Greenhouse base

I have just bought a 2nd hand greenhouse ... Eden Monarch 8' x 10'

I am laying a concrete slab this weekend ... and will grow in containers/bags

Just thinking is it worth laying a course of bricks and sitting frame on bricks ... or just sit it on a 2" x 2" treated wood soleplate.

Being on concrete at least wood will not be in contact with ground ... hopefully that means it should last a good few years.

Any other suggestions ?

 

I would agree with Armandii and go for the brick base ,the ideal would be an engineering brick as opposed to just a facing brick as they too would perish after a few years.
Dave

 

The base section aluminum profile ... is L shaped and is currently fitted to a 2" x 1" batten.
It did not come with a separate 'base' I know you can buy these, but the manufacturer does not have them for this model.

 

You would build the brick base so that the L shaped profile base section sat on brickwork then plug and drill to this the same as you would the timber .The timber base would be a cheaper and quicker option
Dave

 

I'd go for the brick base every time if no alluminium base available.

I bought an alluminium base for my current one, but the one before that (given to my next door neighbour when we moved) I built on grey "foundation" bricks "on edge". They are solid (no holes) and all 3 visible sides are flat. Just drilled and pluuged the greenhouse to these.
Dave

 

I have a greenhouse on the allotment on a timber base just anchored to the ground, reason being they dont allow concrete or brick bases.
My greenhouse in the garden is on a concrete dwarf wall, for want of a better description , its not on a complete concrete base.

I then covered the entire ground inside in landscape fabric and layed slabs along the centre for a path , either side of the path I used a 3in layer of pea shingle.
Seems to work ok.

 

My problem is the base aluminum profile has a lip that will need to fit over outside of bricks ... and I don't know exact size to build dwarf wall to until Greenhouse is built.

Maybe I'll have to build up the frame without glass, so I can figure out exact dimensions for dwarf wall

 

Think I might have to build the ends & sides up .. so I can get acurate measurement of dwarf wall to build.

 

Sargan, just get a corner upright and temp bolt it to one long and one short bottom rail.
From that you can work out the overall size needed for the base

 

Good point ....it will give me measurement I need.

 

Don't know if your sorted yet, but when I did my old one, I did exactly that - built the entire greenhouse with no glass, then laid the brick setts on edge under the greenhouse where they were to go. After this, removed the g/h, cemented the setts in place, and checked before they went off. Worked a treat. I too had a small lip on the g/h

dave

 

Solution I used was to 'brick lay' a plinth for greenhouse to sit on ... but instead of bricks used 910 x 40 x 150 rear path edgings (they use them when they put pavements in)

Cheap ... quick and gained 150mm in height, and flat faces & square on all corners.