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SECTION
No TITLE ASSEMBLY SYNOPSIS: IMPORTANT INFORMATION / CONSIDERATIONS
PARTS LIST Most components should have a ‘D’ code punched into their metal surface. Identify and separate all like for like com-
ponents 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. Please be aware that the hinge door on your green-
house opens inwards, make sure that there will be no interference between the door and the foundations.
P PREPARATION Tools required. IMPORTANT: Use WD40 or similar in the glazing bar channels and insert the black glazing rubber
prior to frame assembly.
1
SIDES Take the side glazing bars ‘D066’ with the rubber inserted and the diagonal braces ‘D103’, 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 con-
struction). Please also remember to slide in your 22mm bolts for attaching the decorative eave spandrels ‘DV100’ in
section 5.
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 and 5. On the roof and side corner bars not
every rubber channel will require rubber unless it is to be utilised in a partition (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 lad-
ders to the sides to support them if you do not have anyone to hold them for you.
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LOUVRE They attach to the building during the glazing process (8) like a piece of glass with a black separator above and below
them. If you are fitting an optional auto-louvre then you need to carefully drill (3mm bit) out the rivets which mount the
handle to the frame. You can then either utilise those holes or create more to mount the unit.
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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. Attach your cresting before you glaze the building to give yourself more room to work. Utilise the 22mm
bolts slid into the side (section 1) and roof bars to attach your DV100 and DV101 spandrels. On longer models you
may need to carefully prop up the roof and tie the sides together to keep the ridge and gutters straight (i.e. not sag-
ging or bowed) until the building is fully glazed.
7a 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.
7b 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).
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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. It is a good idea to glaze two roof sections first to ensure the build-
ing is square followed by two side sections to ensure the building isn't leaning.
IMPORTANT: On the roof sections please make sure that you place a screw around 25mm / 1” from the bottom of
each capping strip (create a hole in the plastic if required) and that the screws are nice and tight to avoid any glass
slippage.
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). Attach the
Bayliss XL autovents.
10 DOOR
ATTACHMENT Your door comes pre-constructed and locked minus the handles and their pivot pin but now it needs to be mounted to
the front end of your building. Utilise the ‘DV522’ plates and twist in crop headed bolts to join the door and its frame to
the building (pinch the door frame against your long front verticals whilst tightening your ‘DV522’ plates to ensure that
there is no gap). If you are struggling to eradicate the gap between the door frame and verticals then some silicone
can be carefully applied to the area to create a vertical seal. Be careful not to lock yourself in the building and to avoid
damage do not open the door until it is attached to the front gable. Getting the door to swing perfectly without dropping
or rubbing on the ground may require some small but vital adjustments. You may also need to insert a packer under-
neath the door frame hinge to increase ground clearance. Part ‘DV275’ canopies the door frame top hiding the clear-
ance space at the top of the door. The door can only be made to swing inwards.
IMPORTANT: Please do NOT let the door slam open or closed as it is likely to cause damage to the door and the
frame. Please twist the handle to open and close. Please also be aware that your door KEYS (3 provided) are unique
to the building so they should not be stored together.
11 ANCHORING
DOWN Now that the greenhouse is finished and the door and vent/s are operating without interference then you need to an-
chor the building down using 2” rawl plugs and screws. Use a 7mm masonry bit in a hammer drill to create the holes.
12 FINISHING
TOUCHES Now that the main body of the structure is complete you can add; downpipe fittings, eave bungs, gutter stop ends. It is
also important to carefully apply some silicone to the internal eaves corners and external and internal ridge corners to
minimise the chance of water entering the structure.
13 OPTIONAL
SHELVING
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 ’D066’ 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 re-
quired, i.e. 4’+6’ = 10’ etc...
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STAGING
