Eden Zero Threshold Birdlip User manual

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Handbook

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Birdlip

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Blockley

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DearCustomer,

CongratulationsonpurchasingyournewEdenZero‐threshold

greenhouse.

Beforeyoustart,pleasereadtheinstructionbookletsuppliedwithyourgreenhousethoroughly.ThisHintsandTipsHandbookisaimedtobeacompanionto

maketheerectionofyournewEdenZero‐threshold

TM

greenhouseassmoothaspossiblewhenreadinconjunctionwiththesuppliedinstructions.

Thecomponentsforyourgreenhouseareinnumberedbundlescorrespondingtothesectionsintheinstructionmanualandthishandbook.Theremaybe

morethan1bundlepersection.Buildonesectionatatimefromthestartsoastonotcauseanyconfusion.

ThishandbookisaimedatthenewEdenZero‐threshold

TM

rangeasawholenotonespecificmodelorsize.(Picturesmaynotcorrespondwithyour

greenhousebutcanbeinterpretedforanymodel.)

The

newEdenZero‐threshold

TM

rangeofgreenhousesareconstructedusingboltchannels.Takenoteofwhereyouwill

needtoslideextraboltsintothechannelsforfixinghorizontalbars,bracingorroofventsillsaspertheexamplepictureto

theright.

Thesquareheadedboltsandnuts(50,51)aremadefromanal

uminiumalloywhichcansheerifovertightened.To

preventtheinconvenienceofhavingtodismantleasectiontoreplaceasheeredbolt,pleaseensurethatyouonlytighten

themalittlemorethanfingertightasthisisallthatisrequired.

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NOTE:THISISFORDIMENSIONMEASUREMENTSONLY

Section0

Thissectionshowsthemeasurementsrequiredtosituatethegroundanchors

ONLY,ifyouhavechosentositethegreenhouseonearth.Makesureyouhave

thecorrectsizeforyourspecificgreenhouse.

Ifyouhavechosentoprepareabaseofsomesortforyourgreenhousetobesited

onotherthanearth,pleaserefertothedimensionsonthefrontcoverofyour

instructionmanualorourEdenZero‐threshold

TM

rangebrochureforthe

MINIMUMdimensionsofbaserequiredforyourmodelandsize.

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Section1

Thissectionshowsyouhowtoassemblethereargableofyourgreenhouse.

TheEdenZero‐threshold

TM

rangehasonlytwodifferentsizedbayswhenitcomes

tothereargable(illustratedbyarrows,rightandbelow).Thisistomakethe

assemblyeasyandtominimiseadjustmentsneededwhenitcomestoglazing.

Thetablebelowwillshowthemeasurementsneededforthebays.

(Measurementsaretakenfromthecentreoftheboltchanneltothenext.)

Model 386mm 463mm 618mm

Birdlip‐3Bays‐

Burford‐ ‐ 3Bays

Blockley‐ ‐ 4Bays

Bourton‐ 4Bays 2Innerbays

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Thesetipsaretomaketheassemblysimplewhen

itcomestosection4ASSEMBLE.

Anextrasquareheadedbolt(50)andnut(51)

shouldbelocatedinthereturnofcornerposts

(5)andgablebars(5,13)ateachendasshown

leftandabovewith(I)100mmfromth

eendsfor

lateruse.

Whenconstructingthegables,thehorizontal

brace(10)shouldbelevelwiththetopofthe

cornerpost(5)asshownright(A).

Anotherwaytomakesuretherewillbeminimal

adjustmentneededwhenyoucometoassemble

thesectionstogetheristolooselyfitth

egusset

plate(9)tothecornerpost(5)andthegablebar

(13).

Thenmeasureandadjustthegussetplate(9)into

thetopofthecornerpost(5)65mm,and70mm

upintothegablebar(13)asshownright(B).

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(I)

(I)

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(I)

(I)

(I)

(I)

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Section2

Thissectionshowsyouhowtoassemblethefrontgableofyourgreenhouse.

TheEdenZero‐threshold

TM

rangehasfourdifferentsizedbayswhenitcomesto

thefrontgable(illustratedbyarrows,rightandbelow)tomaketheassembly

easyandtominimiseadjustmentsneededwhenitcomestoglazing.

Thetablebelowwillshowthemeasurementsneededforthebays.

(Measurementsaretakenfromthecentreoftheboltchanneltothenext.)

Model 386mm 463mm 618mm 1236mm

Birdlip 2bays‐DoorAperture‐

Burford‐ ‐2Bays/Door‐

Blockley‐ ‐ 2Bays DoorAperture

Bourton‐ 4Bays‐DoorAperture

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Thesetipsaretomaketheassemblysimple

whenitcomestosection4ASSEMBLE.

Anextrasquareheadedbolt(50)andnut

(51)shouldbelocatedinthereturnof

cornerposts(5)andgablebars(5,13)at

eachendasshownleftandabove(I)

100mmfromtheendsforuselater.

Whenconstr

uctingthegablesthehorizontal

brace(11)shouldbelevelwiththetopof

thecornerpost(5)

asshownright(A).

Anotherwaytomakesuretherewillbe

minimaladjustmentneededwhenyoucome

toassemblethesectionstogetheristo

looselyfitth

egussetplate(9)tothecorner

post(5)andthegablebar(13).

Thenmeasureandadjustthegussetplate

(9)intothetopofthecornerpost(5)65mm,

and70mmupintothegablebar(13)as

shownright(B).

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(I)

(I)

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Section3

Thissectionshowsyouhowtoassemblethesidesofyourgreenhouse.

TheEdenZero‐threshold

TM

rangehasonlyonesizeofbaywhenitcomestothe

sides(illustratedbyarrows,rightandbelow)tomaketheassemblyeasyandto

minimiseadjustmentsneededwhenitcomestoglazing.

Thetablebelowwillshowthemeasurementsneededforthebays.

(Measurementsaretakenfromthecentreoftheboltchanneltothenext.)

Model 618mm

Birdlip All

Burford All

Blockley All

Bourton All

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Thistipistomakethe

assemblysimplewhenitcomes

tosection5ROOF.

Whenconstructingthesides,

anextrasquareheadedbolt

(50)andnut(51)arerequired

inthesideglazingbars(1)as

shownin(A).

Thisistoallowfortheeaves

brace(40)whenassembling

theroof.

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Section4

Thissectionshowsyouhowtoassemblethesidestothegablesofyour

greenhouse(right).

Thesetipsandhintsaretoeasetheassemblyfromthissectionrightup

tothecompletionofyougreenhouse.

Usethe(I)tiponsections2and3when

assemblingthesidestothegablesateaves

level.Asshownleft(B)loosenthenutand

bolt(51,50),letitslidedownthentighten

backup.

Asshownleft(C),removethenutfromthe

bolt(51,50)toattachthediagonalbrace,

thenplacenutbackontheboltlooselywith

bracenowsecured.Thenplaceintotheslot

onundersideofgutterthentightennut.

Asshownright(D),fromtheoutside,theend

ofthegutter(2)shouldbeflushwiththe

gussetplate(9).

The(I)tiponsections2

and3nowcomesinto

play.Uponconnecting

thesidestothegables,

allthatisneededto

attachthesidebase(3,

6)(asshownleft)isto

loosenofftheboltand

nut(50,51)shownby

(A),letitslidedowninto

positionthentightenup.

(B)

(C)

(A)

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Section5

Thissectionshowsyouhowtoassembletheroofofyourgreenhouse.

TheEdenZero‐threshold

TM

rangehasonlyonesizeofbaywhenitcomestothe

roof(illustratedbyarrows,right).Thisistomaketheassemblyeasyandto

minimiseadjustmentsneededwhenitcomestoglazing.

Thetablebelowwillshowthemeasurementsneededforthebays.

(Measurementsaretakenfromthecentreoftheboltchanneltothenext.)

Model 618mm

Birdlip All

Burford All

Blockley All

Bourton All

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Thetable(left)inSection5ofyourinstructionsshowshow

manysquareheadedbolts/nuts(50,51)arerequiredtobe

pre‐loadedasshownbelowintotheroofglazingbars(1,

23).Modelandsizespecific.Doingthisbeforeassembling

theroofwillsavetimewhenitcomestofittingtheapex,

eavesbracesandventtransoms

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Atimesavingtipistopre‐loadtheridgebar(22)withsquareheaded

boltsandnuts(50,51)beforeplacingintopositionasshownbelowleft.

Insection3thetiptoplaceanextrasquareheadedboltandnut(50,51)

intothesideglazingbars(1)nowcomesintoplayasshownbelowright.

50,51

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Section6

Thissectionshowsyouhowtoassembletheroofventsforyour

greenhouse.

TheEdenZero‐threshold

TM

rangehasonlyonestylewhenit

comestotheventsasshownright.

Thebestwaytoassembletheventsisfromtheundersideas

shownright.

Startbyapplyingtheglazingrubber(42)totheventsides(25).

Thenpre‐load2xsquareheadedboltsandnuts(50,51)intothe

holesprovidedateitherendoftheventhead,ventsill(24,26).

Usingthepre‐loadedboltandnutslidetheventhead(24)into

bothboltchannelsoftheventsidesx2(25)atthesametimethen

tighten(asshownin(A).   

Followthesameinstructionsabovefortheventsill(26)asshown

in(B).

Thenscrewtheventstay/handle(71)usingscrewssuppliedinto

theholesprovidedintheventsill(26)asshownin(C).

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Thissectionshowsyouhowtoassemblethedoorsforyourgreenhouse.

TheEdenZero‐threshold

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rangehasdifferentsizeswhenitcomestothe

doorsbutthemethodofassemblyisthesame.Below,findstepbystep

instructionstoconstructadoor.Thismethodcanbeusedonalldoorsboth

leftandright(notepictureshownrightisaright‐handdoorwhenviewed

fromoutside).

Startbyapplyingtheglazingrubber(42)tothedoorstile(28,65,and66)as

showninbox1inyourinstructionmanual.

Pre‐loadeachdoorstile(28,65,and66)with8squareheadedbolts(50)as

showninbox2inyourinstructionmanual.

Checkthedoorlayoutreferringtothelargepictureinthetopleftofthe

instructionmanual.Then,withbothdoorstiles(28,65,and66),attachthe

doortoprail(29)withadoorstop(52)ontheinsideofthedoor,with2pre‐

loadedsquareheadedbolts(50)andnut(51)asshowninbox3and4in

yourinstructionmanual.

Slidethetoppaneofglassuptothetopdoorrail(29)referringtosection9

forcorrectsize,asshowninbox5inyourinstructionmanual.

Onthebackofthecentredoorrail(30)thereisachannelwhichtheblack

foampad(112)needstobeslidintoasshowninbox6.

Nextattachthecentredoorrailwithblackfoampad(30,112)using2pre‐

loadedsquareheadedbolts(50)andnuts(51)asshowninbox7inyour

instructionmanual.N.B.Makesureatthispointtheholesforthelockline

up.

Slidethenextpaneofglassuptothecentredoorrail(30)referringto

section9forcorrectsize,asshowninbox8inyourinstructionmanual.

Attachtheintermediatedoorrail(32)withtherel

evantdoor/lockkeeper

(107,108)with2pre‐loadedsquareheadedbolts(50)andnuts(51)as

showninbox9inyourinstructionmanual.

Slidethenextpaneofglassuptotheintermediatedoorrail(32)referringto

section9forcorrectsize,asshowninbox10inyourinstructionmanual.

Attachtheb

ottomdoorrail(32)withadoorstop(52)ontheinsideofthe

doorwith2pre‐loadedsquareheadedbolts(50)andnuts(51)asshownin

box11inyourinstructionmanual.

Asshowninbox12,13insertthepushlock(111)thensecureinpositionon

thecentredoorrail(30)withthebrassnut.

Attachthedoorhandle(48)tothesmallholeonthecentredoorrail(30)as

showninbox14inyourinstructionmanual.

Ifyouhaveadoubledoormodel,followtheseinstructionsusingthe

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rinstructionmanualasaguidefortheremainingdoor.

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Thissectionshowsyouhowtoassembletheslideassemblytothedoorsfor

yourgreenhouse(illustratedright).

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rangehasonlytwodifferentwidthswhenit

comestothedoorslideassemblywhichare300mm(Birdlip)and600mm

(Burford,Blockley,andBourton).

Below,findstepbystepinstructionstoconstructthedoorslideassembly.

Thismethodcanbeusedonalldoorsbothleftandright(notepicture

shownrightisaright‐handdoorwhenviewedfromoutside).

Startbyslidingthebrushstrip(109)intothebottomdoorassemblybracket

(95)andsecureinplacewiththegrubscrews(104)atbothendsasshownin

box1inyourinstructionmanual.

Asthepicturesbelowshow,removethesliderinner(114A)fromtheouter

oftheslider(114B)byextendingtheslidertofullextentthenasshownin

theinstructionmanual,squeezethelever.Bydoingthisyouwillbeableto

slide(114A)outfrom(114B).

Usingthesliderlayoutpageinyourin

yourinstructionmanualinsection7   shown

(right)lineupthesliderinner(114A)withthe

topraildependingonwhichhanddooryou’reconstructingthensecurewith

M4nut,boltandastarwasher(102,103and118)asshowninbox2.

Asshowninbox3securethesliderinner(114A)tothebottomdoor

assemblybracket(95)referringtothelayout,dependingonwhichhand

dooryou’reconstructing,withM4nut,boltandastarwasher(102,103and

118).

Box4showstosecuretheouterslider(114B)tothefrontbaseassembly

bracket(97),referringtothelayoutdependingonwhichhanddooryou’re

constructing,withM4nut,boltandastarwasher(102,103and118).

Asshowninboxes5,6,7and8,slidethesliderinner(114A)withattached

bottomdoorassemblybracket(95)intotheouterslider(114B)with

attachedfrontbaseassemblybracket(97)tocreatethecompletebottom

slideassembly.

Thensecurethecompletebottomslideassemblytothebottomofthedoor

with3squareheadedboltsandnuts(50,51)asshowninboxes9and10.

Ifyouhaveadoubledoormodel,followtheseinstructionsusingthe

picturesinyourinstructionmanualasaguidefortheremainingdoor.

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Thissectionshowsyouhowtolocateyourgreenhouse.

TheEdenZero‐threshold

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rangecomessuppliedwithtwodifferentmethodsof

securingthegreenhouse.

Atthispointintheconstruction,itistimetofitthechosenmethodofsecuring.

Ifyouhavechosentoanchorthegreenhousedownonearth,usingthesupplied

groundanchors(64),firstyouneedtosplaythemasshown(A),thenfitineach

cornerofthegreenhouseandeithersideofthethresholdasillustratedinbox1

ofyourinstructionmanual.Ifyouhaveagreenhouse10ftorlongeryoumustfit

groundanchors(64)alongthesides.Howtodothisisillustratedinyour

instructionmanual.

Ifyouhavechosentoanchorthegreenhousedownonabaseotherthanearth,

usingthesuppliedgroundanchors(64),youneedtohacksawthemto77mmas

shown(B),thenfitineachcornerofthegreenhouseandeithersideofthe

thresholdwithasecuringbracket(98)asillustratedinbox1ofyourinstruction

manual.Ifyouhaveagreenhouse10ftorlongeryoumustfitgroundanchors

(64)andsecuringbrackets(98)alongthesides.Howtodothisisillustratedin

yourinstructionmanual.

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asshownlefttoallhighlighted

verticalprofilesasshowntopright

andinyourinstructionmanual.

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Thissectionshowsyouhowtofitthedoorstoyourgreenhouse.

TheEdenZero‐threshold

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rangehasdifferentsizeswhenitcomestothe

doorsbutthemethodofassemblyisthesame.Below,findstepbystep

instructions.Thismethodcanbeusedonalldoorsbothleftandright(note

pictureshownrightisarighthanddoor).

Startbyremovingthedoorstop(52)fromthetopofthedoorasshownin

boxes1and2inyourinstructionmanual.Thiswillbereattachedafterthe

doorisfittedinplace.

Theremainingouterslider(114B)needstobesecuredtothelintel(20,21).

Thebestwaytodothisisbyremovingthelintel(20,21)momentarilytofitthe

outerslider(114B).ThensecurewithM4nut,boltandastarwasher(102,103

and118)asshowninbox3,5inyourinstructionmanual.

Ifyouhaveremovedthelintel(20,21)tofittheouterslider(114B)please

reattach.Oncelintelisbackinpositionwecannowfitthedoor.  

Asshowninbox4slidetheinnerslider(114A)(attachedtothetopofthe

door)intotheouterslider(114B)(attachedtothelintel)andslidethedoorall

thewayintotheclosedpositionasshowninboxes5or7.

Withthedoorintheclosedposition,slidethebottomslideassembly

underneaththetoplipofthefrontintegralbase(18)asshowninboxes6or8.

Lineuptheholesonthefrontbaseslidebracket(97)withtheholesonthe

frontintegralbase(18)asshowninboxes7or9and12.

Thensecurethetwowiththreesquareheadedboltsandnuts(50,51)as

showninboxes8or10and13.

Theremainingboxesinthissectionshowyouhowtomakeadjustments.

Ifthedoorisnotstraightwithintheaperture,itusuallymeansthatthefront

baseslidebracket(97)isnotlevelwiththelintel(20,21).Tomakethis

adjustment,takeastepbackandlooktoseewhethertheyarelevelby

checkingasshownaboverightby(A).Thiscanbeadjustedbymovingthe

frontbaseslidebracket(97)asshowninboxes9or11and14.

Furtheradjustmentscanbemadebylooseningoffthesquareheadedbolts

andnuts(50,51)asshowninboxes10or15and16.Thiswilllowertheside

ofthedoorwhichwillmakethedoorswingtheoppositeway.NOTETHIS

ADJUSTMENTCANBEONLYMADETOONESIDEOFTHEDOORATATIME.

Thenreattachthedoorstop(52)weremovedearlierasshowninboxes11,

12or17,18.Thensecurethepanesinthedoorusingthe“W”springwire

clipsprovided.

Ifyouhaveadoubledoormodel,followtheseinstructionsusingthe

picturesinyourinstructionmanualasaguidefortheremainingdoor. 

Ifyouhavefollowedtheseinstructionsbutthedoorsdon’tlineup

correctlypleaserefertothenexttroubleshootingpage.   

Thelouvresectionshowsthegreenhousebaysthatareableto

accommodatealouvreifyouwishtofitone.

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Ifyouhavehungyourdoorsandtheyarenotfittingcorrectlywithinthe

aperture,thissectionwilltakeyouthroughthestepsneededtolineupthe

doorscorrectly.Iftheapertureofthedoorwayisnotsquareandplumb

thiswillhamperthewaythesliders(114)workandleadtovariousissues.

Thesestepswillworkonallmodels.Werecommendthatyouremovethe

doorsbeforeattemptingthis.1,2and3ofthefollowingstepsmustbe

carriedoutsimultaneousl

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1.Makesurethatthefrontbasesections(18)arelevel.

2.Makesurethatthedoorposts(16)arenotbowedbutstraightallthe

wayupbyplacingalevelorstraightedgetocheck.Anotherwaytocheck

thisistomeasurefromthecentreoftheboltchannelonbothdoorposts,

checkingtheyarethesamedistanceapartallthewaydown.(I.e.parallel)

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3.Makesurethatthelintel(20,21)islevel.

4.Oncethepreviousstepshavebeencarriedoutandthedoorapertureis

nowlevelandsquare,wecannowreattachthedoor(s)asdetailedin

section8.1ofthisHintsandTipsHandbookaswellastheinstruction

manualprovidedwithyourgreenhouse.Leavethe3nutsandbolts(50,51),

whichconnectthefrontbasesection(18)tothebaseslidebracket(97),

loose.

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05.Withthedoorsnowhungandthe3nutsandbolts(50,51)which

connectthefrontbasesection(18)tothebaseslidebracket(97)loose,step

insidethegreenhouseandshutthedoor(s)hard.Thiswillallowthebottom

sliderstofindtheirownposition,(paralleltothelintel).Oncehappywith

thedoors,tightenthe3nutsandbolts(50,51)tosecure.

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Thissectionshowsyouhowtoglazeyourgreenhousewithyourchosen

glazingmethod.

TheEdenZero‐threshold

TM

rangehasthreedifferentglazingoptions.These

are3mmhorticulturalglass,3mmlongpanedtoughenedglassand6mmtwin

walledpolycarbonate.

Allthetipsandhintscoveredinthishandbook,iffollowedcorrectly,help

maketheglazingeasyandhelpminimiseadjustmentsneeded.

Forsafetyreasonswerecommendyoubeginby

glazingtheroof.First,youmustattachtheroof 

glassretainingclips(58/R)tothetoplipofthe

gutter(2)asshownright.

Ifyouhavechosenthe3mmhorticulturalglazing

method,referringtoyourinstructionmanualfor

thedesiredpaneofglass,startbyplacingthe

bottomroofpanebetweenthetwoglazingbars

restingitonthe58/Rretainingclips.Thensecurethispaneinpositionwith

springwireglazingclips(W).Atleasttwopersideisrecommendedperpane

ofglass.Forthesides,placetwoz‐clipsroughly150mmfromeithersideon

top.Placethenextpaneonthez‐clipsasshownbelowright.Securethis

paneinpositionwithspringwireglazingclips(W).

NOTE:IF YOU HAVE HORTICULTURAL GLAZING AND YOURGREENHOUSE

ISINANEXPOSEDORWINDYAREA,MORESPRINGWIREGLAZINGCLIPS

ARERECOMMENDED.WESUGGESTINCREASINGTHEMTOFOURPERSIDE

OFEACHPANEOFGLASS.

Forsafetyreasonswerecommendyoubeginbyglazingtheroof.First,you

mustattachtheroofglassretainingclips(58/R)tothetoplipofthegutter

(2)asshownright.

Ifyouhavechosenthe3mmlongpane 

toughenedglazingmethod,referringtoyour

instructionmanualforthedesiredpaneofglass,

startbyplacingtheroofpanebetweenthetwo

glazingbars,restingitonthe58/Rretainingclips

asshownright.

TheEdentoughenedglasscappingisdesignedto

beveryrobustandresistantagainstwindand

waterbutasaconsequenceitishardtofit.We

recommendsprayingsoapywaterdowneithersideoftheglasspaneto

lubricate,thencentretheglasswithinthebay.

Startbycappingbothsidesatthesametime,beginningatthetop.Put

roughly50mminoneitherside.Youshouldbeabletohearaclickifdone

correctly.Oncethishasbeendone,carryoncappingbothsidesalltheway

downthelengthofthepaneasshownbelow.Youshouldbeabletoheara

clickasyougo.SomeoftheC2cappingrequirescuttingfortheroofvent

baysonly.

Ifforanyreasontheglassdoesnotseem

squarewithinthebayspleaserefertothe

nextpageintheadjustmentsection.

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Ifyouhavechosenthe6mmtwinwalledpolycarbonatemethod,referto

yourinstructionmanualforthedesiredsheetofpoly.

NOTE:Youmayfinditeasiertostartbyglazingtherooffirst.

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Startbyplacingthepolysillcover(L1)overtheintegralbaselipatthe

bottomofthebaywiththechannelfacingtowardsyou.Thenfitanotherpoly

sillcover(L1)onthelipontheundersideofthegutter.

Withthesheetofpolyatroughlya45degreeangle,placeintheintegralbase

channelofthepolysillcover(L1)thenbendthesheetslightlytofitintothe

channelofthepolysillcover(L1)ontheundersideofthegutter.

TheEdenpolycarbonatecappingisdesignedtobeveryrobustandresistant

againstwindandwaterbutasa

consequenceitishardtofit.Werecommend    

sprayingsoapywaterdowneithersideofthe   

sheettolubricate,thencentrethesheetofpoly   

withinthebay.Startbycappingboth    

sidesatthesametime,beginningatthetop.   

Putroughly50mminoneitherside.You    

shouldbeabletohearaclickifdonecorrectly.  

Oncethishasbeendone,carryoncapping    

bothsidesallthewaydownthelengthofthepaneyoushouldbeableto

heartheclickasyougoasshownright.SomeoftheC2cappingrequires

cuttingfortheroofventbaysonly.

Toglazetheroof,thesameappliesasthesidesbutthepolysillcover(L1)is

fittedoverthetoplipofthegutter,andthe6mmaluminiumU‐Channel(L2)

isusedatthetopofthesheetwhichsimplyslideson.  

Theventsusethe6mmaluminiumU‐Channel(L2)forbothtopandbottom.

Ifforanyreasonthepolycarbonatedoesnotseemsquarewithinthebays,

pleaserefertotheadjustmentsectionontheright.

Adjustmentsection.

Ifforanyreasontheglazingmethoddoesnotsitsquarelywithinthebays

ofthegreenhouse,itmeansthestructureisnotsquare.

Torectifythisonthesides,simplyloosenthesidebraces(4)withthe

squareheadedboltsandnuts(50,51)asshownby(A),thenpushthe

greenhouseateaveslevelasshownby(B)eitherwayuntiltheglazing

methodsitssquarelywithinthebay.Thentightenthesidebraces(4)back

upwiththesquareheadedboltsandnuts(50,51)asshownby(A).

Ifforsomereasontheglazingmethoddoesnotsitsquarelywithinthe

baysofthegable,itmeansthegable(s)arenotsquare.Torectifythis

pleaserefertothedimensionsgiveninsection1and2inthishandbook.

Followingthesedimensionswillstraightenupthegable(s)towhatthey

shouldbe.

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Thissectionshowsyouhowtodoallofthefinishingtouchestoyour

greenhouse.

Thefirstpartinthissectionshowsyouhowtofittheventsasshownright.

Tofitthevents,slidethemintothetwoJ‐shapedchannelsoftheridge(22)

asshowninyourinstructionmanualbox1.Thisiswhereyou’regoingto

slidethecorrespondingJontheventhead(24)infromtheend.  

Todothisyoumustlifttheventparallelwiththefloorasshowninbox3

thenslideintotheridgeasinbox4.Slideitalongtheridgeintoposition

thenloweritdownintothebayasshowninbox5.

Ifforanyreasontheventstay(71)doesnotlineupwiththepegsinthe

venttransom(27),youcanlifttheventandslideitwithinthebaytomake

itlineup.Ifthisdoesnotsolvetheproblem,loosenthesquareheaded

boltsandnuts(50,51)thatsecuretheventtransom(27)andmoveitleft

orrightwithinthebaytomakeitlineup.

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Thesecondpartofthissectionshowsyouhowtofittheplasticpartsto

yourgreenhouse.

Thissectionisprettyself‐explanatorybuttomakethegutterends(53,54)

watertight,werecommendsealingthemwithsiliconetotheendsofthe

gutters(2).

Thebestwaytofittheintegralbasecovers(115,116and117)istoopen

thechannelswhichgooverandunderneathth

eprofilebystretchingthem.

Thiswillmakefittingmucheasier.

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Thethirdpartofthissectionshowsyouhowtosecuredownthegreenhouse.

Tosecurethebasedownonearthusingthesuppliedgroundanchormethod,

withthegroundanchorssituatedinplacemak

ingsurethatthegreenhouseis

level,asshowninbox1,pourconcrete/post‐mixintoyourpre‐dugholes.

Checktoconfirmthegreenhouseislevelbeforetheconcrete/postmixsets,

whilealsotakingintoconsiderationwhichdirectionyouwanttherainwater

inthegutterstoflow.

Forslab/concretefoundation,usingtheL‐shapedbracketsprovided.Drillinto

theconcrete/slabsusinga7mmmasonrydrillbitandsecureusing8mmplugs

andscrews.Werecommendusingpennywashers(notsupplied)todistribute

forceoverawidersurfaceotherthanjustthescrewheadasshowninboxes2.

Thelastthingtodoistoremovethethresholdsettingbrace(19/78)asshown

inbox3.

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Hints and Tips Handbook

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