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Greenhouse help!!!

Jentheot86Jentheot86 Posts: 4
in Problem solving
Hello everyone,

We have luckily been given a greenhouse for our allotment. However after trying build the frame today, we have a piece missing. 

We need two of these pieces to build the main ‘beam’ across our roof but only have one! 

Does anyone know where I can buy one of these please?

  http://oi68.tinypic.com/xxb3b.jpg

 http://oi68.tinypic.com/xxb3b.jpg

Thanks!! 




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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Can’t see any pictures of GH frames on that site, what should we be clicking on? 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Jentheot86Jentheot86 Posts: 4
    Below my post there are two hyperlinks you can click on and it’ll take you to two pictures of one of the pieces we have already but we need a second one! 
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Is there a maker's name or anything on the frame?
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • Jentheot86Jentheot86 Posts: 4
    No, nothing. I don’t even know what the thing is called to google it to buy one :( 
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    It looks a bit like an end-cap on the roof my my Rhino greenhouse - a 'gable end cap' maybe? I've no idea if there is such a thing...
    If you zoom in on the end of the roof, under the finials there's a similar looking 'thing'






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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    It will be called something like a ridge end joint, ridge finial, or ridge connector I imaine. The link below lists one very similar as a ridge joint.


     It's a very specific looking part though so unless someone can identify the exact frame so you can contact the manufacturer it might be hard to find a replacement. I'd be tempted to take the one you have to a local engineering shop and get them to knock up something that will do the job instead.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • Jentheot86Jentheot86 Posts: 4
    Thanks guys! I looked on the exact website earlier wild edges, thanks so much! Yeah I might have to take off the other one and see if we can get a replacement! :smile:
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