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Alton VICTORIAN OAKHAM Instruction Manual

Draft wall, includes models: 10x6, 10x8, 10x10&10x12
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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    10’ Wide Victorian Cedar Greenhouse Assembly Instructions Contents: Section Page Introduction Overview Base Preparation Side Assembly Rear Assembly 8-15 Front Assembly 16-21 Frame Assembly 22-26 Door Installation 27-30 Roof Assembly 31-35 Louvre Installation 36-37 Glazing 38-46 Roof Vent Installation 47-49 Louvre Glazing Gutter and Downpipe Installation 51-53...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing your new Alton 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.greenhousepeople.co.uk in the technical help section should you need to reprint it. Should you require any additional advice you can always call us on 01782 385409.

  • Page 4: Overview

    Overview To build your new greenhouse you will need the following tools: Spirit Level Pencil PZ2 Screwdriver Bit Cordless Screwdriver (2 would be ideal, 1 to drill and 1 to screw) 4mm Drill Bit 7mm Masonry Bit Hammer Drill Hammer Wooden/Rubber Mallet Tall step ladders x 2 There are 8 different types of screws used in the construction of the greenhouse.

  • Page 5: Base Preparation

    Choose a site where the greenhouse is relatively easy to get to and convenient to bring water to and possibly a supply of electricity. Finally, and most importantly, choose a site where your Alton Greenhouse will look right so that it will complement your garden.

  • Page 6: Side Assembly

    Side Assembly To start building your greenhouse begin by laying out the components for your sides flat on the ground like the diagram below. Use the tables below to identify your building length and the components with the part numbers and sizes. First of all drill pilot holes through the bottom of each mortise on the cill section (diagram 2, page 9).

  • Page 7: Side Assembly 2

    Side Assembly Internal Diagram 2 Pilot hole, it is easiest to drill Make sure the side bars are pushed all the down through the way in, you may find they need a light tap middle of the with a wooden mallet or something similar. mortise to make sure you get the (If you are going to glue your joints this is the...

  • Page 8: Rear Assembly

    Rear Assembly Internal EV0413 Dia. 5 Dia. 6 EV0406 As with the side cills you will need to drill pilot holes in Diagram 5 the bottom of the mortise holes (diagram 6). Assemble the gable glazing bars (EV0489) with the rear cill flat on the ground as you did with the side sections.
  • Page 9 Rear Assembly Now slot the 2 longer gable bars into the cill. These also need to locate with the middle Internal rear purling (diagram 7) . Diagram 7 Dia. 7 Next fit both left and right purlings to the standard glazing bars (EV0489). These are handed parts and it is important to fit them the correct way round.
  • Page 10 Rear Assembly Internal Dia. 9 Dia. 8 You will need to drill a pilot hole in the bottom of each side corner bar as shown in diagram 8. This should come through half way up the mortise slot. Now slot the side corner bar into place, fix the bottom of the bar with an 80mm screw.
  • Page 11 Rear Assembly Pilot hole Once the side corner bars are secure slot here the above purling glazing bars into place. With all of the gable bars in place drill pilot holes through the lap joints at the end of Internal each bar.
  • Page 12 Rear Assembly Diagram 12 External Dia. 13 Dia. 12 Diagram 13 With all the components now in place flip the gable end over so you now have the outside edge facing you. Be careful doing this as some of the parts are not completely supported, it is a good idea to have a helper at this point.
  • Page 13 Rear Assembly With the outside face of the gable still facing you slide the rear purling brace (EV0412) under the frame (use cardboard or something similar to protect this part when doing this so the internal face is not damaged). Position the rear purling brace so the underside of the brace is flush with the underside of the purlings.
  • Page 14 Rear Assembly Diagram 14 External You can now fix the brace through the purlings with 50mm screws at the points shown above in diagram 14, mark the purling and pre-drill before fixing. It’s not a good idea to try and screw through the complete sections of glazing bar (unless a countersink is used) as they are likely to split (these are shown below in diagram 15).

  • Page 15: Rear Assembly 3

    Rear Assembly Internal Dia. 14 You will need to measure from the outside edge of the corner bar to get the correct position for Rear Cill the rear base plate. This should be set in 34mm from each end, diagram Use 25mm screws to Rear Base Plate fix this in place.

  • Page 16: Front Assembly

    Front Assembly 10ft wide Front Part Name Part Size Number (mm) Front Cill EV0401 Roof Corner R EV0484 2298 Internal Roof Corner L EV0485 2298 Side Corner R EV0490 Side Corner L EV0491 Gable Purling R EV0410 1168 Gable Purling L EV0416 1168 Standard Bar...
  • Page 17 Front Assembly Internal EV0416 EV0410 Dia. 18 Dia. 17 Diagram 17 Diagram 18 Now slot the purling bars into place, again as with the rear assembly these will be fixed later.
  • Page 18 Front Assembly Internal Dia. 20 Dia. 19 Drill the pilot holes again as diagram 19 shows. Fix the cill to the corner bar with an 80mm screw. As before (keeping the inside edges flush) drill a pilot hole close to the inside face of the purlings tenon (diagram 20), then fix with a 25mm countersunk screw.
  • Page 19 Front Assembly Diagram 21 Pilot hole here Internal Dia. 21 Slot above purling glazing bars into place ready to take the roof corner bars. You should now drill the pilot holes shown diagram 21. Internal Slot the roof corner bars onto the gable bars and fix with 40mm screws (diagram 22).
  • Page 20 Front Assembly External Flip each gable section over so you can fix the purling bars with 25mm countersunk screws (diagram 23 and 24). Dia. 23 Dia. 24 External External 25mm Screw Diagram 23 Diagram 24 NB. If you have an extension refer to the separate manual at the end of this section (4) and follow the frame construction...

  • Page 21: Front Assembly 4

    Front Assembly Internal Dia. 26 Dia. 25 Once you have assembled your gable ends you can fit the aluminium base plates. Do this while the gables are flat on the ground. The front gables are easy to set up as the base plate is fitted flush with the end of the cill which meets the door (diagram 25).

  • Page 22: Frame Assembly

    Frame Assembly Before you position your side section onto the dwarf wall you should drill the pilot holes in the bottom of the side corner bars shown in diagram 27. The position of these holes should be about 19mm from the side face and 30mm measured from the bottom end of the bar. You can now position the side section on the aluminium base, you will need a helper to hold this in place or simply strap it to a set of steps.
  • Page 23 Frame Assembly External Keep faces flush Diagram 28 Diagram 27 Make sure the side corner bar is located correctly and the front face is flush with the end of the eaves bar, mark out the pilot hole positions shown in diagram 29 and 30. Diagram 32 and 33 on the next page show the External Front direction the holes should be drilled in.
  • Page 24 Frame Assembly Before fixing this corner make sure the inside Diagram 31 faces are all flush (diagram 31). When you are happy that the purling is located correctly (it is normal that the purling is set back slightly from the glass rebate on the front of the building) start by inserting the 80mm screw through the side of the eaves bar into the tenon on the end of the purling.
  • Page 25 Frame Assembly With help or using props for extra support, position the rear gable on to the dwarf wall and repeat the steps from page 23 to 24. Keep this supported at all times.

  • Page 26: Frame Assembly 5

    Frame Assembly Connect the next side as you did before. Finally attach the last gable section.

  • Page 27: Door Installation

    Door Installation Your door will arrive already installed in the frame with Diagram 34 the lock and lock plate attached. All you need to do is attach the door handle to install this to the building. Start by sliding the spindle through the top hole in the door (diagram 34), then locate one of the door handles on this and fix with the screws provided.
  • Page 28 Door Installation Take the door to the greenhouse frame assembly Diagram 36 and slide it into place. Unlock and open the door so that it is 90 degrees to the frame as shown in the illustration on the opposite page. Fix through You will need to pack the outside edge of the open this face...
  • Page 29 Door Installation Dia. 39 Dia. 37 should four 50mm screws points shown as ‘A’ below. You don’t want to fix to the brickwork until you are absolutely happy with the position and trueness of the greenhouse frame. O n l y w h e n t h e greenhouse...

  • Page 30: Door Installation 6

    Door Installation Dia. 40 Slot the above door glazing bar into the mortise slot in the door frame header and secure it with a 50mm screw. Diagram 40 External...

  • Page 31: Roof Assembly

    Roof Assembly Dia. 41 Diagram 41 You will need two sets of step ladders at this point and a helper. Slot the ridge bar onto the tenons of the roof corner bars at both ends of the building. The central glazing bars 18mm should locate with the ridge bar below this joint (diagram 42).
  • Page 32 Roof Assembly Diagram 42 X-ray The central glazing bars should also have a pilot hole drilled and be fixed to the ridge bar with an 80mm screw (diagram 42). Diagram 44 X-ray Diagram 43...
  • Page 33 Roof Assembly Now the ridge is in place you can install the roof bars. Slot the bar into the ridge first, the tenon may be a little tight so this might require a tap with a wood or rubber mallet. Once this has located correctly locate the bottom of the bar with the trench in the eaves bar.
  • Page 34 Roof Assembly With all the roof bars in place drill pilot holes vertically down through the roof bars, refer to diagram 30 (page 23) for the location of this hole. Make sure the roof bars are tight in to the eaves bar on the inside of the building and fix with 100mm screws (diagram 46).

  • Page 35: Roof Assembly 7

    Roof Assembly EV0538M Dia. 48 Internal Now all the roof bars are in place and fully secured you can fit the eaves bracing (EV0537M) and ridge bracing (EV0538M). These are fitted to every roof and side bar in the building. Use 40mm screws to fix these to the building.
  • Page 36 Louvre Assembly To start building your louvre you first need to assemble the sides. Connect the two side section with the two inserts as shown here. Pinch all glass retainers before glazing...
  • Page 37 Louvre Assembly Dia. 49 Louvre Part Name Part Size (mm) Qty Number Louvre Top/Bottom D165 Louvre Side Insert D166 Louvre Side D168L Louvre Side (handle) D168R Assembly Screw FS6013 Louvre Glass D729TG 100 x 525 Diagram 49 Now you have assembled the side, trim the rubber seal flush with the ends.

  • Page 38: Glazing

    Glazing Standard cedar capping or the upgrade aluminium capping? If you have the Aluminium capping you need to slide the glazing NB: Before you start glazing rubber into channels on the back of the capping. Use a Stanley knife check the squarness of the or scissors to cut to length, it is best to use a complete length per greenhouse, installing an side.
  • Page 39 Glazing Note: All channels in the aluminium capping should have rubber inserted, even if it is going onto the timber. Keep the short flange pointing upwards on the outside. Use the 610 X 153 glass separators between 2 panes of glass and above and The louvre...
  • Page 40 Glazing 610 x 153 X - Section Glass Glazing Bar Separator Capping You need to decide where in the building you are having your louvre(s) Above is an example of how it might be fitted. The louvre can replace any of the 610 x 916 panes, but make sure the handle operates and that there is no interference with the glass in the location that you choose.
  • Page 41 Glazing Dia. 50 Glass retaining Diagram 50 bead External Install the rear glass in the same method as the side glass, the only difference is you have to stack the shaped panes on top using the glass separators. Make sure you have all the glass to hand when you are glazing this section.
  • Page 42 External Glazing Glaze the remaining side sections as before. When you come to the front end glaze this as you did the rear end. Once all the roof corner cloaking strips have been installed run a bead of silicone all the way down the joint between itself and the roof...
  • Page 43 Glazing Alu capping top edge Aluminium capping There are 2 grooves in the slam rail, the one glass groove nearest the edge should be used for the aluminium capping and the one nearer the Cedar capping glass middle for the cedar capping. groove (flip the bar for use with cedar capping)
  • Page 44 Glazing Dia. 54 External Now complete the glazing by fitting the roof panes. Slide these all the way up the glazing bars, making sure they tuck into the groove in the ridge. Slot 2 of the glass stops (diagram 52, 54) on and lower the Diagram 54 pane down onto the eaves bar.
  • Page 45 Glazing Diagram 55 Dia. 55 External Fixed overlap clip Dia. 56 Capping flush with the end of the The corner capping cloaking should overlap onto the cloaking strip to seal the joint between the cloaking strip and the roof corner bar. Cedar capping option Aluminium capping option Insert Glazing...

  • Page 46: Glazing 9

    Glazing Dia. 57 Diagram 57 40mm Screw External Diagram 57 40mm Screw External Cedar capping option Once all the glazing has been finished you can install the ridge cover cap. This is a universal part that can be used with either cedar or Aluminium capping option aluminium capping.

  • Page 47: Roof Vent Installation

    Roof Vent Installation Dia. 58 Dia. 59 Take the vent frame that is ready assembled and fix the vent hinge to one Diagram 58 end through the 4 pre drilled holes using the 19mm screws, diagram 58. Once this is in place fix the plastic vent filler (EV0323) also with a 19mm screw, its is important to make a pilot hole before fixing the plastic filler to prevent...
  • Page 48 Roof Vent Installation Once you have assembled the roof vents you can now install them to your building. Prepare the ridge hinge (EV0314M) by running a bead of silicone along the back edge. Diagram 60 External D220 EV0314M Then position this spaced equally over the opening in the roof. Use the 13mm self taping screws to fix the hinge section to the Silicone ridge cap, the screws will bore their own hole into the aluminium...
  • Page 49 Roof Vent Installation Diagram 63 Internal Dia. 64 Now fit your autovents to the slam Diagram 64 rail and to the bottom of the roof vents, diagram 64. Use 19mm screws to secure the top arm of the autovent to the roof vent, do this with the roof vent in the closed position so that you get the bracket in the correct position.

  • Page 50: Louvre Glazing

    Louvre Glazing If you haven’t already done so you could now install the louvre glass. Make sure the tabs on the glass retainers are pinched slightly they hold the glass tight. Standing on the inside of the building slot the first louvre slat in until it hits the bottom tab of the retainer.

  • Page 51: Gutter And Downpipe Installation

    Gutter and Downpipe Installation With help position your gutter Diagram 67 on the side face of the eaves bars, this should be the same length as the eaves bar and fit 25mm Screw between the ends of the roof corner bars. Fix it in place with 25mm screws, diagram 67.
  • Page 52 Gutter and Downpipe Installation To install the downpipes straight to the floor cut the pipe as per the diagrams below. Use a small amount of silicone at each joint. The brackets can share the same hole as the capping for the panels.
  • Page 53 Gutter and Downpipe Installation Diagram 71 If you want to connect the pipe to a waterbutt cut the pipe appropriately and simply use the D207 joints to divert the pipe. Its likely you will need to fix the downpipe brackets higher up, again try to use a standard capping screw location.

  • Page 54: Optional Cresting

    Optional Cresting Dia. 74 Diagram 74 Dia. 75 Diagram 75 From one end of the building slide your cresting pieces along the channel in the ridge cover cap.

  • Page 55: End Caps And Finials

    End cap and Finial Diagram 76 X-ray Diagram 77 The end cap and finial bolt together with a 22mm M6 bolt. The easiest way to attach this is to slide the end cap onto the end of the ridge cover cap, then slide the bolt on the end cap (the head should locate in the lower recess of the end cap), with...

  • Page 56: Finished Installation

    Finished installation Diagram 78 Internal When you are happy with the final position of your greenhouse and all the sides are vertical and square you can fix the greenhouse to the brickwork using the small ‘L’ shaped brackets (D174M). You can either use the existing 25mm screws that join the aluminium base plate to the timber cills or simply drill new holes in the base plate to fix the bracket elsewhere (you may want to do this to avoid joints in the brickwork etc), diagram 78.
  • Page 57 Finished installation...

  • Page 58: Optional Auto Louvre Installation

    Optional Auto Louvre Installation Once the louvre is installed in the greenhouse you can replace the manual handle with the automatic unit. First of all remove the screw to release the arm (diagram 79). Next Remove the handle from the frame of the louvre (diagram 80).
  • Page 59 Optional Auto Louvre Installation You now need to mark Diagram 82 the frame to drill the 2 holes, use a 2.5mm drill bit for this. Offer the opener up to the frame with the plates and washers and slide louvre into position.

  • Page 60: Parts Lists

    Parts Lists Vic 10ft wide Gable box ‐ Dwarf Wall  Description:     Product Code  Description  Quantity           EV0489  Glazing Bar Side   9  EV0490  Glazing Bar Side Corner R   2  EV0491  Glazing Bar Side Corner L   2  EV0402  Cill Front Gable 10ft wide   2  EV0406  Cill Rear Gable 10ft wide   1  EV0410  Purling Gable 10ft wide R   2  EV0412  Rear Purling Brace 10ft wide  1  EV0413  Purling Rear Gable   1  EV0416  Purling Gable 10ft wide L   2  EV0496  Glazing Bar Gable 10ft wide R   2 ...
  • Page 61 12ft long                    EVPACVIC  Victorian Component Pack  1  1  1  1  EV0313M  Glass Stop  12  16  20  24  EV0537M  Alton Eaves Bracing    4  6  8  10  EV0538M  Alton Ridge Bracing   2  3  4  5  EVPACVENT  Vent pack bundle for Evo  1  2  3  4  BAXLAU  Bayliss Auto‐vent  1 ...
  • Page 62 Parts Lists Cedar Capping for Vic 10ft wide ‐ Dwarf Wall  Description:                    Product Code  Description  6ft long  8ft long  10ft long  12ft long                    Gable                 EV0556  Cedar Capping Side Corner  R  2  2  2  2  EV0557  Cedar Capping Side Corner  L   2  2  2  2  EV0558 ...
  • Page 63 Parts Lists Alu Capping for Vic 10ft wide ‐ Dwarf Wall  Description:     Product Code  Description  6ft long  8ft long  10ft long  12ft long                    Gable                 EV0656M  ALU Vic Capping Side Corner  R  2  2  2  2  EV0657M  ALU Vic Capping Side Corner  L   2  2  2  2  EV0658M  ALU Vic Capping Gable 8ft wide 1st R  2  2  2  2 ...
  • Page 64 Alton Greenhouses, TGP Ltd, Blythe Park, Cresswell, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9RD Telephone: 01782 385 409 www.Altongreenhouses.co.uk sales@altongreenhouses.co.uk...

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