dismantling a greenouse
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It is easy if you know how! As long as you are a keen diy person then it should not be too much trouble for you. First make a drawing of the greenhouse and mark each pain of glass with a number, use a waterproof pen (this can be taken off with alcohol when it is reinstalled.
Then remove all the glass and try and keep set areas together.
Then begin to dismantle the structure, starting with the roof, best to have a friend so that you can remove the whole roof including glazing bars in one go and then dismantle that further when you have it on the ground. Otherwise remove one glazing bar at a time.
Don't worry if you break any of the nuts and bolts as they may shear and new ones can be easily obtained from diy sheds.
Then dismantle the sides and try and keep the sections together.
When you build it back up again, build it in complete sections before putting together again.
That should about do it, I have done 2 and they seemed to work both times.
Andrew
Then remove all the glass and try and keep set areas together.
Then begin to dismantle the structure, starting with the roof, best to have a friend so that you can remove the whole roof including glazing bars in one go and then dismantle that further when you have it on the ground. Otherwise remove one glazing bar at a time.
Don't worry if you break any of the nuts and bolts as they may shear and new ones can be easily obtained from diy sheds.
Then dismantle the sides and try and keep the sections together.
When you build it back up again, build it in complete sections before putting together again.
That should about do it, I have done 2 and they seemed to work both times.
Andrew
I dismantled a greenhouse & gave it away last year, used an angle grinder on all the fixings. The new owner bought new nuts & bolts. Lot easier than undoing them. We only broke 3 panes of glass, but as said number the panes & take photo.
small tip, youll pay about 3 quid for a handful of nuts and bolts for a greenhouse in most sheds. go on ebay and there are some who will do a pack 5 times that size for the same cost. Damn site cheaper, you dont need to worry so much about the old bolts then, as they can be a bugger to undo and do up again, i think the aluminium deteriorates over time.
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Don't forget to wrap the glass in some old newspaper, usually in batches of a few panes. The edges are extremely rough and will cut easily and deeply. Keep them upright, if you store them flat its all too easy to stand on and break a few. 
Always wear gloves.
Beware of the spring clips that hold in the glass, these have a habit of 'pinging' out and flying around, so wear some eye protection.
Always wear gloves.Beware of the spring clips that hold in the glass, these have a habit of 'pinging' out and flying around, so wear some eye protection.
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