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Ive got an aluminium 10X12 greenhouse for the allotment.
the site is levelled off, but now thinking about suitable foundations. my plan was concrete block outside framework, with 2 lines of land drain inside ( its a wet site in winter), weed block, layer of slabs/block pavers down the middle, then use growbags/75 liter compost bags for planting into, sat on top of polystyrene sheets. will be growing tomatoes, chillies, and cucumbers this year, ( assuming the damn thing is up and glazed in time- working full time I dont get much time up there).
two issues Ive though about with the concrete blocks, the first being how stable are they without being mortared together, the other being do they need to be on a level concrete footing, or will they be ok on level ground.
the other option of course is to use tanalised 4 inch fence posts, but according to other plotholders its quite a windy site in winter, so anchoring it down might be a problem, also I dont want to have to take it down in ten years time to replace rotten wood .
Also any views on glass/polycarb, most of the glass is there, but was going to do the roof with polycarb anyway as some of the glass had been broken by the clown who started dismantling the greenhouse before I bought it, the rest of the glass is filthy and will all need a good clean, and again, other plotholders have suggested there are kid/stone problems up there, again, only want to do the job once if possible.
any suggestions gratefully accepted
Steve
the site is levelled off, but now thinking about suitable foundations. my plan was concrete block outside framework, with 2 lines of land drain inside ( its a wet site in winter), weed block, layer of slabs/block pavers down the middle, then use growbags/75 liter compost bags for planting into, sat on top of polystyrene sheets. will be growing tomatoes, chillies, and cucumbers this year, ( assuming the damn thing is up and glazed in time- working full time I dont get much time up there).
two issues Ive though about with the concrete blocks, the first being how stable are they without being mortared together, the other being do they need to be on a level concrete footing, or will they be ok on level ground.
the other option of course is to use tanalised 4 inch fence posts, but according to other plotholders its quite a windy site in winter, so anchoring it down might be a problem, also I dont want to have to take it down in ten years time to replace rotten wood .
Also any views on glass/polycarb, most of the glass is there, but was going to do the roof with polycarb anyway as some of the glass had been broken by the clown who started dismantling the greenhouse before I bought it, the rest of the glass is filthy and will all need a good clean, and again, other plotholders have suggested there are kid/stone problems up there, again, only want to do the job once if possible.
any suggestions gratefully accepted
Steve
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