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Best way to clean a greenhouse?

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  Posted by julie new in france (U3837878) on Thursday, 21st October 2010

  Hi I will be moving mine over winter and wish to clean it.What should I use remembering I am in France and not all products are easily available Thanks

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  Posted by Kleftiwallah (U13700999) on Thursday, 21st October 2010

  Are you moving it wholesale or removing the glass first? If the latter then you are talking about cleaning the aluminium. Am I correct? Cheers, Tony.

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  Posted by Stressed out (U11163734) on Thursday, 21st October 2010

  If its an aluminium greenhouse completly empty it. The give it a good pressure wash.
  
  Wait until it is dry and then take it down. If it is glass my three favorite tools are a suction glass lifter, a rigid piece of dowel about 10" long and a piece of 30 amp plastic coated wire about 12" long. And some good gloves.
  The dowel is for removing 'W' clips, the wire is for removing the 'U' shaped glazing clips. You also need a tub to put all the fittings in.
  I also tend to draw the greenhouse and photograph it with a digital camera a lot before I start.
  Number the drawing and mark glass with a permenent marker. (only do this if you don't have the original instructions)
  Once the frame is up again on its new site get the OH to clean the glass in hot water and Cif, wipe it off and hand it to you
  Or in other words do it yourself
  
  If its been up a while I tend to replace all the bolts as they tend to 'rot' over time.
  
  I have taken so many down and moved them that I also have some boxes made out of 1" ply board to take the sheets of 2'X 2' glass
  
  This was a 8'X10' I got a couple of years ago for £30
  
  Good luck
  

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  Posted by julie new in france (U3837878) on Thursday, 21st October 2010

  Rowan cottage thanks so very much for such clear advice and taking the time to post it.Cif it is along with the labour of such a move. Again thanks

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