I built tight up to the boundary to maximise space - being careful to abide by planning laws which restrict the height to 2.5m max. The gap was so small I had the hammer the stainless steel nails in by holding my hammer sideways and had to reverse if I wanted to turn around - there wasn't enough space to turn my feet!
 Here's a short video of the whole build. 
 
On the first day - digging out the foundations and setting out the site and, as this was in my own village, and my sons were home, I had them help me all of the first day. 
     Obviously this is quite a large build but by using Accoya and toughened glass there should v minimal maintenance. The Accoya is dimensionally stable - so it won't move over the seasons and the doors and windows won't swell up and stick. It's also guaranteed to last for 50 years even if you don't paint it. The roof glass is 2.5m long but toughened glass can easily cope over that length so there aren't any overlaps in glass where moss or debris can get caught.
 This walled garden project has been built from scratch so all the grounds will be landscaped by other contractors and the greenhouse floor leveled and tiled. Hopefully we'll get to see it when it's all completed but my job is done here.  
 
This was always going to be a complicated build as lean-to's have to fit the existing wall height and the uneven nature of sandstone. On my first visit I discovered the dwarf walls weren't even or square - the front and side walls had been built 20cms longer on one side than the other. However, by knowing this beforehand I was able to make adjustments in the structure and order the glass to fit.
 The design was also revised to have a box valley sitting inside the wall rather than have the greenhouse rest on the top of the wall. This isn't something you can guess so I built most of the structure and mocked up the rear before ordering the glass - making sure I returned not long after with the next sections to complete the roof.    This one was a lot of fun to do and I'm really pleased with how it turned out - it really makes the most use of the space. The greenhouse is nice and tall, but not too much! We discussed exactly how high she'd like it so my customer had it at exactly their preferred height and there are lots of opening windows - 4 in the roof, 2 large side ones and the door opens inwards so that can be left open if wanted. It gets a lot of sun here.
  On completing the greenhouse I laid a new patio around the pond using new sandstone pavers.
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