D724 1624 1
D600
D656
D656
D608
D608
D742R
D626
D626
D741L
Part No mm Quantity
D174 6
M6X10 12
M6X15 26
M6NUT 38
D111 1
D227 32
D741L 2431 1
D741R 2431 1
D657
D657
D724 D723
D653
15mm
15mm
15mm
15mm
15mm
15mm
15mm
10mm
15mm
15mm
10mm
15mm
15mm
10mm
10mm
10mm
10mm
+
D110R D110
D675 D675
15mm
10mm
15mm
15mm
15mm
15mm
15mm
15mm
15mm
10mm
15mm
15mm
15mm

11
D608
D174
D675
D741L
D600
D675
D723
D653
D111
D742R D741L
D741L
D608
D626
D110
D626
D656
D723

12
Part No mm Quantity
D608 1160 2
D626 1497 2
D655 1906 2
D670 2210 1
D741L 2431 1
D742R 2431 1
D656 1610 2
D740 4466 1
D657 1314 2
D743 4380 1
Part No mm Quantity
D174 6
M6X10 11
M6X15 23
M6NUT 34
D111 1
D227 29
D740
D656
D656
D608
D608
D742R
D626
D626
D741L
D657
D657
D743
D670
15mm
15mm
15mm
15mm
10mm
15mm
15mm
10mm
15mm
15mm
10mm
15mm
15mm
15mm
15mm
10mm
15mm
15mm
10mm
15mm
15mm
10mm
10mm
10mm
10mm
D655 D655

13
D655
D741L
D670
D111
D742R D741L
D741L
D608
D626
D743
D608
D740
D174
D626
D656
D740

14
EQUAL

15
2
D737
D609
1
D737
D737
1
2
D126
D128
Part No mm Quantity
D001 2517 1
D737 2427 6
D126 445 6
D128 1015 3
RUBBER 1000 30
8’
D113 2510 2
Part No mm Quantity
D002 3137 1
D737 2427 8
D126 445 8
D128 1015 4
RUBBER 1000 39
10’
D918 3130 2
Part No mm Quantity
D003 3757 1
D737 2427 10
D126 445 10
D128 1015 5
RUBBER 1000 49
12’
D034 3750 2
12
16
20
2
1
X2
1 2
2

16
D1208
1 of -
610 x 610
pane
D866
D863R
D863L
D866 639 1
D863L 613 1
D863R 613 1
D862 593 1
Part No mm Quantity
D220
PLUS
FS6060 SCREW
N/A 2
D205 N/A 2
SY-
BOLM6X11 10 4
SYNUTM6 M6 4
8 X 12 S/T
FS6017 10 2
Part No mm Quantity
8 x 19 S/T
FS6018 19 2
D863R
D866
2
2
D1208
1 of -
610 x 610
pane

17
D862 D862
D863L
2
2
2
2
2
FLIP
VIEW
D119
CUT
6mm
SILICONE

18
D114
D079
FLIP
VIEW
D079
PLUS
FLUFF
590 1
D114 N/A 2
Part No mm Quantity
SY-
BOLM6X11 10 2
SY-
BOLM6X15 15 2
SYBOLM6
X11CROP 10 2
SYNUTM6 N/A 4
Part No mm Quantity
D114

19
D889
GLASS
D889
GLASS
D1208
GLASS

20
D094
1824 1
D090 + D347 lock =
D301
1824 1
D092 + D156 strike =
D303
1824 1
D093
1824 1
D096 + D217 wheel =
D307
611 2
D095
611 2
D097
611 2
Part No mm Q Part No mm Q
D232 905 4
D233 797 4
P053
N/A 2
D225
610 2
D840B
4000 . 1
D263
PACK x 2
N/A 14
N/A 14
D261
PACK
N/A 24
D911
555 x 812
pane
D912
555 x 922
pane
8
D094
D233
D232
A
B
A
B
D095
D233
D232
D911
555 x 812
pane
D912
555 x 922
pane
D303
D301
D093
D840B
D840B
33mm
B