Dancouver greenhouse

pjproby

I bought a Dancouver Greenhouse. it is sold in kit form. I am having terrible trouble assembling it and I am wondering if anyone here ever attempted putting one together?

thanks in advance.

greasepalm

Depending on model there are pdf downloads for your greenhouse and everything is labelled as to what goes where.

Its the reading and sorting out all those numbers as it could be anything.Booklets are small pc can make it bigger.

Sorting out different piles for base , uprights , crossmembers , eaves etc might make things handier for you.

pjproby

The manual is 29 pages long -refers to 136 pieces, refers to 516 nuts and this morning a very experienced handyman, i asked to assemble gave up. I don't blame him. i suspect it was designed c1960 and they have been flogging it ever since.

greasepalm

Instructions for many things are brief and hard to understand , did you pull it up on laptop as a bigger picture?

.42.

Which one did you buy

I put together the mini greenhouse last week

https://www.dancovershop.com/ie/product/mini-greenhouse-12x121x148m-plant-inn-clear.aspx

The Continental Op

They are easy enough to put up but I'd taken down and put quite a few different ones over the years. They require time and patience.

What's the main problem. Normally its a one man job apart from when its handy to have someone hold one of the sides up.

In most cases you start by making the sides flat on the ground then the ends, then tip the rear end and one side upright and put them together thats when two people come in handy. once you have two sides done you just add the other two. The ridge goes on next then the roof glazing bars. The glass goes in last but with the polycarbonate ones it helps with some of them to put at least one section of polycarbonate in when the sections are flat on the ground as it helps keep everything square.

Without know exactly which one you have its hard to give any other advice?

pjproby

Its printed out and studied endlessly, onscreen and in print. The frame has part numbers on some of the parts but the manual does not actually mention these part numbers. Instead it gives clues as to where these parts should go. Its the Dancover Duo.

.42.

pjproby wrote: »

Its printed out and studied endlessly, onscreen and in print. The frame has part numbers on some of the parts but the manual does not actually mention these part numbers. Instead it gives clues as to where these parts should go.

Did you put the model into Youtube. plenty of installation videos

Accidentally

As said above, lay everything out and make sure you know what's what.

The instructions are a bit haphazard, and you need to be careful with bars which may be drilled differently on each side, but they do fit together okay. You just need a lot of patience and a love of M4 nuts and bolts

pjproby

Thanks for all the replies. We need to review the situation, as the song said.

greasepalm

So is like this one and not like a normal one with sides and glass.

https://www.dancovershop.com/product-images/gh120010.pdf

pjproby

greasepalm wrote: »

So is like this one and not like a normal one with sides and glass.

https://www.dancovershop.com/product-images/gh120010.pdf

That's the culprit .

hirondelle

My greenhoue (not Dancouver) required a lot of the aluminium bolts to be preloaded into the uprights to allow for the angled roof supports to be connected- it took me a frustrating amount of disassembly to work that out!

The Continental Op

hirondelle wrote: »

My greenhoue (not Dancouver) required a lot of the aluminium bolts to be preloaded into the uprights to allow for the angled roof supports to be connected- it took me a frustrating amount of disassembly to work that out!

Its not that type of greenhouse. tbh its a style I'd avoid

greasepalm

hirondelle wrote: »

My greenhoue (not Dancouver) required a lot of the aluminium bolts to be preloaded into the uprights to allow for the angled roof supports to be connected- it took me a frustrating amount of disassembly to work that out!

Think when we got our EDEN greenhouse we were told to add extra bolts 2 or 3 per upright and roof slants, why you ask shelves can be added or you want to hang a few small flower pots.

Twine for tying up tomatoes etc.

The Continental Op

greasepalm wrote: »

Think when we got our EDEN greenhouse we were told to add extra bolts 2 or 3 per upright and roof slants, why you ask shelves can be added or you want to hang a few small flower pots.

Twine for tying up tomatoes etc.

I always used to use cropped head bolts they go into the slots after then ends of the glazing bars are closed off. When you turn them they lock fully.

greasepalm

The Continental Op wrote: »

I always used to use cropped head bolts they go into the slots after then ends of the glazing bars are closed off. When you turn them they lock fully.

Have loads of them but on old Crittall greenhouse uses flat headed screws which are slid up the bars as there is a centre line for screw slot to lock into and not turn.

The Continental Op

greasepalm wrote: »

Have loads of them but on old Crittall greenhouse uses flat headed screws which are slid up the bars as there is a centre line for screw slot to lock into and not turn.

That must be going back a good bit.

greasepalm

Neighbours across the road were scrapping old one and must be 40 years old but missed out on the door as it went first.

SouthWesterly

What's the quality of the greenhouse like? Could we get a photo when done

pjproby

If we ever get there, i will post a photo. Its a very solid structure and has, as one of Roddy Doyle's characters said, potential though you have to string potential out to get the idea.

greasepalm

Crap weather forcast i see OMG.

Pipmae

Oh no! Just seeing this now and I've this model ordered. I'm not looking forward to the assembly.

https://www.dancovershop.com/ie/product/orangery-polycarbonate-oasis-hexagonal-anthracite.aspx

The Continental Op

Pipmae wrote: »

Oh no! Just seeing this now and I've this model ordered. I'm not looking forward to the assembly.

https://www.dancovershop.com/ie/product/orangery-polycarbonate-oasis-hexagonal-anthracite.aspx

I wouldn't worry to much that is a slightly tricker assembly than a standard aluminium greenhouse but not on the same level as the OP's.

Pipmae

Pipmae wrote: »

Oh no! Just seeing this now and I've this model ordered. I'm not looking forward to the assembly.

https://www.dancovershop.com/ie/product/orangery-polycarbonate-oasis-hexagonal-anthracite.aspx

Very cool,
Make sure you post pictures of the finished article.
A decent sized GH with room to sit down and have a G&T is a treat.

Pipmae

BrownFinger wrote: »

Very cool,
Make sure you post pictures of the finished article.
A decent sized GH with room to sit down and have a G&T is a treat.

There's an inflatable hot tub going into it - hoping to fit some seating as well.

Pipmae

Pipmae wrote: »

There's an inflatable hot tub going into it - hoping to fit some seating as well.

Living the dream :D

blackbox

Instructions here seem to be fairly comprehensive:

https://www.dancovershop.com/product-images/gh120010.pdf

Is this what you have?

Accidentally

There's a bit more work to it than the instructions suggest, and a bit of ingenuity may be required. Some parts were not marked, so took a bit of working out. Pay close attention to the drawings as well, as it's possible to fit some parts the wrong way round. I also had end parts which were marked identically, but were actually drilled slightly differently for left and right side.

Mine is a slightly different model and a bit larger, but many of the parts are identical.

pjproby

blackbox wrote: »

Instructions here seem to be fairly comprehensive:

https://www.dancovershop.com/product-images/gh120010.pdf

Is this what you have?

That's the model ok, the manual is difficult to understand, only some parts are numbered, many are not. I would strongly advise people against buying it.
This is it now and hopefully it will be covered and finished tomorrow.

lordgoat

pjproby wrote: »

That's the model ok, the manual is difficult to understand, only some parts are numbered, many are not. I would strongly advise people against buying it.
This is it now and hopefully it will be covered and finished tomorrow.

Looks great OP, delighted you kept at it! Well done!

lordgoat

Pipmae wrote: »

Oh no! Just seeing this now and I've this model ordered. I'm not looking forward to the assembly.

https://www.dancovershop.com/ie/product/orangery-polycarbonate-oasis-hexagonal-anthracite.aspx

Make sure you tape the polycarbonate edges. I inherited one and I have more greenery inside the polycarb than some parts of the greenhouse.

grinder23

Have many here bought from dancover? Was gonna order the small greenhouse but reading mixed reviews online regards missing parts or long delivery times

pjproby

Just for the record payment was taken from my account on 16th April, was shipped from Copenhagen through Cologne in Germany and arrived in Ireland on 21st April and delivered to my door on 25th April. It comes in two section, one for the glass and one for the frame.

grinder23

pjproby wrote: »

Just for the record payment was taken from my account on 16th April, was shipped from Copenhagen through Cologne in Germany and arrived in Ireland on 21st April and delivered to my door on 25th April. It comes in two section, one for the glass and one for the frame.

Thanks for that just got a bit nervy after reading a few reviews online

The Continental Op

pjproby wrote: »

That's the model ok, the manual is difficult to understand, only some parts are numbered, many are not. I would strongly advise people against buying it.
This is it now and hopefully it will be covered and finished tomorrow.

That photo should help anyone else trying to put that same greenhouse together.

Would be great if you could also show with say 3 pictures of of how the first 3 or 4 sheets go on.

peasant

I know it's a bit late for the OP...but here's my two cent.

When I bought our greenhouse from here:
https://www.ksbgarden.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=60
a few years ago, I deliberately had a good look at the pictures of the frame and picked a model with square tubing instead of flat / v-shaped profiles as that seemed much easier to put together.



and so it was ..the only helping hand I needed was to hold finished frames upright while connecting them and help to pull the polycarbonate roof sheet over the top.
Other than that, it was a one man / two hand operation.

Having said that - KSB also offer to assemble your greenhouse for a reasonable fee, so you can pick any model you like really

The Continental Op

^^^^ Is that a welded frame for the front?

peasant

The Continental Op wrote: »

^^^^ Is that a welded frame for the front?

nope, just bars screwed together with captive nuts and bolts