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Back to Truro, Cornwall

23/1/2015

3.7m long by 2.5m wide and 3.2m high - as measured from inside.

It was great to get back to Cornwall this week to construct this greenhouse on the base I built before Christmas.

Most of the hard work was in the base (as you’ll know if you saw my video from a few weeks ago) - but having the extra tall raised beds inside the greenhouse is going to be so nice -they even make a nice seat - and the full run of cold frames outside give so much useful growing space (and storage for pots and compost through the colder months.

4 auto-opening roofs windows
1 manual window in the rear
and 3 side cold-frame windows.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells

16/1/2015

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This is going to be an interesting one folks! Narrow, but really tall with loads of narrow panes and detailing.

When my customers are restricted about the size they can have I can end up being getting all creative on the detailing - the extras and fancy bits.

But now down the the reality - the hard graft....The first job was to dig over the whole area (a couple of times!) to remove all the roots and rubble.

...and here the solid blocks have been laid in a wet slurry mix of 3:1 concrete mix to create a square and level foundation for the main walls.

All the brick-laying was undertaken on the second day and I also laid the foundations for the internal raised bed - just before the major storm of this week descended!

Please...no more mud for a while... ok!?

The path was laid using reclaimed clay setts, which I set in a 4:1 sand:cement mortar mix base about 4 inches deep.

Below the mud the ground is a mix and and limestone shale - a compacted foundation perfect for laying the path on.

I will brush in kiln-dried sand when I return in a few weeks which will lock the whole pathway tightly together.

Here’s the finished base at about 5pm on the final day of my first visit as the darkness is coming on.

I’m really happy with the final result.

Cornwall next week!

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