Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - alpine house and news

[Graeme]

Why the old wall are destroyed, it seems they're still in a good state?

looks like they have put an extra skin of 4" solids inside at the bottom to reduce any chance of it bowing out - but as you say the original ones looked fine

[Maggi Young]

Some more photos via John Mitchell about the  renovation of the alpine house - the frames are being recovered and the old  house structure is being taken down ....
 

[Maggi Young]

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[Maggi Young]

Further progress on the Alpine house - glazing started too. Pix from John Mitchell on Twitter

[astragalus]

Amazing progress since my visit in October.

[Graeme]

Maggi

Are there any close ups of how they have fixed those frames - looks like they pivot on two pins - I need to build some in the summer to cover 130' of frames but sadly they won't be cedar

Thanks

[Maggi Young]

I'll ask for closer pix, Graeme.

[Graeme]

I'll ask for closer pix, Graeme.

cheers Maggi - they look beautifully made - I need to have a trip up north at some stage by the looks

[Maggi Young]

A few pix from John Mitchell to show the frame fixings - he says

"Here is the detail on the frames on the alpine house it just like for like the old system "

[Graeme]

A few pix from John Mitchell to show the frame fixings - he says

"Here is the detail on the frames on the alpine house it just like for like the old system "

thanks Maggi - that now makes a lot of sence - I could see the pins but not the u shaped fittings they pivot in - I just need to find a supplier for them now

[Maggi Young]

I checked again with John to see if he could give a supplier's name - but they are the original ones from the 1970s being re-used so no details on those available.

[Graeme]

I checked again with John to see if he could give a supplier's name - but they are the original ones from the 1970s being re-used so no details on those available.

thanks Maggi - I have already found some stainless steel fitting that will probably do the trick - I could just do with a team of carpenters for a couple of weeks......

[Maggi Young]

       - you could try asking Anne W  for a shot of her minions!!

[Maggi Young]

Photos from Twitter by Richard Ian Brown  : Elspeth Mackintosh putting the finishing touches to one side of the newly filled alpine house

[David Nicholson]

Looking good.