Greenhouse anchorage

[Sharky]

Just ordered an alu greenhouse. Any tips for anchorage? It can get quite windy down here in wild Kent.

Have seen various kits, but don't know which work well.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Looks in vain for Alaska images.

Wanders off

 

[Levo-Lon]

What's it going to stand on?


If it's a windy exposed area.
I'd opt for a small footing where frame will go and a course of engineering brick then screw frame to the bricks or use a waterproof adhesive, like gripfill .

Footing would only need to be 150mm deep by 100mm wide

You could use slabs also

 

[Sharky]

What's it going to stand on?

Initially thought we would just put it at the end of the lawn. Planning on making it level and putting a weed membrane down and then putting pebbles/gravel inside the green house and a border round it, with paving slabs down the middle.
A bit like this

 

[tom73]

It will need some form of ground anchor as @Levo-Lon says. If the wind get's it then it will go over or worse.
I'm lucky mine won't move come what even without the inbuilt ground anchors concreted in.
Then again it's not your average off the shelf one.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Initially thought we would just put it at the end of the lawn. Planning on making it level and putting a weed membrane down and then putting pebbles/gravel inside the green house and a border round it, with paving slabs down the middle.
A bit like this

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Nice greenhouse if that's what you bought.
You could do that but I'd strongly recommend at least 4 concrete anchors.
Dig 4 holes or one at each angle tho 4 should be fine
Anchor would need to be about a bucket full of concrete.
Anchor greenhouse and cover with gravel, sorted

 

[Randomnerd]

Bolt it down to something heavy, ideally a base all way round. Use expanding bolts into concrete or stone. If soil conditions allow, auger type ground anchors one per side would work

 

[MichaelW2]

You can get a variety of masonry bolts , expanding wedges and self tapping bolts. Thunderbolt seems to be biggest branded fixing.

 

[keithmac]

Google "ground screws", probably easiest way if you're building it over soil.

 

[Sharky]

Nice greenhouse if that's what you bought.

Yep, that's the one from Robert Dyas. 8x8.

 

[PK99]

oops! I misunderstood the thread title...

 

[Sharky]

Think I might get one of these. It seems iy will give me a few options
https://www.robertdyas.co.uk/palram...BloM07hY5e5FlubLb9lzROrq_HIZsGbYaAql8EALw_wcB

Thanks for all the replies, has been really helpful.

If it ever arrives and I manage to get it up, will post a picture.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

oops! I misunderstood the thread title...

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I've been waiting

 

[contadino]

I'm just building mine. It's a wooden greenhouse sat atop a ring of 70mm fence posts. The posts are tied to the ground (cement plinth) using 10 of these...

https://www.screwfix.com/p/sabrefix-heavy-duty-angle-brackets-galvanised-63-x-90mm-10-pack/86180

I suspect it's windier down in Kent than in my garden, but I think mines rock solid.

 

[MartinQ]

oops! I misunderstood the thread title...

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Anchored in Anchorage ...

View: https://vimeo.com/99288663