Red Cedar Lean To Technical Information

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Throughout history gardeners have understood that a Red Cedar Greenhouse is a great choice to propagate or over winter for their plants. Cedar is often the choice of the discerning gardener when it comes to choosing a greenhouse.

All our timber used in the construction of our greenhouses is grown on the Western Sea Board of

North America. Cedar has been used for many years in inclement climates for construction and in the garden industry due to its longevity, stability and strength. Cedar is a wonderful timber for greenhouses because it does not easily warp or bend being straight grained and because the timber contains natural preservatives this ensures a long life. All the cedar we use is sourced from certified or sustainable forests.

Cedar greenhouses have the added benefit of being warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer which makes for a better for your plants. Wooden greenhouses have many practical advantages - for example it is easy to fix hooks, screws and wires to the greenhouse framework for training plants fitting insulation or shading.

The wonderful aroma of a cedar greenhouse not only makes it a joy to use but is a deterrent to pests and the oily properties of cedar help to reducing the occurrence of plant disease in the greenhouse. Cedar greenhouses silver down over time to a silvery grey patina ensuring the greenhouse blends in with the surrounding garden.

Glass

All of our greenhouses come glazed in toughened safety glass as standard. Each glass panel is a full length pane with no ugly overlapping panes of the glass like on cheaper models.

Fixings

The fittings used in the greenhouse are a combination of solid brass and stainless steel, both being suitable for use with Western Red Cedar due to their resistance to corrosion by the timber itself and extreme weather conditions. The door runner is manufactured from green powder coated aluminium to aid smooth running of the greenhouse door. The greenhouses also come complete with high capacity green powder coated aluminium gutters and downpipes. The down pipes are 40mm making them compatible with standard rainwater fittings enabling you to easily harvest rain water into your water butts.

Ventilation

The Lean To greenhouse comes complete with one roof vent and one side wall vent as standard, this creates excellent air circulation within your greenhouse which helps prevent damping off disease.
You can order an extra roof vent for this model if more ventilation is required.
Louvre vents can be fitted below the side wall vents to provide additional ventilation. One of the best accessories to install, especially in smaller greenhouses are our automated roof vent openers which operate via a wax filled cylinder that opens the vent when it heats up and closes the vent when it cools down.

Staging

Cedar Staging and shelving can be fitted to either or both sides of your greenhouse.