I have just taken down and rebuilt a greenhouse. I did break a few panes, but my tips.

i) Take a digital camera if you can - take pictures of the whole thing and close-ups of corner joints. I found these invaluable.

ii) Marker pen for each piece of the frame and glass - have a code that you understand.

iii) Have 2 people!

iv) When you are piling up the glass, be careful. I broke about 5 panes in one go when a pile I had leaned against a fence got too big and they just cracked. Grrrrrr....

v) We used a load of blankets and dustsheets and just laid them in between each sheet of glass.

vi) If it has been mastiked (is that a word?!?!?!), the panes broke very easily if you pulled away from the frame. Instead if needs be, take two bits of the frame off and lever the frame off the glass, rather than the glass off the frame. It was less destructive! Also, if you can lever up the glass rather than pulling it away or towards you, it is less likely to break. Hope that makes sense!

Have fun!!!!!!!


Oh.....tools. Socket set, spanners and possibly screwdrivers if needed.

James