I'm currently getting ready for a huge greenhouse which comes ready in Jan. It's 7m long by 4m wide with a 2.5m wide porch, has 10 auto-opening roof windows, 10 more opening windows around the sides, over 100 panes of glass some of which are 2.5m long. For the base I'll also be laying a sandstone floor. I'm machining up and painting tonnes of wood in preparation.
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This week I'm in Reading building the base for a 4.5m long greenhouse which is 2.5m wide with a 2m wide porch extending out by 1m. There are lots of side opening windows and 4 auto openers in the roof too giving lots of ventilation choice. I'll be back just after Christmas to install the greenhouse structure over this base.
This week I'm in Selby building the base for a greenhouse which needs to fit over and between walls already erected by the customer. I've designed a greenhouse to suit these walls, drawing up some plans to make sure it meets the look and has the facilities my customer is looking for. Now the greenhouse base is built I can take final measurements before finishing the construction back at the workshop and ordering up all the glass.
After finishing my job in Hereford I drove to Streatley to take part in a 100 mile trail run. I'm in the picture above just behind the tree on the RH side, with shades on looking at my phone. The aim was for me to try and complete in under 24 hours - they give you 26 hours to do it but you get a special medal if under 24 hrs. Before and after photos. I came in at 22hrs 41 mins. Thanks to all my friends and family who supported me with messages during the race. We also raised lots for Prostate Cancer UK.
I fitted shelving and plant hooks throughout as requested. This greenhouse is fully double glazed. I was really grateful for that given that I built this in the hottest week of the year. It was genuinely cooler inside the greenhouse than out. Click the video below for a short tour of the completed greenhouse.
Lovely to get a message and photo from a past customer this morning. I completed this one almost 4 years ago - Nov 2019. The greenhouse is looking really at home in this fantastic garden. Hi Robin,
Just an image to show how well the greenhouse is settling into the garden. Hope you are well Best wishes Jonathan
A stepped greenhouse? This one goes over a large step - actually the bigher level to the garden which is retained with gambion baskets filled with stone. My customer wanted me to design a greenhouse close to the shared boundary at the top of the garden but also have it stretch down onto the lower garden. I came up with this.... There are lots of complications which restrict this design -
I added 4 opening side windows and 2 auto opening roof windows to ventilate the space and the doors, being inward opening, can be left open all day if required. I built internal steps and brick-sided internal raised beds as well.
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