If it is a sliding door then you will have to be very careful how you place the greenhouse on the bricks, it will have to slide infront or behind them.
Thanks, and too Figrat for pointing that out...had I the greenhouse in front of me I coulkd of seen that...ok..so...not quite so..simple then.
Knowing my luck, i will wreak this greenhouse before I get it! But, its now or never i suppose to make it a little higher/potentiall a little warmer.
I suppose its not impossible - somehow - to cut the rail at the bottom..i mean..end of the day not rocket science i suppose...to create a new sliding door - to slide in front of some bricks is it.
Just asking in case of any other potential problems your aware of thats all. Might give it a go.
I erected an 18 ft long greenhouse secured to sleepers, and it worked a treat. The garden was quite exposed but in 15 years it never moved. The sleepers were very heavy, anc combined with the weight of the greenhouse it was very solid (and easier for me to bolt the greenhouse to sleepers than to concrete.
the main reason for opting for sleepers was that I was not confident I could get a concrete base absolutely level all the way round. i was worrried that the frame mighte nd up being distorted and the glass hard to fit. With the sleepers I was able to pack the underneath with sharp sand and make fine adjustments befire erecting the frame. Itw as also a lot less effort than digging a trench and mixing lots of cement.
So - in a nutshell...When the greenhouse arrives...do I discard that metal base altogether? and I just use the 'thin' frame and bolt that onto the brick wall i will build.
Then, i will extend the door ( somehow ) and (somehow ) attach the runner to the outside of the ..4 brick high..wall.
Simples yes? No problems you can forsee? Bricks..two width across be enough?
I APPRECIATE that to some this is a dead parrot of a thread - problem answered kinda thing. However, I would enjoy a reply or more from those in the know...aka ..from someone who owns a single sliding door greenhouse.
Mine, not yet delivered..im still pondering the idea of a small brick wall.
Do you think, i can...perhaps..purchase a sliding rail from B&Q etc...and lay on the outside of my greenhouse wall - thus enabling the sliding door to work ok. I dont want a step at all.
Just not having a greenhouse to hand means I cannot see what im working with so to speak..IS IS JUST A SIMPLE CASE OF WHERE TO PLACE THE SLIDING RAIL if i build a wall and bolt my greenhouse onto it?
I have just erected a 6x6 greenhouse on concrete fence posts leveled with sand and cement and anchord down in the corners.The aluminium base does make the greenhouse a LOT more ridged so i would leave it on.You say you are no bricklayer belive me five courses will take some keeping level for the inexperianced.
It's going to be a very fiddly job to fit the extended door, and I'm wondering whether it might help to either go to a greenhouse showroom and ask the people there, or wait for your gh to arrive so you can have a good look at the fixtures and fittings.
I'm sure your idea's not impossible, just...fiddly!
It came with a base and is Aliminimum (spelling?) and polly panes.
We've dug a trench about a bricks depth on it's side, put a layer of bricks on top and pointed them. We've left a gap in one of the holes in the bricks nearest to the garage door so if we want to run electricity to it we can.
The much beloved is in charge of any construction and he's going to run batons along the "wall" to drill into and fix the greenhouse. There's a small lip on the bottom of the GH frame and the wood should make it easier to square up the frame on the foundation.
We're going to totally loose the base that came with it.
I don't know if this helps you or not but I don't understand why you would want to extend the door?
If you're worried about a big drop either side of your foundation surely you can back fill inside the surround to raise the level inside, and have a couple of flags piled up outside as steps?
I might be wrong but I think you're possible making it tricker than it needs to be?
Ok won't carry this thread on any further think it's run it's course. Thanks for all the replies, the fact you mentioned, the BASE makes the greenhouse structure more solid..if very important to me. Likewise, the mention by Moonlit that they are going to lose the base altogether.
These are the two important parts for me...losing the base..will i weaken the structure!!
I will indeed give it a go..BUT the thought of losing that Base!! I dont know. What i do know is, i love the look of a greenhouse on a few bricks, and do believe it will help - a little - re warmth etc..and height. I recall my grandads always being a pain ..as it was just too low once the grapevine overtook etc etc
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If it is a sliding door then you will have to be very careful how you place the greenhouse on the bricks, it will have to slide infront or behind them.
Thanks, and too Figrat for pointing that out...had I the greenhouse in front of me I coulkd of seen that...ok..so...not quite so..simple then.
Knowing my luck, i will wreak this greenhouse before I get it! But, its now or never i suppose to make it a little higher/potentiall a little warmer.
I suppose its not impossible - somehow - to cut the rail at the bottom..i mean..end of the day not rocket science i suppose...to create a new sliding door - to slide in front of some bricks is it.
Just asking in case of any other potential problems your aware of thats all. Might give it a go.
I erected an 18 ft long greenhouse secured to sleepers, and it worked a treat. The garden was quite exposed but in 15 years it never moved. The sleepers were very heavy, anc combined with the weight of the greenhouse it was very solid (and easier for me to bolt the greenhouse to sleepers than to concrete.
the main reason for opting for sleepers was that I was not confident I could get a concrete base absolutely level all the way round. i was worrried that the frame mighte nd up being distorted and the glass hard to fit. With the sleepers I was able to pack the underneath with sharp sand and make fine adjustments befire erecting the frame. Itw as also a lot less effort than digging a trench and mixing lots of cement.
So - in a nutshell...When the greenhouse arrives...do I discard that metal base altogether? and I just use the 'thin' frame and bolt that onto the brick wall i will build.
Then, i will extend the door ( somehow ) and (somehow ) attach the runner to the outside of the ..4 brick high..wall.
Simples yes? No problems you can forsee? Bricks..two width across be enough?
I APPRECIATE that to some this is a dead parrot of a thread - problem answered kinda thing. However, I would enjoy a reply or more from those in the know...aka ..from someone who owns a single sliding door greenhouse.
Mine, not yet delivered..im still pondering the idea of a small brick wall.
Do you think, i can...perhaps..purchase a sliding rail from B&Q etc...and lay on the outside of my greenhouse wall - thus enabling the sliding door to work ok. I dont want a step at all.
Just not having a greenhouse to hand means I cannot see what im working with so to speak..IS IS JUST A SIMPLE CASE OF WHERE TO PLACE THE SLIDING RAIL if i build a wall and bolt my greenhouse onto it?
I have just erected a 6x6 greenhouse on concrete fence posts leveled with sand and cement and anchord down in the corners.The aluminium base does make the greenhouse a LOT more ridged so i would leave it on.You say you are no bricklayer belive me five courses will take some keeping level for the inexperianced.
I'm sure your idea's not impossible, just...fiddly!
Do let us know how you get on.
We've just got a single sliding door GH 6x8ft.
It came with a base and is Aliminimum (spelling?) and polly panes.
We've dug a trench about a bricks depth on it's side, put a layer of bricks on top and pointed them. We've left a gap in one of the holes in the bricks nearest to the garage door so if we want to run electricity to it we can.
The much beloved is in charge of any construction and he's going to run batons along the "wall" to drill into and fix the greenhouse. There's a small lip on the bottom of the GH frame and the wood should make it easier to square up the frame on the foundation.
We're going to totally loose the base that came with it.
I don't know if this helps you or not but I don't understand why you would want to extend the door?
If you're worried about a big drop either side of your foundation surely you can back fill inside the surround to raise the level inside, and have a couple of flags piled up outside as steps?
I might be wrong but I think you're possible making it tricker than it needs to be?
Ok won't carry this thread on any further think it's run it's course. Thanks for all the replies, the fact you mentioned, the BASE makes the greenhouse structure more solid..if very important to me. Likewise, the mention by Moonlit that they are going to lose the base altogether.
These are the two important parts for me...losing the base..will i weaken the structure!!
I will indeed give it a go..BUT the thought of losing that Base!! I dont know. What i do know is, i love the look of a greenhouse on a few bricks, and do believe it will help - a little - re warmth etc..and height. I recall my grandads always being a pain ..as it was just too low once the grapevine overtook etc etc
THANKS again, appreciate time taken to reply.