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Instructions & Illustrations for the Redpath Beast
Glasshouse 3.2m x 6.3m
16 Bounty Place, Palmerston North
Freephone: 0508 733 728
Freefax: 0508 733 727
www.redpath.co.nz
PLEASE TAKE CARE WHEN HANDLING GLASS DURING ASSEMBLY OR USING
THIS GLASSHOUSE – GLASS CAN BREAK FROM IMPACT OR STORM DAMAGE
STAY OUTSIDE OF THE GLASSHOUSE IN HIGH WIND OR STORM CONDITIONS
As of
29.06.21
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- Page 1 Instructions & Illustrations for the Redpath Beast Glasshouse 3.2m x 6.3m 16 Bounty Place, Palmerston North Freephone: 0508 733 728 Freefax: 0508 733 727 www.redpath.co.nz PLEASE TAKE CARE WHEN HANDLING GLASS DURING ASSEMBLY OR USING THIS GLASSHOUSE – GLASS CAN BREAK FROM IMPACT OR STORM DAMAGE...
- Page 4 Glass is supplied from your local merchant. Redpath will advise your local merchant to deliver the glass when the customer has advised Redpath that they are ready for the glass to be installed. (The glass IS NOT freighted with the glasshouse due to the...
- Page 5 REDPATH BEAST GLASSHOUSE BASE DIMENSIONS (Materials not supplied) Base material may be: Timber, Brick, Block, or Concrete (Dimensions shown are to the exterior edges) The dimensions given below are for the base & ground anchoring system of your Glasshouse. You will need to supply the materials &...
- Page 6 Children should not be allowed to play near the glasshouses. (Note: toughened glass can be fitted to the Redpath glasshouse range as an option & we can quote you for this feature if required) ...
- Page 7 IMPORTANT!! Must be fitted as shown in picture. 1. Slide the glazing beading into each side bar taking care not to stretch the material. Trim off any surplus level with the ends of the glazing bar. 2. Lay the 9 components on the floor as though you were standing inside the glasshouse i.e. with the gutter and cill facing downwards and the bolt slot of the glazing bar upwards.
- Page 8 REAR WALL END ASSEMBLY For the construction of this frame you require from the main box: 1 pack of corner bars marked “corner bars” 1 rear end pack marked “rear end” 1 rear end cill marked “rear end” ...
- Page 10 SHELF INSTALLATION The next addition. The following diagram and text give details of its installation. The following diagram and text give details of its installation The shelf can be fitted to the rear end of the unit or to either side wall. This is done by utilizing the previously inserted nuts and bolts in the glazing bar, wall bar and side corner bar.
- Page 11 6. Place the Ridge gusset plate (larger of the 2 types) over the bolt, slide the plate left or right until the slotted hole in the plate lines up with the locating hole in the flange nearest to the end of the corner bar. Put nuts on both bolts i.e. flange and plate, fingertip tighten only.
- Page 12 DOUBLE DOOR END ASSEMBLY For the construction of this frame you require from the box: 1 pack of corner bars – marked “corner bars” 1 door end pack – marked “door end” From the main bag of fittings, you need: nuts and bolts, glazing beading and gusset plates – 1 large (ridge plate), 2 small (eave plates) The door end contains the cill and main door track support.
- Page 13 You have now completed the 4 main frames of the structure which can now be joined together. You need not do this procedure on the base but any flat surface near the greenhouse site. If your base is prepared however, you can carry put the assembly there to save lifting it on later.
- Page 14 The vents can be positioned onto the ridge after general assembly by sliding them along the ridge from the end and locating them to the desired position. Do not fit the vent at this stage...
- Page 15 DOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY DOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY Components for each consist of: 2 door-glazing bars (1x handed, 1x unhanded) 3 infill panels 2 top & bottom door panels From the main bag of fittings you require 2 door wheels ...
- Page 16 DOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY CONT 8. Turn the door over and insert the black rubber draught excluders in the groove (bolt slot) in each sidepiece of the door. Push up to the top of the door and trim off surplus at the bottom. With pair of pliers squeeze the groove together at the bottom so that the rubber will not slip down when the door is in its upright position.
- Page 17 If you have a double door option you will need to assemble 2 doors of 457mm width. The doors are assembled in the same way as the single door with the exception of the doorposts that meet in the middle – these are handed. Looking at the door posts in profile with the 2 holes at the top (3 holes at the bottom) the open box part of the section goes to the outside i.e.: on right hand door –...
- Page 18 3. Now stand up the door end assembly (double or single door end are attached in the same way) and repeat the above procedure. 4. Stand up the other side frame and repeat the operation outlined in 1 and 2 above at both corners. 5.
- Page 19 6. The ridge bar is fitted next, but first you must thread the glazing beading into the 2 grooves on the ridge. (Key Point). Lift the ridge bar up to the apex and standing on a pair of sturdy and safely placed stepladders push the ridge into the small gap between the roof corners so that the 2 flanges which form the angle of roof are tight up against the inside edge of the corner bars.
- Page 20 9. At this point you will need to lift the structure onto a firm footing or the greenhouse base if you haven’t already done so. 10. There are 4 diagonal roof braces. You attach these to the point where the ridge bolts to the corner bars at the rear end. The angle travels diagonally down to the first glazing bar at the eave/gutter.
- Page 21 5 BLADE LOUVRE LOUVRE MODEL CONTAINS PROCEDURE Place top cill into position on side jamb of louvre and secure with self tapping screws. Do same on the other top corner. Do same with bottom cill. Please note that the handle is on the right hand side, the above diagrams are viewed from the inside. To fit the louvre to the side, utilise the extra bolts you inserted during side frame assembly.
- Page 22 EXTERIOR DOUBLE DOOR TRACK Use slot located under here Align end of door track with door in fully closed position. This fits in exactly the same way as the single door track and is “fine-tuned” accordingly. However, it has a small angle bracket on the left hand roof corner bar as well as the right corner bar.
- Page 23 N.B. sometimes the door can be a little stiff prior to glazing but once the glass has been inserted (the last job of the construction) the extra weight will make for smooth running. (Key Point) GLAZING THE STRUCTURE PLEASE NOTE: DIAGRAMS BELOW SOME MODELS MAY BE SUPPLIED WITH OPTION 1 AND/OR OPTION 2 PLEASE TAKE CARE WHEN HANDLING GLASS DURING ASSEMBLY OR USING THIS GLASSHOUSE –...
- Page 26 Glass is supplied from your local merchant. (The glass IS NOT freighted with the glasshouse due to the high likelihood of the glass being damaged in transit). Redpath will advise your local merchant’s for delivery. PLEASE TAKE CARE WHEN HANDLING GLASS DURING ASSEMBLY OR USING THIS GLASSHOUSE –...
- Page 27 This pro rata warranty requires that basic maintenance completed by the customer E.G regular cleaning, avoidance of poor operating conditions. 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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