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First greenhouse - partition or not?
keepitlive
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Finally erected my first GH - bought second hand on eBay. No risk because if was only 3 miles from my home
. It's an Elite plain aluminium model, 10' x 8' with a partition. Having done the usual internet research, I'm aware of the flexibility offered e.g. creating different environments in the same GH, but on the negative side, the partition doorway doesn't have a drop cill and could be a trip hazard if I'm not careful.
Would forum members be kind enough to share their opinions, for and against, hopefully raising points that I've not even thought of.
It will probably be used as an unheated GH, as it's 60' from the house and I'm pretty sure that running the correct cable that distance would be very pricey
Thanks
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No answer but I've never understood why a partition in a GH wouldn't have a dropped cill. Mine has but we had to fight for it and when it was delivered it had a short door to fit a raised cill. so had to collect another.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks, nutcutlet. Presumably, you find having the partition useful?
To be honest, not much horticulturally speaking but it's even longer than yours and I think it probably adds stabillity to the structure. It does have a low level brace but it's set into the central path and is flat.
I don't grow tender plants but If I ever did decide to heat/insulate it would be a cheaper option to do half a GH than a whole one.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Might sound a bit daft but is your greenhouse on solid slabs or earth with a path down the middle. If its a path could you raise the height of the path to match the cill?
David W, thanks for the input. The GH has a 6 inch high aluminium base, which sits on the soil; attached pegs are concreted into the soil and the rest of the structure is bolted to it. I suppose the soil level could be raised throughout the whole GH, which would put the top of the partition base at ground level. Unfortunately, it would create a 6 inch step at the entrance to the GH, so I'd be swapping one step for another
. (Sorry, I didn't mention that the GH entrance does have a drop cill).
Oh well worth a try. Have you contacted Elite to see if they have any suggestions/solutions, or to ask if the partition is in part structural?
Always worth a try - thanks. I have spoken to Elite about this. The partition does add some extra rigidity, but I doubled-up on bracing stays, and the 2 wall and 2 roof bars for the partition are way stronger than the basic glazing bars, so if I decide not to use the partition, the remaining parts will still add extra strength.