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    Putting up a greenhouse

    Hi everyone.
    I'm new to this .... I just signed up today ..... and wondered if anyone could help with my dilemma. I have a greenhouse that has been sat in my shed in it's boxes for a couple of years and I'm now hoping to get it put up and start growing things in it. Do I dig out the turf in an 8'x6' patch and put down weed reducing membrane and then put down either slabs or gravel or can I just put the slabs on top of the grass? I know it's a basic question but I'm not really sure where to start. I'm really looking forward to getting started
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    Hello, welcome to the vine!

    You can do either really.. it'll need to go on a frame if it's going on the grass - it depends if you want to grow in the borders of your greenhouse (you'd want a path up of some sort other way). The grass will die off from scorch if just left in there.

    I used gravel and paving slabs in mine, over stablising membrane:



    I used the grass frame legs, in plant pots and then filled with postfix:



    et volia:

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    • #3
      Welcome to the vine,mine didn't have a base & being so tall I fastened mine to a breeze block base as I needed the extra height. Like Chris said, you could use one or both borders for plants with paving slabs down the middle. If using gravel, I would play safe & put something underneath it.
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      • #4
        Mine didn't have a base so we laid breeze blocks on concrete footings then fixed tanalised laths to the blocks finally the greenhouse was screwed on top.




        Location....East Midlands.

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        • #5
          Hi llamalady, welcome to the Vine. Looks like you got some good advice, so good luck with your G/H.

          paul.
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          • #6
            Thank you all for the advice .... the pictures were particularly useful and I now can't wait to get started

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