Greenhouse revamp

noshed · « **on:** January 30, 2007, 16:18 »

I've only just noticed the construction thing - not been paying full attention. Diverted by the end of my poor car, which has now been written off. But Lightfingers Larry was up before the beak yesterday and pleaded guilty to nicking my car and other acts of dreadfulness. So one up to the Met.

Anyway I'm wrestling with the problem of anchoring my greenhouse. As many of you will know it is of fairly light construction, prone to aerobatics in high wind. It's roughly an 8' cube.
I'm going to resite it next to the fence so I can attach two corners to the fence with something - wire?
But I can't decide what to do about the other corners. I'm thinking of getting some hefty treated timber and making a frame on the ground and screwing the greenhouse to that - but what's the best way of anchoring the frame to the ground - cementing seems a bit too much like hard work but I was thinking of some arrangement involving metposts.
Anyone got any good ideas?
I'm keen to finish building and get on with growing as soon as possible.
And I have to get my push bike back on the road...

richyrich7 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2007, 21:02 »

Go for metaposts one in each corner should do you especially if you use the longer sort, But concrete will be cheaper.

denbo73 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 02, 2007, 16:03 »

I got mine on railway sleepers, The big bad wolf wont even blow that down

Axe Victim · « **Reply #3 on:** February 02, 2007, 18:40 »

Don't tell me...there's trains in ditches all over Derbyshire now, as well!

denbo73 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 02, 2007, 18:54 »

Lol you can buy em :shock:

ytyynycefn · « **Reply #5 on:** February 02, 2007, 19:05 »

I'm in the process of putting my GH up at the moment too - it's 8x6. We're bolting the base to pressure treated fence posts lashed together as a frame - and will be drilling 4-5 holes in each and hammering a 2' length of steel through each into the ground - sort of like blooming massive nails, I suppose. I wanted sleepers, but couldn't get any for the right price (ie free)! So we'll see how that goes...

richyrich7 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 02, 2007, 20:25 »

Mine sits on 2 rows of tanalised fence posts that I got from B&Q when it burnt down cost me a £1 each. It's not bolted to the ground or anything and has never moved. But it's a cedar wood one so it's pretty heavy that cost me a £1 out of the paper.

noshed · « **Reply #7 on:** February 02, 2007, 22:24 »

Thanks chaps. Food for thought

Aidy · « **Reply #8 on:** February 04, 2007, 10:44 »

when I put mine up I anchored the frame by digging eight holes around the base (2 each side) and then drilling throught the base and then got some galvanised hooks from B+Q and filled the holes with concrete (£2 a bag), the base is now solid.

hotterotter · « **Reply #9 on:** February 08, 2007, 15:45 »

My greenhouse used to belong to a university, they were gonna knock it down and wouldn't let me take it cos of health and safety. So me and a few mates cut it awy from the foundations with an angle grinder and made off with it in the night. This means it was entirely unanchored so I sank it 18" into the ground and built some steps down into it.

Jake · « **Reply #10 on:** February 08, 2007, 22:21 »

noshed its not fair, I've not got a shed OR a greenhouse yet, man, I've got nothing to worry about!

Got a bid on ebay though, been there for a few hours and nobody bid against it yet.

Here's hoping.

legendaryone · « **Reply #11 on:** February 09, 2007, 08:40 »

Hope you get it Jake, i've only had mine a few weeks and still excited about it

noshed · « **Reply #12 on:** February 09, 2007, 10:52 »

It'll open up a whole new world of worry Jake - and opportunity of course. Good luck with the bid - is it for a greenhouse or a shed?

Jake · « **Reply #13 on:** February 09, 2007, 13:03 »

Its a greenhouse and I've been outbid, still has a day to go so I'm gonna wait until a few minutes before the end. Seems a popular thing.

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #14 on:** February 09, 2007, 13:50 »

There was a greenhouse in Spalding that OH wanted to get. Its not far from us and started at £20. No bids for days as its got about 25 panes of glass missing and is in a right state, but some idiot started bidding on it!!!!

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