Ludy Freestanding Greenhouses

These strong, versatile design are easily to install. The Ludy No-Drip Purlin design brings the side purlins to the cross brace.

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GENERAL

- It is the intent of this portion of the specifications to include the furnishing and erecting of the greenhouse superstructure including all glazing, doors, door hardware, and ventilation as shown on plans and/ or hereinafter described, such work to be the responsibility of the Greenhouse Contractor. 
- It is not the intent of this portion of the specifications to cover concrete, grouting, masonry work of any description, plumbing, electrical work, either power supply or control wiring, nor utility connections. This portion shall be the responsibility of the General Contractor or his selected Sub-contractors other than Greenhouse Contractor.

SPECIFICATIONS

The work shall be executed in strict conformity with the plans, drawings, and specifications, and the Greenhouse Contractor shall do no work without proper drawings and instructions. These specifications are intended to supplement the drawings and, therefore, it shall not be their province to mention any portion of the construction which the drawings are competent to explain and such omissions shall not relieve the Greenhouse Contractor from carrying out such portions indicated only on the drawings and should items be require by specifications which are not indicated on the drawings, they shall be supplied and installed by this contractor.

PLANS

The Greenhouse contractor is expected and requested to examine the drawings and specifications, the written portion as well as the printed, including addenda, if there be any, as each word will be held in full force. No failure on his part to understand the drawings and specifications nor to discover any work noted on them or shown thereon or therein will justify a claim for omission of said work from the Contract, or for any extra charge therefore.

MANUFACTURE

Drawings and specifications are based on all aluminum, clear span truss, "SL Series" Greenhouses of Ludy Greenhouse Mfg., Corp., New Madison, Ohio 45346. Contractor or Sub contractor using materials of the other manufacturer, for such materials, shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Architect that his product is at least equal to that of Ludy Greenhouse Mfg., and approval shall be obtained from the Architect before such substitution shall be made.

ERECTION

The greenhouses shall be erected by the greenhouse manufacturer or by an experienced erector approved in writing by the manufacturer. The Greenhouse Contractor shall be responsible for the coordination of the concrete work and other work in connection with the greenhouses, but not a portion of this section of the Specifications, so that the work shall proceed in a normal sequence without unnecessary delays.

GLASS

All glass shall be 1/8" or 5/32" Clear tempered, depending on width and location, as manufactured by AFG, LOF of Pittsburgh Plate. All cut lites to be annealed glass.

POLYCARBONATE DOUBLE SKINNED SHEET

All polycarbonate double skinned sheet shall be 8mm.

ALUMINUM

Aluminum members shall be mill finish extruded with appropriate heat treatment. All extrusions shall have a high inherent resistance to corrosion with a top rating of "A" in corrosion resistance. No castings shall be permitted for joining members at joints subject to stress in which tensile strength is a factor.

OTHERS

- The intent of this specification is that all materials shall be the best of their respective kinds and grades.
- The various aluminum extrusions shall be of the shapes shown on plans.