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gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8918
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 20 10:45 am Post subject: Greenhouse base wall

We have been given a 6' x 8' greenhouse, managed to move it from over the road without most of the glass , intact! ( Large man at each corner

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The plan is to build a low wall three bricks high to get a decent growing height.
I have the bricks (most of them)
What would you use between the bricks?
I am wary of using cement, the choice seems to be lime mortar or silicone sealant.

What have others used?

Site preparation..I will have to lift broken concrete and bricks from the growing area to improve drainage

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46211
Location: yes

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 20 10:54 am Post subject:
lime mortar

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15967

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 20 8:41 am Post subject:
Lime mortar may weather some lime into the soil, but won't do too much damage to anything other than lime hating plants. Silicone sealant is in many ways less likely to leach, but is going to be a bit messy and less environmentally friendly.

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4613
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 20 12:03 pm Post subject:
What foundations are you making?

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8918
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 20 4:32 pm Post subject:
As little as possible! One side and one end will sit on the edge of large slabs that are already there. The others I am not sure what is there yet, looks like broken up concrete and brick Sounds like lime mortar is the way to go.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sat Oct 03, 20 8:38 pm Post subject:
What are you doing about the door? Silicone is going to be a ridiculously expensive thing to use, and won’t be very good. Lime or concrete.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8918
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 20 11:28 am Post subject:
Sliding door..it will have to be a step over to get in and out. Might do brick or block as a step, but space is tight. Not ideal but needs must.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 20 4:16 pm Post subject:
Aye, indeed. It's either that, or dig the floor out...

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8918
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 20 3:43 pm Post subject:
We bought mortar yesterday..it costs to do the right thing . But it will be good...and if we fail, a local cyclist is also a dyker

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