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Summary of Contents for rgs Nor' Easter 20-11
- Page 1 Nor’ Easter Greenhouse Installation Directions (603)629-9004 for Customer Support Version 20-11...
- Page 2 Jigsaw or reciprocating saw with metal blade for polycarbonate or steel framing Extension cords RGS provides a care kit with a ground post driver, a 5/16” magnetic driver for tek screws and wood-mate screws, a line level, a 3/8” drill bit and mason line Always refer to your pick lists for parts to be used in each step of the construction process.
- Page 3 Illustrated Parts List...
- Page 5 Laying Out Your Greenhouse and Installing Ground Posts Make sure your site location is clean and level as possible. A level greenhouse is especially important from end to end and the site must not have more than a few inches of height difference.
- Page 6 If you have rocky or very hard soil, you should consider either renting a power auger or digging a continuous trench and backfilling it with clean soil.
- Page 7 The tools necessary will be mason twine, a line level and the ground post driver. To layout your ground posts, you can either use the method below, or you can set up stringlines using batter boards. We provide a line level for you to make sure your string lines are level, however for greenhouses 96’...
- Page 8 The depth of your ground post will be dependent upon which length that you have. Refer to the diagram below to determine how far into the ground you will drive your ground post.
- Page 9 If you have plated ground posts, refer to the diagram below for attaching the ground posts to concrete.
- Page 10 Find the left rear corner of the greenhouse, and using the ground post driver and a sledge hammer, bang the ground post into the ground. Refer to your pick list and the diagram to determine how much of your ground post will be in the ground and out of the ground.
- Page 11 Next, install the left front ground post the length of your greenhouse. The most common lengths are typically 48’, 72’, 96’ or 144’, but your greenhouse may be a different length. The dimensions of the greenhouse are “on center” dimensions, so you are measuring from the center of each post to get your lengthwise measurement.
- Page 12 30’ wide structure 48’ = 56.6 ft. or 57’ 7” 34’ width 48’ = 58’ 10” 30’ wide structure 72’ = 78 ft. 34’ width 72’ = 79’ 7” 30’ wide structure 96’ = 100.6 ft. or 100’ 7” 34’ width 96’ = 101’ 10” 30’...
- Page 13 After the 4 corners are set and the ground posts are level and plumb, you are now ready to install the remaining ground posts. The ground posts are most commonly located 4’ on center, but post spacing may be different if you purchased a greenhouse with either 2’, 3’...
- Page 14 This is a fence post driver This is a gas-powered post driver...
- Page 15 If you have a ridge vent, do the following. If not, skip this step. On the next step, which is bow assembly, you will be attaching the bows to the ridge connector using 5/16” carriage bolts and nuts. However, with a ridge vent, on one side of the ridge connector, you will instead use 3/8”...
- Page 16 In this step, you will assemble the half end bows (with painted ends) and half middle bows to the ridge connector. You will then attach the truss support and truss braces to the bow assembly. Do not completely tighten any nuts and bolts. You will need to have some flex when installing the bow assemblies into the ground posts.
- Page 18 Ridge Connector...
- Page 19 The next step will be attaching the truss support and truss braces to the bow assembly using 5/16” x 1” carriage bolts and nuts and brace bands as shown in the photo. Slide (2) 2” brace bands onto each side of the bow assembly. Next, you will assemble the two pieces of the truss support together.
- Page 20 This is what a swedge looks like. This is the other end of the truss support Refer to your pick list for specific lengths of each part...
- Page 21 Prior to connecting the two pieces together, slide a 1 3/8” brace band onto each tube. Then insert the swedged piece into the non-swedged piece and insert (2) #12 x 1” tek screws into the connection as shown. We provide a 5/16” driver. These are tek screws...
- Page 22 Attach the assembled truss support to the bow assembly as per the diagram using the brace band on the bow to connect to the truss support with the 5/16” x 1” carriage bolt and nut. Hand tighten only, and try to align the brace band on the green marks of the bow.
- Page 23 Attach the truss braces to the bow and truss support as per the diagram. Hand tighten only, and try to align the brace bands on the red marks on the bow. Prior to the next step which is assembling the bows to the ground posts, install an 8”...
- Page 24 With two people, lift your bow assembly into the ground posts and attach with the 2 ½” carriage bolts and nuts. Then, install the remaining intermediate bow assemblies until you get the other end of the greenhouse. If the holes of the ground post and bow do not line up, use a pipe wrench to turn the ground post.
- Page 25 After all of the bows are installed into the ground post, you can completely tighten all of the nuts and bolts. Impact drivers work well with this process and you want to make sure that the square part of the carriage bolt is sucked into the ridge connector and ground post Purlin Installation You will begin by installing the ridge purlin.
- Page 26 The next step is to attach the side purlins to the bows. Begin with the uppermost purlins first. The end purlin is 12’ 3” long with a hole drilled at the non-swedged end. This will connect to the end bow with a carriage bolt and nut and the purlin should be placed on the underside of the bow.
- Page 28 At each swedged connection, attach the purlins together using two 1” tek screws Installing wind bracing Wind braces are 54” long and attach from the end bow to the first bow and from the first bow to the second bow in all four corners using brace bands, bolts and nuts as per the previous instructions.
- Page 30 Baseboard installation It is recommended to use as large a baseboard as your budget allows. Either 2 x 10 or 2 x 12 lumber is recommended. You can attach your baseboards to the frame at your desired height using two 2-hole pipe straps per ground post connection. Insert a 1”...
- Page 31 Framing End Walls 1. Make sure your greenhouse is plumb. 2. Read all of the instructions for your doors and equipment first to double check rough openings and assembly process. 3. Using the grids on the following pages, sketch out where your doors and equipment will be located.
- Page 32 Sequence of Construction: 1. First frame out your two center verticals which will most likely be a location of a door. 2. Frame out two verticals on both the right and left side which will be your location of fans, shutters or possibly no equipment. 3.
- Page 33 Single hung door-rough opening is 1 ½” more than door height and 1 ¼” more than door width. Example-3’ x 7’ single hung door has 85 ½” high opening and a 37 ¼” wide opening. If you are using steel framing and covering with poly on the ends, double up on the steel framing around the door so that you have a surface to attach the wire lock.
- Page 34 VNS24 32” h x 31 ½” w VNS30 38” h x 37 ½” w VNS36 42” h x 41 ½” w VNS48 56 ½” h x 55 ½” w J & D Shutters (part # JDVRSGXXPS) Same as Coolair shutters. See above.
- Page 35 Example of a 8 x 8 roll-up door, 48” gable shutter and steel framing on a high tunnel Example of a 8 x 8 roll-up door, 3 x 7 hinged door, 48” gable shutter and steel framing on a high tunnel...
- Page 36 Make sure the greenhouse is plumb Pull the greenhouse forward from one end to plumb the greenhouse String a line from one ground post to the other ground post to square up the ends...
- Page 39 This shows how you can use an angle bracket to also connect framing lumber to the bows...
- Page 42 Examples of framing and installation of a roll-up door in the next series of photos...
- Page 47 Examples of other framing...
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Page 49: Limited Warranty
Rimol Greenhouse Systems, LLC. (RGS) warrants to only the original purchaser (“Buyer”) that the greenhouse frame(s) manufactured by RGS will be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of five (5) years. This limited warranty shall not be effective unless the Buyer’s greenhouse is installed on level ground and there are no other objects or structures within ten (10) feet of the greenhouse, and the Buyer hereby waives any claims under this warranty in the event these two conditions are not satisfied.
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