GREENHOUSE - POLYCARB OR GLASS

Hi Jack, Thanks for the CONGA RATS. I must say im very excited about greenhouse arriving, just not sure what im going to do with it when it gets here lol. Anyways, under the gravel there is weed membrane and under that is solid chalk that you need a pick axe to get through, (Im near Salisbury). I thought it may be better to just erect it on the gravel and that it would help with humidity. Oh! and ive just won some greenhouse racking on an ebay auction so im chuffed with that

 

Would sitting your base on the gravel enable vermin to easily scratch their way underneath and have a nice dry home in winter?

 

Hi Scrungee, Thanks for your message. Ive got to say its not something i thought about, but ive spoke to the other half and he has assured me rats will not be able to get in. I think he intends to sit out there 24 hours of day in the company of the cat and shoot at anything that moves

 

Hi Averil.

Your greenhouse will need to be fixed to something solid, otherwise it will blow away. As far as I'm concerned, the best way is to lay a concrete foundation around the perimeter and lay a course of bricks on top. The greenhouse can then be fixed to the bricks. The foundation doesn't have to be over the top, something like 6"x6" will be fine. Hope this helps.

Cheers...Freddy

 

Freddy, Thanks for that, Ive just relayed that to my other half and his response .... "I just thought you put the b***dy things up ". Yep he will need to take the putting up of my little palace a wee bit more seriously methinks!!

 

I cast a length of galvanised metal strap into a pad foundation at each corner and use that for fixing down.

 

Thanks Scrungee, I have passed that on to t'other half and he understands what you mean

 

Yeah, that would work, good idea