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Posted by hpersky USDA 6, NJ (My Page) on Sun, Oct 25, 09 at 19:33
| Hi all:
The Rion 8 X 6 duly arrived, and we began its assembly today. All went quite smoothly, in an almost sinister way, till we reached the window glazing profiles. Or the parts that hold the glazing. We are using the soap and water mix, but boy are these a b-c. Anyone else have this experience?
Also, we are almost...not entirely, but almost, convinced that some of the glazing profiles were mislabeled...I cannot seem to find the letters on the glazing profiles that denote the part, and so have to rely on the tiny pieces of paper—several of which were scattered with gay abandon in the Rion box, rather than banded to their brethren. Again, anyone else ever experienced that?
Many thanks,
Hilary
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RE: AAARRGGHHH!! Rion window glazing profile
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| re. the profiles, which I presume are still the rolls of rubber strip that you cut off to fit: Really soap up the slot between the frame and the panel. Try coaxing the first 3-4" in with the Rion wooden tool, then with some pressure, run a wallpaper seam roller over the rubber strip. Experiment with the seam roller, it takes some getting used to. Also, on an 8x12, I wore out two seam rollers. The profiles are a pain at first, but when you get to the end you're pretty good at it. I imagine a second Rion GH would go a lot faster & easier. re. the panel labeling: Mine, which I purchased a little over a year ago, had all the labels intact. If your panels are missing labels, and you bought the GH from a Rion dealer (e.g. IGC (www.greenhousemegastore.com), www.riongreenhousekit.com, etc) a phone call to them would probably get you some help identifying the panels. Having dealt with both of the examples, they might well help you even if you didn't buy it from one of them. |
RE: AAARRGGHHH!! Rion window glazing profile
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| My son just finished putting up my recently purchased Rion, the little 6.5 x 7.7 model. Everything in our order was well marked. The only thing we missed was two pieces that were used to brace the vent. When we first inventoried, we didn't notice that they were actually parts and not a permanent part of the vent. Took us a while to discover our mistake. The other thing we couldn't find was the little rubber glazing strip to put around the side panels. Turns out because our side panels are 6mm rather than 4mm, this glazing wasn't needed. The 4mm side panels need this added glazing to seal the thinner panel to the frame. I was glad to find that out as fitting that glazing around all the side panels was not a happy prospect. Here's a photo of our recently completed Rion greenhouse. Wishing you many happy hours of gardening with your new greenhouse. Mary |
RE: AAARRGGHHH!! Rion window glazing profile
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| hpersky: Where I said "re. the panel labeling:" in my earlier message, I meant "profile" throughout the whole paragraph. Sorry for the slipup. Very attractive step and landing, Mary. What is is made of? |
RE: AAARRGGHHH!! Rion window glazing profile
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| Thank you for the nice comment on our son's work. The landing is made from scraps of lumber and concrete 6 x 12's we had leftover from a previous project. The landing frame top is actually a 48" sq oak shipping pallet, covered with a piece of finished plywood cut to size, trimmed out with 1 x 4 and the step is made from an old piece of 2 x 8, laid edge to edge lengthwise to create a 16" wide step. The only thing we had to buy for this was the paint, which is made by Kiltz for outdoor use. He caulked all the seams and put it all together with screws, which helps to make it very sturdy. It's attached to the 2 x 10 base with a support strip and the outside support are the stacked 6 x 12 solid concrete blocks, all painted the same color as the landing and wooden greenhouse base. I am so tickled with the way it turned out. Mary |
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| Thanks, billala, for advice. With soap and water, we managed, and it is certainly true that with experience, the thing gets easier. In fact, there was mislabeing, and happily, my friend discovered this and corrected it. Mary: it looks great! It really is exciting. I can't waitr to put all the plants inside! Hilary |
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| My husband & I purchased the 8' x 8' Rion greenhouse. It was a pain in the neck and else where. But we got it put togther in a weekend. Just having isues now with condensation building up in side it. |
RE: AAARRGGHHH!! Rion window glazing profile
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| We have the 8.5 by 16.5' Rion. Those rubber strips were horrid to install. With my arthritis I couldn't do it. My husband did it with the help of soapy water. |
RE: AAARRGGHHH!! Rion window glazing profile
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| Turns out it was not the rubber door strips you cut, but the plastic parts to seal in the panes. Oddly, the rubber strips were not hard for me; it was the others that drove us nuts. There is condensation; tonight, I will be checking posts on that to see what I can find. I am hoping and assuming that proper heat and air circulation will solve it... Hilary |
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