greenhouse ???

i got a second hand greenhouse for xmas from my hubby bless him and it is on my allotment but isnt glazed yet hoping to do it this weekend and do the base im going to to it all by my self as hubby has to work so what i would like to know is........... what do i use to clean the glass (as it has been stood for ages by the previous owner)is it that jeyes fliud stuff?? or will just hot soapy water do please say hot soapy water as that way i can do it at home otherwise it will be done down the lotty with cold shiver,shiver water ???

 

Warm soapy water it is chicky.

 

By the way. Don't forget to start at the roof and then the sides. When you do the sides, if they have 2 pieces of glass and z clips then start at the bottom and work up. Hope you understand this. :confused:

 

For greenhouse glass, use hot water and a hefty dose of household bleach, but remember to wear washing up gloves or your hands will be like prunes.

 

Terrier you are an extremist. :D

I tried to grow prunes once. I planted a pit but just got a lousy plum tree,.

 

Soapy water will do fine.

 

Chickychic, when you glaze the gh put the 4 panes in the lower corners of the roof first. If they are sitting in the frame properly then you know that the greenhouse is " square ", if they don`t sit properly the adjust the frame until they do.When you are happy with tose four, then you should glaze the four walls. Once that is done you can finish glazing the roof. If you glaze the roof first you end up twisting the frame out of shape or even bringing the whole lot down because of the greenhouse being top heavy.

 

Trust a professional to get exact. I tried that. It didn't work. So I glazed the roof first (which is what the manufacturer said) that DID work. Oh except I've got one piece of glass that doesn't quite fit. But silicone sealant is wonderful. :D

 

If it didn`t work John, then the frame was ( is ) out of square. :D

 

You professional you. We are divorced. And I'm telling my wife, :D

 

How much silicone did you use to fill the holes? :D

 

Cleaned the greenhouse out today......hot water Fairy liquid and Jeyes fluid and a mild day with a breeze to dry it out..
Didn't know I had so much in there



Looks better ,smells better now.
Ready to go.........................

 

What a busy boy you've been!
Do tell..What are the broad leafed plants you have?..I have some that came from M-i-Laws g-house and not sure what they are.

 

Originally posted by Dai (and just noticed by me):

The strange thing is David, every other piece fits perfectly. Including the corners. And my grandkids set-square fits every angle equally perfectly.

Can I just give one piece of advice though on sealant. Don't buy from your local pound shop. I thought that the glass overlaps etc. would be better sealed and as white silicon was available at my local pound shop for um, �£1 and the clear stuff is about �£6 a tube and I needed about 6-8 tubes for the lot, I decided to save up to �£40, Fortunately, to test, I only bought one tube of the �£1 stuff.

I do know how to use it so just did the gable end for a test. 2 days later the gable was whited out by runny cheap silicon. Darn it, it cost me another pound in glass cleaner 'cos it never was going to set. Even in summer. :D

 

Agapanthus......should have lost their leaves I would have thought....the largish terracotta pot at the back right is also Agapanthus,looks dead but will come again