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Bodfari North Wales

9/5/2025

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On completing the greenhouse I laid a new patio around the pond using new sandstone pavers.
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Small ghouse in exposed site

24/4/2025

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I'd been asked to quote for a replacement to this greenhouse which kept losing glass.  The new one was to be a little slimmer so you access all sides.  I added lots of ventilation - 4 auto-opening windows in the roof and two side opening windows too.  The door opens inwards so that can also be left open on really hot days.
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I dismantled the old greenhouse and removed it from site together with all the glass, the foundation blocks and even the old paving slabs.  A trench about 1.5ft deep was filled with wet concrete mix and solid concrete block.
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The floor had a sand screed then weedblock sheeting laid before the pavers were laid on a mortar bed and gravel added to the sides.
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Top for Bristol neighbour

10/4/2025

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I'm back in the Bristol area this week building a greenhouse for the neighbours of another recent customer - they liked the look of the greenhouse so much they wanted one just the same.  
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The entire greenhouse is made from Accoya which comes with a 50 year guarantee against all things from rot, insect attack and lots more and it's dimensionally stable - so the door doesn't swell up in the winter months or shrink over summer!
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Lots of shelving and a lovely tiled floor.  I also added stays to the cold frames so they can be left partially open if you want too.
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Bodfari - local job for me

28/3/2025

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This is the "Mark" style greenhouse with a few changes - I reduced the porch projection to just half a metre, added a raised bed inside, double doors and the inside floor will be laid in small concrete setts - oh, and there's a cat flap going in through the rear wall.
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My customers asked me to re-use old bricks they already had on site.  But the bricks were all sorts of shapes and sizes - very characterful.  I bordered all the bricks with blue-grey engineering bricks which I ordered from Manchester in the Imperial size and in the end the walls seem to really fit and match the rest of the buildings on site.
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One for the neighbour

28/2/2025

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I'd been building down near Bristol (again!) when the neighbours over the fence asked me to quote for the same greenhouse they say me installing.  With a few tweeks - a different colour, flooring layout and some clay tiles for the pathway.
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Cheshire Farm 3rd and final

21/2/2025

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This greenhouse is vast!  It's a lot bigger than it might appear in the photos - almost 4m high.  But it fits perfectly and the proportions look just right for the space.  I'm so pleased that we could retain so much of the existing walls and link into the old barn roof.
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Cheshire farm 2nd visit (of 3)

13/2/2025

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I'm installing a greenhouse to fit over the walls of an old pig-sty and to tie into the roof of the barn so there are lots of tricky details to get right.  One of the bits is to retain the steel support for the slabs which rest on the remaining wall.  My customer had considered removing them altogether but it's a beautiful part of the history here and was so well made I requested that I build the side glass wall around the steel support instead.
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Nearly there with this one.  Just one more visit and I can show you pictures of the full installation.  
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Cheshire farm

23/1/2025

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The owner of a large Cheshire farm asked me to quote for a large greenhouse which sits on the walls of an old pigsty but which also ties into the roof of the remaining barn.  He removed the pillars and copings and I took the wall down by another course when I arrived to measure up.
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This is too complicated to attempt in one go so I ordered up the glass I knew for the roof and sides knowing I would come back to complete any sections which needed on site measuring.  I also wanted to get the tiled roof sealed up and watertight quite quickly.
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Devizes completed

17/1/2025

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Before........and after
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This one measures 2.5m wide by 5m long with 5 side opening windows, 4 auto-opening roof windows and 2-tier shelving on one side with a full length workbench along the other and a potting table in which I inlaid a slab of slate the customer had on site.  I also added a concrete ramp to the front entrance at their request.
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This photo was taken a few weeks later whilst I was in the area - the customer now fully moved in and enjoying using the space.
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Update on 'Jill' - now full of plants

9/1/2025

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I was invited over the fence to take a look at the greenhouse I completed before Christmas - as I'm down here building a greenhouse for the next door neighbours.  It's great to see it being for enthusiastically used and filled with plants.
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I love this huge water trough postioned along the rear gable with a lift up lid to dunk your watering can in, and the rest can be used as shelving.
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.......and what great use of the cold frames!
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