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Alton EVOLUTION FIVE Instruction Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    5’ Wide Evolution Cedar Greenhouse Assembly Instructions Contents: Section Page Introduction Base Preparation Overview Base Assembly Side Assembly Rear Assembly 10-14 Front Assembly 15-17 Roof Assembly 18-21 Louvre Assembly 22-23 Glazing 24-31 Door Installation 32-36 Roof Vent Installation 37-39 Frame Finishing 40-41 Gutter and Downpipe Installation 42-43...

  • 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. HELPLINE: 0116 267 7091 Safety Warning  Glass, aluminium and timber can potentially cause injury. Please ensure you wear protective goggles, gloves, headgear and suitable footwear when assembling and glazing the building.

  • Page 4: 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 5: Overview

    Overview To build you 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 Step ladders There are 7 different types of screws used in the construction of the greenhouse.
  • Page 6 Overview Glazing the structure is very simple but be very careful of the edges of the glass as the pane will break into tiny peaces if you catch an edge on a hard surface such as concrete. You should also wear suitable gloves when handling the glass (this also helps to keep it clean).

  • Page 7: Base Assembly

    Base Assembly Lay out your aluminium base Dia. 1 sections as the diagram shows. Insert bolts in the bolt channels for attaching base brackets (HE300), diagram 1. The base brackets should always D174M positioned either side of the door, in the corners, in the middle of the Dia.

  • Page 8: 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 1, page 9).
  • Page 9 Side Assembly Internal Diagram 1 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 10: Rear Assembly

    Rear Assembly Dia. 3 Internal External Dia. 5 Dia. 4 Diagram 3 External Keep faces in line Internal Diagram 5 Diagram 4 To install this section you will need a helper to hold the side in position or strap it to a set of steps. Drill two pilot holes in the bottom of the side corner bar as in diagram 4.
  • Page 11 Rear Assembly Pilot Locate the rear cill and rear gable glazing bars hole (these are different to the front gable glazing here bars as they do not have the mortise for the door header). Start by drilling pilot holes in the cill section through the mortise holes as before (diagram Internal 6).
  • Page 12 Rear Assembly Once you have fixed the joint External with 80mm screw (diagram 7) fix the rear cill to aluminium base with 25mm screws. Diagram 7 You can now install the first roof corner bar. Position the notched end onto the eaves bar (diagram 9).
  • Page 13 Rear Assembly Internal External Diagram 8 Now fit the right hand corner bar. Drill 2 pilot holes in the bottom of the bar (diagram 10). See diagram 4 for the position of these holes. Fit the side bar over the tennon of the rear cill and fix it with the 80mm screw.
  • Page 14 Rear Assembly Now fit the right hand roof corner bar to the gable glazing bar (diagram 11). Be careful of this part when you have fixed it to the gable bar as it is unsupported at either end. Once you have installed the side section it will firm up.

  • Page 15: Front Assembly

    Front Assembly 5ft Front Part Name Part Size Number (mm) Front Cill EV0005 Roof Corner R EV0036 Roof Corner L EV0037 Side Corner R EV0056 1650 Side Corner L EV0057 1650 Gable Bar R EV0066 1918 Gable Bar L EV0067 1918 Door Header EV0108...
  • Page 16 Front Assembly Fix the opposite gable bar and cill in the same way. Before you install the roof corner bars you need to fix the door header in place. Slot the door header into the mortise holes and fix with a 50mm screw through each end (diagram 13).
  • Page 17 Front Assembly Dia. 15 Dia. 14 External Now fit the roof corner bars to the front end. As before, fix the lap joint at the top of the gable bar first with 40mm screws (diagram 15) then secure the bottom end to the eaves bar with a 80mm screws (diagram 14).

  • Page 18: Roof Assembly

    Roof Assembly example Part Name Part Size Part Name Part Size Part Name Part Size Number (mm) Number (mm) Number (mm) Eaves Spacer EV0024 Eaves Spacer EV0024 Eaves Spacer EV0024 Ridge EV0025 1304 Ridge EV0026 1934 Ridge EV0027 2564 Glazing Bar EV0031 Glazing Bar EV0031...
  • Page 19 Roof Assembly Dia. 20 Dia. 16 Dia. 19 Dia. 18 Diagram 18 External Keep front faces flush The next stage is to fix the first eaves spacer (diagram 18). This should be secured tightly up against the roof corner bar and fixed with 50mm screws. Now take a roof glazing bar, locate this with the ridge making sure it is pushed all the way into the mortise in the ridge.
  • Page 20 Roof Assembly Diagram 19 External External Keep a tight fit Once the bottom joint is fixed you can screw the glazing bar to the ridge (diagram 20). Do this with a 50mm screw but make sure the glazing bar is all the way into the joint.
  • Page 21 Roof Assembly Repeat this all the way round the roof until the frame is complete. You can now prepare for glazing the building.

  • Page 22: Louvre Assembly

    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 23 Louvre Assembly Dia. 22 Louvre Part Name Part Size Number (mm) Louvre Top/Bottom D165 Louvre Side Insert D166 Louvre Side D168L Louvre Side (handle) D168R Assembly Screw FS6013 Louvre Glass D729TG 100 x Diagram 22 Now you have assembled the side trim the rubber seal flush with the ends.

  • Page 24: Glazing

    Glazing Glass Size 58 510 512 There are 2 types of capping available on this range of greenhouses. The standard cedar capping or the upgrade aluminium capping. 610x1635 If you have the Aluminium capping you need to slide 457x1635 the glazing rubber into channels on the back of the 610x938 capping.
  • Page 25 Glazing Keep the short flange pointing upwards on the outside. 1635 1635 1635 1635 1635 Use the glass separators between 2 panes of glass and The louvre can above and replace any of the below the 610x1635 panes louvre Note: All channels in the aluminium capping should have rubber inserted, even if it is going onto the timber.
  • Page 26 Glazing X - Section Glass 610 x 868 Separator The louvre can be positioned hi or low, just swap the panes round 610 x 153 Separator Glazing Bar Glass Capping Dia. 23 You need to decide where in the building you are having your louvre(s) Diagram 23 Above is an example of how it might be fitted.
  • Page 27 Glazing Dia. 24 Diagram 24 Glass retaining bead External Install the rear glass in the same method as the side glass, the only External 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 28 Glazing External Dia. 25 Glaze the remaining side sections as before. External When you come to the front end glaze this as you did the rear end but when you install the roof corner cloaking strips leave out the last screw on the bottom left hand corner (marked with an ‘X’) as this will get in the way of the vertical door track support.
  • Page 29 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 External...
  • Page 30 Glazing Before glazing the roof install your ridge cover cap. Follow one of the options below. Standard cedar ridge capping Diagram 28 External Dia. 28 40mm Screw For the cedar cap fix one side in place then run a bead of silicone the full length of the cap where the next piece will join.
  • Page 31 Glazing Now complete the glazing by fitting the roof Pilot hole panes. Slide these all the way up the glazing before bars, making sure they tuck into the groove in screwing the ridge. Slot 2 of the glass stops (diagram 26) on and lower the pane down onto the eaves bar.
  • Page 32 Door Installation Before installing the door you need to fit the running gear. Start by assembling the door wheels onto the door top bracket, diagram 30. Once assembled fit the bracket to the top of the door using 15mm countersunk screws. Now fit the door handle with 25mm round head screws, diagram 31.

  • Page 33: Door Installation

    Door Installation Now fit the top door track to your building. The right hand end of the door track should be roughly inline with the outer edge of the glazing bar below. Fix the track with the first 25mm screw at point 1 in diagram 33.
  • Page 34 Door Installation Dia. 36 Locate the door runner (EV0283M) onto the door cill (EV0287M) shown in diagram 36. Make sure the channels are free from grit and that this locates properly as you may find the next stage difficult if this is not the case.
  • Page 35 Door Installation Diagram 37 Section You can now offer up your door (diagram 37), slide this along the top track from one end making sure the door wheels locate with the rail at point 3. At the same time you need to locate the door guide with the door runner, point 4.
  • Page 36 Door Installation Standing on the inside of the greenhouse, with Diagram 39 the door in the closed position you can install the door frame sides (diagram 39). Secure these with four 40mm screws per side. These should be fitted as close to the door as possible while still allowing it to pass by freely.

  • Page 37: Roof Vent Installation

    Roof Vent Installation Dia. 43 Dia. 42 Take the vent frame that is ready assembled and fix the vent hinge to one Diagram 42 end through the 4 pre drilled holes using the 19mm screws, diagram 42. 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 38 Roof Vent Installation (Aluminium capping option only) If you have chosen the aluminium moss capping you will have been supplied roof vent filler strips (EV0322M). Fix these under the aluminium ridge cap with three 25mm screws. When in place silicone Silicone the two ends to seal any remaining gaps.
  • Page 39 Roof Vent Installation Diagram 44 External D220 EV0314M Diagram 45 External Dia. 50 Diagram 46 Silicone 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.
  • Page 40 Roof Vent Installation Dia. 47 Diagram 47 Internal Now fit your autovents to the slam rail and to the bottom of the roof vents, diagram 47. 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 41: Frame Finishing

    Frame Finishing Fit the ridge end caps to your greenhouse with the four 25mm nails provided. Line this up with the top edges of the ridge cover cap. The nails should secure in the cloaking strip on the front (diagram 48). Diagram 48 External Diagram 50...

  • Page 42: Gutter And Downpipe Installation

    Gutter and Downpipe Installation Start installing your gutter Diagram 51 by inserting the stop end in one end. It is a good idea to secure this with a clear silicone. With help or the aid of a prop take gutter greenhouse and fix the end with the stop end in, using a 25mm screw.
  • Page 43 Gutter and Downpipe Installation Diagram 53 External The downpipe bracket can be fitted at any point up and down the side corner bar to suite your application, use a 25mm screw to fix this. Attach the 45 degree bend at the bottom of the downpipe to direct the water away from the greenhouse.

  • Page 44: 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 54). Next Remove the handle from the frame of the louvre (diagram 55).
  • Page 45 Optional Auto Louvre Installation You now need to mark Diagram 57 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 46: Parts Lists

    Parts Lists Box 1    Part Code  Description  EVFIV54  EVFIV56  EVFIV58  EVFIV510  EVFIV512                       EV0024  Eaves Spacer  4  6  8  10  12  EV0031  Glazing Bar Roof 5ft wide   2  4  6  8  10  EV0168  Ridge End Cap   2  2  2  2  2  EV0293M  ALU Front Base 5ft wide ...
  • Page 47    EV0303M  ALU Side Base 6ft long     2          EV0304M  ALU Side Base 8ft long        2       EV0305M  ALU Side Base 10ft long           2    EV0306M  ALU Side Base 12ft long              2  EV0325  Evolution complete louvre kit  1  1  1  2  2  EVRWK  Rainwater kit for Alton Evolution  1  1  1  1  1 ...
  • Page 48 Parts Lists Box 4    EVFIVCAP EVFIVCAP EVFIVCAP EVFIVCAP EVFIVCA Part Code  Description  A54M  A56M  A58M  A510M  PA512                       EV0240M  ALU Side Capping  6  8  10  12  14  EV0241M  ALU Roof Capping   2  4  6  8  10  EV0246M  ALU Roof Corner Capping  4  4 ...
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  • Page 52 Helpline 0116 267 7091 www.birstall.com alton@birstall.com...

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