To Hire or Not to Hire.

[snuffer]

One of the things that attracted me to the 'Rhino' range of greenhouses was the fact that they can be built directly onto the soil of the veggie garden. However I am a little worried that this might be a bit too soft. I was thinking of hiring a whacker / vibro plate to compact the earth before I start building.

Do you think this would work or would the whacker / vibro plate just try and bury itself into the soil?

[Aberdeenplotter]

If your greenhouse isn't anchored, it could well blow over/away so compacting thesoil may beof no value whatever. Rather spend the hire charge on some breeze blocks and mount your greenhouse on them

[snuffer]

It will be anchored using a system of J-bolts that are set into concrete piles. I was just worried about maintaining levels on soft ground during the build.

[donnakebab]

I think if you use walk boards or similar during the build you should be ok.

Are you not going to grow anything in the ground within the house then? Will everything be in containers?

[Dead Dogs]

It will be anchored using a system of J-bolts that are set into concrete piles.

Surely the concrete poles will keep the GH level. Save your money or buy paving slabs for a central walkway. Then you can plant directly into the borders.

[Aberdeenplotter]

It will be anchored using a system of J-bolts that are set into concrete piles. I was just worried about maintaining levels on soft ground during the build.

If the ground settles.just top it up. Again, the hire charge you save will fund the cost of any soil you absolutely need to buy

[Potstubsdustbins]

A decent 'whacker' will just bury itself on soft soil. Its meant to compact hard core whilst back filling.

Colin

[Kleftiwallah]

Drive lengths of angle iron into the ground at each corner, then bolt the greenhouse to that? ? ? Cheers, Tony.

[pagan dreams]

hiya ive seen rhino greenhouses in my brochure from the greenhouse people and its a very tough building plus it looks extreamly heavy too with all that extra framing and toughened glass.may stay put in storms but subsidence could be a key situation if you have soft soil even with the piles as the whole weight of the greenhouse is bearing down on pin point areas rather than even distribution of the whole building.a bed of concrete blocks would be better as the weight of the building is evenly spread out around the foundation its sat on,blocks could be sunk to enable the greenhouse to be flush at ground level as it was designed to do.good luck if you decide to get a rhino they are one seriously tough greenhouse )