Ebay greenhouse...

laurel7172

...I've bought one. And now I have to dismantle it ( it's an 8' by 6' lean to).

I've roped in a handy friend, and the vendor says he'll help, but does anyone have any hard-won experience to share?

sassyblue

I'm probably telling you what you already know but.....

Take photos before you start for handy reference points later

Especially take photos of the clips used to hold the window in, how they are positioned.( l'm going on what mine was like)

You'll need to take clips out of windows first, then the glass windows themselves, then unscrew the framework. Maybe you won't need to totally unscrew all the frames either to make it easier to put back together.

Good luck, we left ours at our old address and l miss it sooooo much, we've managed to get one free from a widower in the family so l'm looking forward to having another one!

valk_scot

Take a marker that will write on glass and mark every single pane of glass before you remove it. Take tie on labels or masking tape to label every strut. Yes, as sassyblue says, take photographs. You will NOT remember where things go otherwise, belive me.

A jamjar or lidded plastic container for fixings is useful as well.

angelavdavis

All good tips so far.

Remember to take a can of WD40 with you. I found that the nuts and bolts, glass clips, etc were all really stiff when I took an old greenhouse down. Its handy to spray everything prior to starting on deconstruction. Forgive yourself if you break the odd pane of glass - remember to pack the gloves for handling the glass. Take lots of newspaper to sandwich between panes for transit.

I would also buy yourself a pack of spare nuts and bolts and glass clips and treat yourself to some new rubber glazing strips as the existing will have no doubt have perished on the existing greenhouse. You can get them from ebay or Two Wests & Elliott.

Kazipoo

I took a marker pen and wrote on all the metal framework, roof joist, rear top support, left top frame etc etc, that way it was much easier to put up again, and in fact it took us less time to erect than it did to dismantle it!

sunflower76

If at all possible loosen bolts on the side frames but don't undo copletely. You can then gentle 'fold' the greenhouse and then straighten it and tighten the nuts once you get it in position.

Take a hacksaw in case you cant undo any bolts and you can then saw straight through.