Greenhouses by The Greenhouse People Ltd

Technical Help

'The Greenhouse People' are constantly trying to provide the best customer service. This area of the website is constantly updated and developed through hints and tips gathered from our highly experienced greenhouse erectors. If you have any additions or queries to the help sheets below then please send an email to me at, james@thegreenhousepeople.co.uk

Below are additional instructions for the majority of the greenhouses and various accessories that we retail.

Download Extra Instructions and help below!

To access the information below you may have to download a version of the free 'Adobe Acrobat Reader' software from the internet if it hasn't already been setup on your computer. If your computer has a slow internet connection then it might take a while (30 - 60 seconds approx) for each set of instructions to open. Simply double click each of the green headings below and wait.

Helpful techniques to greatly reduce the chances of WIND DAMAGE affecting your greenhouse.
INCH to MM conversion chart
EXTRA INFORMATION booklet (no fitters list).

BASE INFORMATION

A quick guide to laying down SLABS suitable for any garden structure.

BASE PLANS for AGL, Eden, and Elite/Peak greenhouses.

BASE PLANS for Alton wooden greenhouses.

BASE PLANS for Robinsons greenhouses.

BASES

The greenhouse people metal base

GREENHOUSES

AGL Greenhouses: www.hallsgardenbuildings.com

AGL POPULAR tips and techniques / AGL POPULAR full manufacturers instruction manual

AGL MAGNUM tips and techniques / AGL MAGNUM full manufacturers instruction manual

AGL SUPREME 6' wide

AGL SUPREME 8' wide / Sandringham

AGL SUPREME Wall Garden

AGL SILVERLINE

AGL, how to put in a W shaped glazing clip.

ELITE / PEAK Greenhouses (These buildings currently have two names but they are the same product) / Cold frames:

ELITE COMPACT / PEAK CROXDEN /

ELITE STREAMLINE / PEAK SLIMLINE /

ELITE CRAFTSMAN / PEAK CHATSWORTH /

ELITE HIGH EAVE / PEAK SNOWDON /

ELITE BELMONT / additional partition / PEAK BUXTON /

ELITE SUPREME / PEAK ASHBOURNE /

ELITE CLASSIQUE / PEAK CARSINGTON /
ELITE WINDSOR / PEAK WESTON /
ELITE KENSINGTON 6' wide shown with a double door on the front (available on buildings 8' long and longer). / PEAK BUCKINGHAM /

ELITE / PEAK , how to put in an elite style glazing clip.

ELITE/PEAK BAR CAPPING SYSTEM instructions.

PEAK EXPERIMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS, The following instructions are not yet in print because they may contain a few errors. Feel free to view the developing manuals, any constructive comments are appreciated to help improve the manuals before they go into print.

PEAK MINIGROW LEAN-TO (including 8'long building additional information!)

PEAK WESTON LEAN-TO

PEAK BUCKINGHAM 4'DEEP LEAN-TO

PEAK BUCKINGHAM 6'DEEP LEAN-TO

PEAK BUCKINGHAM 8'DEEP LEAN-TO

HERCULES Greenhouses:

The Greenhouse people and elite have teamed up to bring you our hercules range. This PDF may take some time as the file is 4mb in size.
6'wide HERCULES
8'wide HERCULES
8'wide HERCULES shown with partition adaptions and photographs.

10'wide HERCULES

FAWT Greenhouses: www.fawt.co.uk

FAWT NOVA additional help from the greenhouse people.

FAWT manufactures instructions / diagrams / glass / base sizes, etc..

(The below pdf files are very large and may take a while to open, please be patient!)

ALPHA

DECAGON
NOVA
OMEGA
SOLAR

ALTON WOODEN Greenhouses: www.altongreenhouses.co.uk (full instruction manuals and more information is available via the Alton website, follow link)

ALTON 6'5 TRADITIONAL

ALTON 8' wide AMATEUR
ALTON 10' wide AMATEUR (shown with partition)

ALTON OCTAGONAL (6 x 8 model shown)

ROBINSONS Greenhouses: www.robinsonsgreenhouses.co.uk (full instruction manuals and more information is available via the Robinsons website, follow link)

Video demonstration showing how ROBUST the ROBINSONS range of greenhouses really are!

ROBINSONS REGENT with 7 slat staging and 3 slat shelving.
ROBINSONS RIVIERA
ROBINSONS ROYALE
ROBINSONS DWARF WALL adaptions (Royale on a 2' high wall shown)

ROBINSONS ROSETTE

ROBINSONS REGAL with 10 slat staging and 3 slat shelving. Various 'A frame' adaptations are shown.
ROBINSONS EXTENSIONS instructions
ROBINSONS PARTITIONS / additional strengthening options.

ROBINSONS VENT assembly
ROBINSONS LOUVRE assembly
ROBINSONS DOOR assembly
ROBINSONS STAGING and SHELVING with tips for fitting around A-frames and Partitions.

PALRAM PRODUCTS www.palram.com

PALRAM 6 X 8 GREENLINE (full instructions) update

FULFORD COLDFRAME

SUMMERHOUSES www.altongreenhouses.co.uk

ALTON STRATFORD 6' X 8' (rectangular in shape)

ALTON OXFORD 6 X 8 (octagonal in shape)

ALTON CAMBRIDGE 8 X 8 (octagonal in shape)

ACCESSORIES

10" aluminium shelves (3', 4', and 5' lengths)

AUTO-LOUVRE opener

AUTO-VENT opener

ELITE RAINWATER KIT

ELITE SPECIAL RAINWATER KIT (2 gutters into 1 water butt)

LOUVRE WINDOW

COLD FRAMES

ELITE COLD FRAME
AGL JUMBO COLD FRAME
4' X 3' AGL POLYCARBONATE SAFETY COLD FRAME
3' X 2' AGL POLYCARBONATE SAFETY COLD FRAME

STAGING (wooden and aluminium)

FOLDING WOODEN STAGING
HERCULES WOODEN STAGING
AGL SLATTED ALUMINIUM STAGING
BABBINGTON ALUMINIUM STAGING
3'CHARLOTTE POTTING BENCH
CHARLOTTE ALUMINIUM STAGING
REMOVABLE TRAY ALUMINIUM STAGING

SEED TRAY UNITS

4 Tier seed tray unit
(8 trays included)
5 Tier seed tray unit
(15 trays included)
BUDGET seed tray unit
(6 trays included)
HARDWICK seed tray unit
(12 trays included)
JUMBO seed tray unit
(15 trays included)
JUNIOR seed tray unit
(9 trays included)
MAXI seed tray unit
(15 trays included)

PARTS LISTS

AGL Greenhouses:

Pop

Supreme 6' wide

Supreme 8' wide / Sandringham

Magnum

Silverline

ELITE / PEAK Greenhouses / Cold frames:

Compact / Croxden

Streamline / Slimline

Craftsman / Chatsworth

High Eave / Snowdon

Be lmont / Buxton