Thank you for purchasing your new Robinsons greenhouse. We recommend you familiarise yourself with the instructions and read al l safety
information before you commence assembly. This instruction manual is also available online at www.robinsonsgreenhouses.co.uk
in our technical help section should you need to reprint it. Should you require any additional advice you can always call us on 01782 385409.
These instructions are divided into sections highlighted by a white number/letter on a black background at the bottom corner of most pages (see opposite
page for details); part lists, B-base, P-preparation, 1-sides, 2-front gable, 3-rear, 4-joining the four sides together, 5-louvre, 6-roof, 7-vent, 8-glazing, 9-
vent attachment, 10-door attachment, 11 anchoring down, 12 finishing touches, 13 optional shelf, 14 optional staging. If you need to contact us for assistance please refer to the relevant section/s. If your building is longer than 12’, i.e. has an extension then please also refer the separate extension manual.
Safety Warning
Glass and aluminium can potentially cause injury. Please ensure you wear protective goggles, gloves, headgear and suitable footwear when
assembling and glazing the building.
Please remember that glass is fragile and should be handled with extreme care. Always clear up and dispose of any breakages immediately.
Do not assemble the greenhouse in high winds.
For safety reasons and ease of assembly, we recommend that this greenhouse is assembled by a minimum of two people.
Please clear all lying snow from the greenhouse roof as it can cause the roof to buckle or collapse.
Site Preparation
When selecting a site for your greenhouse, it is vital that you choose as flat and level an area as possible.
A concrete or slabbed base will provide the most solid foundation for your greenhouse.
IMPORTANT: Do not fix your building down until the building is fully assembled, including glazing.
Avoid placing your greenhouse under trees or in other vulnerable locations.
To minimise the risk of wind damage, try to select as sheltered a site as possible, e.g. beside a hedgerow or garden fence.
Additional Considerations
Please bear in mind that assembling your greenhouse can be time consuming. You may need to spread the construction over two or more
days. We recommend that you avoid leaving the building partially glazed. If you ever have to leave your greenhouse half assembled and not
anchored down, weigh it down with slabs or bags of sand to stop the wind moving it.
You will find it helpful to prepare a large, clean and clear area in which to work in. A garage floor or flat lawn area is ideal.
If you have arranged for someone to install your greenhouse for you, please check that all components are included. Most parts ar e numbered
and can be identified by a stamped number (without the ’D’) or removable label. Alternatively, the components can be identified b y lengths
detailed in the packing list (see diagram below).
Anchoring down your greenhouse should be the final stage of construction (including glazing).
Once installed your greenhouse requires little maintenance, but to maintain the smooth running of
your door(s) WD40 or similar can be applied to the door wheels and lower door guides.
Guarantee
Your new Robinsons greenhouse is guaranteed for 10 years against faulty manufacture of the frame-
work. This does not include glazing, moving parts, accidental damage or wind damage.
KEY
SYMBOL
KEY DESCRIPTION
EXTERNAL VIEW
639mm
D866
INTERNAL VIEW
DO NOT
TWIST TO LOCK
THINK
THIS SECTION
RELATES TO
ANOTHER
(e.g. 1 to 5)
CORRECT
FIX DOWN!
TIGHTEN
2
PUSH AND HOLD
CUT TO LENGTH
SECTION
No
TITLE ASSEMBLY SYNOPSIS: IMPORTANT INFORMATION / CONSIDERATIONS
PARTS LIST
Most components should have a ‘D’ code punched into their metal surface. Identify and separate all like for like components
prior to assembly. The ‘parts list’ also separates parts into the various sections 1 - 12 shown below. Parts can also be identified by their profile pictures and stated lengths etc..
B
BASE
PREPARATION Tools required. IMPORTANT: Use WD40 or similar in the glazing bar channels and insert the black glazing rubber prior to
P
1
SIDES
FRONT Again insuring that the gable framework is rubbered-up follow the diagrams to assemble each end of the building. Make sure
2
REAR
Base dimensions and recommendations. Ensure that your base is level as this will make assembly of the building, especially
the glazing of the roof much more straight forward. Please be aware that the hinge door on your greenhouse opens inwards,
make sure that there will be no interference between the door and the foundations.
frame assembly.
Take the side glazing bars ‘D066’ with the rubber inserted and the diagonal braces ‘D103’, use 10mm bolts to join them to the
gutter and 15mm bolts to the cills (note how the head of the bolt slides into each glazing bar during construction). Please also
remember to slide in your 22mm bolts for attaching the decorative eave spandrels ‘DV100’ in section 5.
that you have inserted the extra bolts utilised in sections 4 and 5. On the roof and side corner bars not every rubber channel
will require rubber unless it is to be utilised in a partition (see separate manual and section P).
3
4
5
6
7a
JOINING THE
FOUR SIDES
LOUVRE
ROOF
VENT Once the vent is glazed add silicone to the vent sides and top. Stand the vent/s on their hinge (vent top) and then leave the
Take the two sides (1) and both gables (2 & 3) and join them together on your base. It is a good idea to tie some ladders to
the sides to support them if you do not have anyone to hold them for you.
They attach to the building during the glazing process (8) like a piece of glass with a black separator above and below them.
If you are fitting an optional auto-louvre then you need to carefully drill (3mm bit) out the rivets which mount the handle to the
frame. You can then either utilise those holes or create more to mount the unit.
Attach the ridge and then the rubbered-up roof bars ensuring that they are fully butted up to the ridge and down onto the gutter. Attach your cresting before you glaze the building to give yourself more room to work. Utilise the 22mm bolts slid into the
side (section 1) and roof bars to attach your DV100 and DV101 spandrels. On longer models you may need to carefully prop
up the roof and tie the sides together to keep the ridge and gutters straight (i.e. not sagging or bowed) until the building is fully
glazed.
silicone to set.
7b
8
9
10
11
VENT SLAM The slam bar ‘D079’ can be moved up and down between the roof glazing bars so that it can be butted down onto the pane of
GLAZING
VENT
ATTACHMENT
DOOR
ATTACHMENT
ANCHORING
DOWN
glass beneath, the autovent will be attached to it later on (9).
Layout the bar cappings and covers around the building like a sundial checking that all is present and correct. You can also
place the roof cappings in the gutters so they are closer to hand. The glass in the sides has to bevel on the black separator
strip which is on top of the 305mm high glass base panels. This bevelling action allows the glass to tuck underneath the gutter canopy. Use the capping and the self tapping screws to then hold the glass in place. The covers then enclose the screw
heads giving a neat finish. It is a good idea to glaze two roof sections first to ensure the building is square followed by two
side sections to ensure the building isn't leaning.
IMPORTANT: On the roof sections please make sure that you place a screw around 25mm / 1” from the bottom of
each capping strip (create a hole in the plastic if required) and that the screws are nice and tight to avoid any glass
slippage.
Take the assembled vent and slide the vent hinge ‘D866’ into the end of the ridge allowing the vent the pivot open and
closed. Vent stops go either side of the vent to stop any lateral movement (so insert stop / vent / stop). Attach the Bayliss XL
autovents.
Your door comes pre-constructed and locked minus the handles and their pivot pin but now it needs to be mounted to the
front end of your building. Utilise the ‘DV522’ plates and twist in crop headed bolts to join the door and its frame to the building (pinch the door frame against your long front verticals whilst tightening your ‘DV522’ plates to ensure that there is no gap).
If you are struggling to eradicate the gap between the door frame and verticals then some silicone can be carefully applied to
the area to create a vertical seal. Be careful not to lock yourself in the building and to avoid damage do not open the door
until it is attached to the front gable. Getting the door to swing perfectly without dropping or rubbing on the ground may require some small but vital adjustments. You may also need to insert a packer underneath the door frame hinge to increase
ground clearance. Part ‘DV275’ canopies the door frame top hiding the clearance space at the top of the door. The door can
only be made to swing inwards.
IMPORTANT
Please twist the handle to open and close. Please also be aware that your door KEYS (3 provided) are unique to the building
so they should not be stored together.
Now that the greenhouse is finished and the door and vent/s are operating without interference then you need to anchor the
building down using 2” rawl plugs and screws. Use a 7mm masonry bit in a hammer drill to create the holes.
: Please do NOT let the door slam open or closed as it is likely to cause damage to the door and the frame.
12
13
14
FINISHING
TOUCHES
OPTIONAL
SHELVING
OPTIONAL
STAGING
Now that the main body of the structure is complete you can add; downpipe fittings, eave bungs, gutter stop ends. It is also
important to carefully apply some silicone to the internal eaves corners and external and internal ridge corners to minimise
the chance of water entering the structure.
Robinsons integral cantilever staging and shelving attaches to the inside of the greenhouse frame using either square head
bolts (insert four into each side glazing bar ’D066’ during construction of the sides (1)) or rectangular ‘crop head’ bolts which
can be fitted retrospectively (both sets of bolts accompany the shelving/staging). This system allows the height of either the
staging or the shelf to be set at an operator specific height. Commonly the staging brackets are set 900mm from the cills
though you can alter this to suit the end user/s. The aluminium shelf / staging slats come in two lengths; (4’):1240mm ‘D2002’
and (6’):1860mm ’D2003’. These slats can combine to create any length of staging required, i.e. 4’+6’ = 10’ etc...
THE DIMENSIONS BELOW ARE THE EXACT EXTERNAL BASE DIMENSIONS FOR THE ROBINSONS RANGE.
We cannot emphasis how important it is to have a proper base for your Robinsons Greenhouse to be erected upon.
It is essential that the BASE IS FLAT, LEVEL AND SQUARE AS WELL AS BEING SUBSTANTIAL enough to take t h e
weight of the greenhouse including its 4mm glass.
Give yourself enough room around your base to allow for fitting the glass and any on-going maintenance / cleaning. A slab base which
is larger than the greenhouse is the ideal solution and is our preferred foundation.
A brick perimeter base is equally suitable providing there i s a concrete foundation beneath it. We suggest using a solid brick wit h no
frogs or holes (quality stock bricks or semi-engineering bricks).
IMPORTANT: Do not anchor your greenhouse down until it is fully assembled including glazing unless you are 100% sure your base is
square and level. If not your glass will not fit properly.
IMPORTANT: If you have anything overh anging the rid ge on a l ean-to buildi ng th en please make sur e it does not interfere with the motion of the roof vents.
Longer building example (mm)
External dimension of an 11x18 greenhouse.
11 x 12 main module (A) 3536 x (B) 3872
6 extension + (B) 2480
11 x 18 module (A) 3536 x (B) 6352
EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS (mm)
Model sizes listed are nominal,
use ‘mm’ measurements
REIGATE
VICTORIAN
EXTENSIONS
6
i.e.: an 11 x 10 is the model 8'6" x 10' 8"
MODEL A (mm) WIDTH B (mm) LENGTH C (mm) DIAGONAL
11
11 x 6 2012 4068
11 x 8
11 x 10 3252 4804
11 x 12 3872 5244
6ft ext.
8ft ext.
10ft ext.
12ft ext.
3536
-
-
-
-
.
2632 4408
1860 2480 3100 3720 -
Feed glazing rubber into each glazing bar and
trim to length. Notice that some channels are
only used on a partition. Applying a lubricant to
the aluminium channels will speed up insertion.
PARTITION
ONLY
REFER TO
SEPARATE
MANUAL
PARTITION
ONLY
REFER TO
SEPARATE
MANUAL
The frame is assembled by feeding square
headed bolts, either 10mm or 15mm in length
into the slots on glazing bars and then locating
those bolts through holes in purlings and cills,
etc… Twist in (rectangular) crop headed bolts
are also used towards the end of construction
to attach components to the frame when the
glazing bar slots are no longer exposed at the
ends.
End finials need to be pinched onto the ridge using ‘DV282’ grub screws.
Depending on your ridge length a half cresting may need to be cut. Some
spacer bar may also be required ‘DV281’ cut into two equal sections.
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N
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D119
RO
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EQUALx2
16
DV281
3
2
1
4
1
DV255
4
10mm
22mm
2
DV255
DV255
10mm
22mm
D066
3
DV101
DV100
DV100
17
Part No mm Quantity
D866
D863L
639
613
1
1
Part No mm Quantity
D220
PLUS
SCREW
D205
N/A 2
N/A
2
D1208
1 of -
610 x 610
pane
D866
D863R
D862
613
593
D863R
1
1
2
2
SY-
BOLM6X11
SYNUTM6 M6 4
8 X 12 S/T
FS6017
8 x 19 S/T
FS6018
10 4
10 2
19 2
D863R
D863L
D866
D1208
1 of -
610 x 610
pane
18
2
2
FLIP
VIEW
D862
D863L
2
2
2
D862
19
CUT
6mm
E
N
O
C
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L
I
S
D119
Part No mm Quantity
SY-
10 2
BOLM6X11
SY-
15 2
BOLM6X15
SYBOLM6
10 2
X11CROP
SYNUTM6
N/A 4
D079
Part No mm Quantity
D079
PLUS
FLUFF
D114 N/A 2
590
1
D114
D114
FLIP
VIEW
20
GLAZING (plans pto):
Glass and aluminium can potentially cause
injury. Please ensure you wear protective
goggles, gloves, headgear and suitable footwear when assembling and glazing the building.
Please remember that glass is fragile and
should be handled with extreme care. Always
clear up and dispose of any breakages immediately.
Layout the plastic bar cappings e.g. D812
and covers e.g. D825 around the building like
a sundial checking that all is present and correct, see right and pto. You can also place
the roof cappings in the gutters so they are
closer to hand.
The glass in the sides has to bevel on the
black / white separator strip (see right) which
is on top of the 305mm high glass base panels. This bevelling action allows the glass to
tuck underneath the gutter and roof corner
canopy. Use the capping e.g. D812 and the
self tapping screws to then hold the glass in
place. The covers then enclose the screw
heads giving a neat finish e.g. D825.
IMPORTANT
make sure that you place a screw around
25mm / 1” from the bottom of each capping
strip (create a hole in the plastic if required)
and that the screws are nice and tight to
avoid any glass slippage.
: On the roof sections please
D812
S
D825
125°
B
21
PART
No
D870
DV479 1384
DV635L/R
DV637L/R
DV639L/R
DV655 1880
DV662 3395
DV664 1373
D812 1660
D813 1675
D834 1660
D871 601
DV652 1871
D825 1660
D826 1677
DV480 1384
DV636L/R
DV638L/R
DV640L/R
DV658 2481
DV668 3395
DV670 1373
Section Size
(mm)
601
2021
2489
2960
2021
2489
2960
D826
D813
D871
DV658
DV636L
DV635L
D870
DV658
DV638L
DV637L
DV640L
DV639L
D870
DV658
DV670
DV664
ON DOOR
DV480
DV479
D870
DV658
DV640R
DV639R
D870
DV658
DV638R
DV637R
DV636R
DV635R
D870
DV658
D826
D813
D871
DV658
DV652
D825
D834
DV655
D825
D812
DV655
D825
D812
DV640L
DV639L
DV655
D825
D812
DV668
DV662
DV655
D825
D812
DV640R
DV639R
DV655
D825
D812
DV652
D825
D834
22
D826
D813
DV636L
DV635L
DV638L
DV637L
DV638R
DV637R
DV636R
DV635R
D826
D813
ROOF PANES OVERLAP
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F
H
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H
D
A
J
G
F
A
R
K
G
F
P
N
Q
A
R
S
B
A
R
A
R
S
B
A
R
S
B
R
S
B
P
N
Q
K
G
F
J
D101 /
ROSEPS
T T
G
G
F
F
D906
D729
M 610 X 762 1
L 525 X 100 6
610 long 1
J
G G
F F
K
G
F
P
N
Q
M
L
B
PART No Size (mm) 8’ 10’ 12’
D1206 S 610 X 1374 6 8 10
610x1890 R 610 X 1890 8 10 12
D1208 A 610 X 610 8 10 12
D1254 B 610 X 305 8 10 12
D904 N 305 X 1374 4
D905 Q 305 X 305 4
D770 F 457 X 305 10
D771 G 457 X 1374 10
DV700 D 357 X 1384 2
DV507 P ANGLE 4
DV713 K ANGLE 4
DV714 J ANGLE 4
DV716 T ANGLE 2
DV717 H ANGLE 2
D223/B Cut to 904mm 1
D101 /
ROSEPS
610 long (inc
cuts to
457&305mm)
6’
4
6
6
6
34 36 38
32
1729
1272
T
457
1262
J
457
805
1397
940
H
457
23
794
K
337
457
325
20
P
305
D220
24
D220
D862
D079
25
DV499
DV495
DV479
DV480
DV478
DV498
DV494
DV700
DV497
DV700
DV496
DV495
26
DV500
DV495
DV499
Part No Quantity
D522
10
SYBOLM6
X11CROP
SYNUTM6
20
20
DV522
27
DV275
O7mm
28
DV280
S
I
L
I
C
O
N
E
O
C
I
L
I
S
D119
E
N
DV120
D119
D841
D211
D048
D214
S
I
L
I
C
O
N
E
D048
D208
CUT
D207
DV219 SHOWN
D048
29
D
V
2
1
9
DV218LH / DV219RH
D119
S
H
O
W
N
D201
D211
Part No Quantity
SYBOLM6
8
X22CROP
SYNUTM6
8
DV101
30
Example: 2x 4’ 3 slat shelves ‘ST0304’ = 8’ run
D048
D066
D048
10mm
D2013
10mm
D2014
10mm
crop
15mm
D2002
=1240mm
10mm
crop
D2002
=1240mm
D2003
=1860mm
D2021
D2014
31
Example: 2x 4’ 7 slat staging ‘ST0704’ = 8’ run
D066
D048
D2044
10mm
crop
D048
D2045
D2043
10mm
crop
D2044
10mm
10mm
D2046
D2045
D2042D2042
10mm
START
10mm
FINISH
D2046
D2043
D2002
=1240mm
10mm
D2042
D2047
D2002
=1240mm
32
D2002
=1240mm
D2003
=1860mm
Example: 2x 4’ 10 slat staging ‘ST01004’ = 8’ run
D048
D174
D174
D2044
D048
D2052
10mm
crop
10mm
D066
D2045
10mm
D2048
D2043
10mm
D2043
crop
10mm
D2051
D2049
D2044
10mm
D2050
10mm
START
D2048
D2045
D2050
FINISH
D2002
=1240mm
D2050
D2002
=1240mm
33
D2052
D2002
=1240mm
D2003
=1860mm
34
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Please be aware that this is a new multi-national manual. If you spot any errors or have any constructive comments
regarding the manual please email james@thegreenhousepeople.co.uk and I will make the necessary amendments.
In addition any photographs of completed buildings would be most appreciated to add to our portfoli o.
Here’s how you can earn £30 and have your new greenhouse feature in our
next brochure….
We are always interested to hear how you went on assembling your greenhouse, and we are particularly interested to see photos of the finished article.
We like to see where you’ve put it, how you’re using it and how it looks in your garden. Often we glean ideas from this which we can pass on to other
gardeners as useful tips.
It is always nice if we can include ‘real’ greenhouse photos in the brochure, so if you send us a photo of your greenhouse to us and it is good enough to
get into our next brochure, we will send you a £30 reward.
Please send your photos to:
Photo competition
Robinsons Greenhouses
Blythe Park
Cresswell
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffs
ST11 9RD
Or better still, email us on james.durose@greenhousepeople.co.uk
Please write on the reverse of photos your name and address and if you would like them back, please write ‘please return’ on them too.
We wish you all the best with your new greenhouse, and we look forward to seeing your photos in the near future!
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