Summary of Contents for Elite Greenhouses 6'3" WIDE CRAFTSMAN
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PARTS LIST 4 x 6 6 x 6 8 x 6 10 x 6 12 x 6 Nuts and bolts M6 Band clips Wire clips Overlap clips Casement stay Stay pins Pins, nuts and bolts M4 Door keep Short self tapping screws Glazing beading (m) Door skid Eave gusset plates...
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HELPFUL HINTS Please do take your time and be sure to read all instructions carefully before assembling. Do not assemble frame in high winds. The greenhouse frame should be anchored to a permanent foundation. This will not only help ...
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 6’3” WIDE MODEL “CRAFTSMAN RANGE” THE CONTENTS OF THIS CARTON ARE DIVIDED INTO DIFFERENT FRAME AS- SEMBLIES THAT COLLECTIVELY MAKE UP THE COMPLETED GREENHOUSE FRAMEWORK. It is recommended that each framework assembly is fully completed before moving onto the next. The contents are as follows: Two side frames Rear end frame...
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SIDE FRAME ASSEMBLY When you come to the greenhouse itself start by assembling the side frames first. With a built in base model the base is an integral part of each frame and is therefore not built as a separate entity.
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SIDE FRAME 1 Combined gutter/eave bar 1 Built in base Glazing bars—1 if 4’ long Side angle braces —1 if 4’ long 2 if 6’ long 2 if 6’, 8’, 10’ or 12’ long 3 if 8’ long 4 if 10’ long 5 if 12’...
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REAR END ASSEMBLY Components 1 Built in base “marked rear end” 2 Glazing bars 2 Roof corner bars (marked “R” at the apex) 2 Side corner bars 2 Rear end diagonal angles 1 Rear end horizontal angle From the main bag of fittings you will require the nuts and bolts. You will also require 2 eave gusset plates and 1 ridge gusset plate.
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Tighten all nuts. Slide a bolt into the bolt slot in the built in base section, one at each end. The corner bracket is approx. 400mm long and has 6 holes (4 at 1 end and 2 at the other). If you are fitting your green- house onto soft ground, then do not fit the corner bracket yet.
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DOOR END ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS 1 Door end cill 2 Built in base 2 End glazing bars (longer than rear end glazing bars) 2 Rectangular plates with 3 holes/slots 2 Short horizontal angles 2 Roof corner bars (marked ‘R’) 2 Side corner bars (unmarked) 1 Door track support 1 Top door track 1 Small angle door track support...
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Slide 2 bolts into the bottom of each glazing bar and 3 bolts (only 1 if greenhouse to be sited on soft ground) into the free end of each built in base section. Attach the 2 (of 2) bolt in the glazing bar to the hole in the door end cill, but do not put a nut on yet.
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SINGLE DOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY Components consist of: 2 Door glazing bars 3 Infill panels (1 with oval hole for lock barrel) 2 Top and bottom door panels From the main bag of fittings you require 2 Door wheels 1 Clip on nylon door skid (this might already be clipped to the bottom door panel) 2 Lengths of black brush draft excluder inserted into a pvc extrusion Self tapping screws and spring washers.
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FITTING THE DOOR HANDLES The handle is fitted to the infill panel on the door (choose between 1st or 2nd panel down). Position the handle centrally, and mark the hole position. Drill 7mm diameter holes (2 holes per door), then fit the handle, and secure with a nut and bolt.
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ROOF VENT ASSEMBLY The roof vent pack has 5 pieces of aluminium: and from the main box of fittings you require 6’ of glazing beading, 4 nuts and bolts, 2 casement stay pins, 1 casement stay and 6 M4 stainless steel nuts and bolts.
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The first operation is to connect the two side frames to the end frames to form the outer shape of the completed structure. Another pair of willing hands would be useful at this stage. Lift the first side frame into its position by the rear end. Slot the combined eaves and gutter bar into the small space between the roof and side corner bar so that the gutter is outside the end frame and the two flanges that form the angle of the roof and side are inside and tight up against the bolt slots of the roof and side corner bar.
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Slide the glazing beading into the V groove of the roof glazing bars. They can now be at- tached to the ridge and gutter. Attach them to the ridge first by sliding a bolt into the bolt slot of the glazing bar, inserting it through the hole in the flange of the ridge.
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NOW YOU CAN FIT THE VENT TO THE RIDGE Slide the roof vent onto the ridge from either end and into the desired position. If you have a 4’ long greenhouse or your vent is positioned next to either gable, drill a 7mm hole in the roof corner bar (near the top).
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FITTING THE DOOR TO THE STRUCTURE The door slides onto the frame from the left hand side. You may find it easier to slide the door be- fore the lock is fitted. Put the door bottom rail into the bottom door track (door end cill) and slide to the right, feed the first wheel into the upper door track and move further to the right until the black draught excluder butts up to the end glazing bars.
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FITTING THE KEEP FOR THE LOCK SINGLE DOOR The cam on the lock must locate onto a door keep which is fitted to the left hand glazing bar (when viewed from outside) of the door gable end. The keep has 2 horizontal slots on one face. Insert 2 cropped head bolts into the bolt channel of the left hand glazing bar and line up with the slots in the keep.
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GLAZING THE STRUCTURE Always handle glass with extreme care as failure to do so can result in injury. HORTICULTURAL GLASS AND MULTI-SHEET TOUGHENED GLASS Starting with the bottom pane of one side, offer the pane to the glazing bars. Hold it in place by inserting two of the stainless steel band clips six inches from the bottom of the glass.
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GLASS APPLICATION-HORTICULTURAL & MULTI-SHEET TOUGHENED GLASS LOUVRE GLASS: 5@ 573 x 100 x 4mm GLASS OVER/UNDER LOUVRE: 1 @ 610 x 140 x 3mm N.B. Louvre does not sit on the built in base it must be sandwiched between the 610 x 140 and 610 x 610. LENGTH A = 24"...
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FULL SHEET TOUGHENED GLASS (EN12150) If you have purchased bar capping you must use the bar capping installation sheet that will be packed with the capping. The main differences in application between the two types of glass are: Full sheet toughened glass is in large sheets. There are no overlaps: where there are two or more panes in a section they are butt jointed with a P.V.C overlap strip –...
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FULL SHEET TOUGHENED GLASS Code Width Length (mm) (mm) 1197 MODEL 4’5” x 6’3” 6’5” x 6’3” 8’5” x 6’3” 10’5” x 6’3” 12’5” x 6’3” Louvre window, situated at rear centre or side = 1) Less 1 off Ref 9 2) Plus 1 off Ref 18 &...
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