Best way of securing greenhouse base

geordiepaul2001

Hi all,

I have just bought a 6x6 horticultural glass greenhouse with steel base (my plastic growhouse got smashed to smithereens in the high winds).
I am intending to move house within the next 12 months once I find a suitable property therefore I don't want to permanently secure it to the ground.

I am going to put the greenhouse directly onto a lawn possibly on top of some weed control fabric to eradicate the cost of paving slabs.
Would it be possible to simply split the lawn with a spade, drop the base into it and pinch the lawn up against it?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated

Paul

alanobrien

A steel base usually comes with securing rods. I would use a minimum of half a dozen of these and cement them into the ground. You only need to dig a hole around 3" diameter and 6" deep for each one.

Another way is to mount the steel frame on sleepers and screw it in place. This also adds height to the greenhouse.

geordiepaul2001

alanobrien wrote: »

Another way is to mount the steel frame on sleepers and screw it in place. This also adds height to the greenhouse.

Would 4 flagstones work (one in each corner) and then drilling and securing to them?

wallbash

move house within the next 12 months

So its cheap and quick solution
Might well be tempted to go with your idea.
The weight of the glass keeps the structure down. Its stopping the base 'flexing'
quote ...steel base , if its the normal sort, they are not very thick.

My only concern if the ground was not stable, but if its been an established lawn for a few years, should be no problem.


Ps if a sheet of glass breaks ...... we are both useless :rotfl:

Skippy4u

alanobrien wrote: »

A steel base usually comes with securing rods. I would use a minimum of half a dozen of these and cement them into the ground. You only need to dig a hole around 3" diameter and 6" deep for each one.

Another way is to mount the steel frame on sleepers and screw it in place. This also adds height to the greenhouse.

You could also use Brackets between greenhouse frame and Sleepers Slabs etc, have you had a look at screwfix ? they have Code 20713, brackets ideal for this purpose, with the local trade centres throughout the country any one can call in
( You don't have to be a trade person) :beer:

alanobrien

geordiepaul2001 wrote: »

Would 4 flagstones work (one in each corner) and then drilling and securing to them?

I suspect it would in all but the worst of hurricanes the key is to anchor the base and there must be many ways of doing it. My current greenhouse used the cement anchor method but next time i will go the sleeper route for additional height......always a good thing.

matt987106

you could do with with 4 paving slabs and then go and buy a awning tie down strap ( its a wide strap then is anchored into the ground with a screw in stake either end ), you can remove this when you move and take it with you

geordiepaul2001

I went for three pockets of cement around the base with the begs firmly pushed in.
I am now wondering how I secure the greenhouse to the base.
Who ever said this was easy?

Paul