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Urban Polycarbhouses PLEASE READ Instructions & Illustrations for Polycarbhouse 1.92m x 2.56m or 1.92m x 3.2m 16 Bounty Place, Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North 4414 Freephone: 0508 733 728 www.redpath.co.nz As of 22.09.14...
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PARTS LIST – FOR POLYCARBHOUSE SERIES 1.92m x 2.56m 1.92m 3.20m 1. Nuts and Bolts M6 2. Band Clips 3. Wire Clips As supplied 4. Overlap clips 5. Casement Stay Stay Pins Pins, Nuts and Bolts M4 Door Catch Short Self-tapping Screw 10.
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 secure it against powerful winds, but will help prevent breakage of the Polycarb by the freezing and thawing process of the earth.
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For clear identification of parts and the number required please carefully refer to the earlier pages of component drawings and parts lists. REDPATH POLYCARBHOUSE BASE DIMENSIONS For Brick, Block, Concrete or Timber The dimensions given below may be used to locate the position for your Greenhouse or to lay corner footings if they are needed.
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SIDE FRAME ASSEMBLY When you come to the greenhouse itself start by assembling the side frames first. The construction of the built in base side is identical to the separate base side except that the base and cill are one piece and it attaches to the bottom of the side glazing bars in a similar manner to the separate base cill.
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SIDE FRAME ASSEMBLY Lay out the component parts on the ground as though you were standing on the inside of a completed greenhouse i.e. with the bolt slots uppermost...
REAR END ASSEMBLY Components: 1x alloy Cill or Built in Base; 2x Glazing Bars; 2x Roof Corner Bars (marked “R” at the apex); 2x Side Corner Bars (unmarked); 2x Diagonal Cross Ties; 1x Heavy Angle Brace. From the main bag of fittings you will require the nuts and bolts. You will also require 2x Eave plates and 1x Ridge plate.
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REAR END ASSEMBLY Viewed from inside. N.B. The roof corner bars are marked “R” on the outside, which indicates that they meet at the ridge. They are also mitred at both ends. If you have a painted greenhouse there is no letter ”R” on the corner bar. You must ensure that the “middle” hole is nearer to the ridge plate than the eaves plate.
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DOOR END ASSEMBLY Components: 1x Door End Cill or Built in Base; 2x Glazing Bars; 2x Short Horizontal Braces; 2x Roof Corner Bars (marked ‘R’); 2x Side Corner Bars (unmarked); 1x Door Track Support; 1x Door Track (top); 1x Door Track Angle Stay, (Small Door Track Support). From the main bag of fittings you will require the nuts and bolts.
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DOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY Components consist of: 2x door glazing bars (1x handed, 1x unhanded) 3x infill panels 2x top & bottom door panels From the main bag of fittings you require: 2x door wheels 2x clip on nylon door skids 2x lengths of black rubber draught excluder Self-tapping screws and spring washers.
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DOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY Do not fit the door to the gable at this stage – wait until the structure is fully assembled prior to glazing.
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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 1.83m of glazing beading, 4x nuts and bolts, 2x casement stay pins, 1x casement stay and 6x M4 stainless steel nuts and bolts. PROCEDURE: 1.
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ASSEMBLY OF GREENHOUSE UNIT The first operation is to connect the two side frames to the two 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 eaves 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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You can now attach the T-Bar cantilevers, which bolt into the sidebars and roof as indicated. Slide the glazing beading into the V groove of the roof glazing bars. They can now be attached 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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10. Before bolting the bottom of the roof bar to the flange of the eave bar, insert extra bolts as follows: Then attach the final nut and bolt to the eave bar as illustrated. Where the vent is to be positioned put an extra one bolt per bar i.e. the vent covers two glazing bars so two extra bolts per vent.
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SECURING GREENHOUSE TO BASE BRICK BASE, TIMBER OR CONCRETE Having built your base level and square and to the outside measurements, sit the greenhouse onto the brick base. The 4 cills will lip over the edge of the base and will protrude approx. 7mm all the way round. Drill through the cill and into the timber/brickwork;...
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GLAZING THE STRUCTURE PLEASE NOTE: ALL POLYCARBOANTE GREENHOUSES ONLY USES THE WIRE CIP SYSTEM TO RETAIN THE CLADDING, (IF STAINLESS STEEL BAND CLIPS ARE SUPPLIED DO NOT USE THESE). Install the silver aluminium tape to the top edges of all polycarbonate sheets (fold over the top edges to prevent water from entering the flutes of the polycarbonate). Fit the 20mm square strongbacks (include a 75mm piece of the white foam 3mm thick double sides tape at each end) KEY POINT : The glazing IS 6MM thickness Polycarbonate twin wall sheeting.
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Installing the aluminium foil tape to the top edges of the Polycarbonate cladding. And installing the 20mm square strongbacks and double sided tape Aluminium silver tape is supplied for the top edges of all Polycarbonate sheets to seal these off. Apply a strip of the aluminium tape along the top edge of all sheets and fold it over to prevent water ingress.
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ADDITTIONAL: IF YOU HAVE A POLYCARBONATE GREENHOUSE WITH GLASS CLADDING ON ROOF ONLY If you have a Polycarb/glass design, where 3mm glass is used on the roof of the greenhouses and Polycarbonate is used on the side walls of the greenhouse. The fitment of the glass to the roofing is different. The C shaped stainless steel band clips (shown in the picture below ) are used to secure the panes of glass to the roof bars.
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7. This pro rata warranty requires that basic maintenance completed by the customer E.G regular cleaning, avoidance of poor operating conditions. 8. Any warranty claim must be advised in writing to Redpath Pacific Ltd immediately upon its discovery. Damaged parts are to be kept and returned to the supplier at the suppliers cost on request.
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