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Couch not included...

30/9/2016

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But everything else is - foundations to finials, potting tray, guttering and coat rack.
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It looked like this  when I arrived.


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I built the base on the first visit...

Click this link to read the blog entry for that.
..and this week I returned with the greenhouse and glass to finish the job. 
I built the greenhouse from structural grade tanalised timber back in my workshop in Wales, including turning the finials on my lathe, building all the shelving, door, and windows.  I then order up all the glass whilst painting the greenhouse and then load it all up in the van for the final visit.
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Unfortunately we had a some pretty horrible weather this week with unrelenting rain all the second day. 

I managed to work through it by erecting the structure and installing all glass I knew I could still get to when it was dry enough to seal up.
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Paul and Hayley were really delighted and will be using it for relaxing in as well as gardening.

I left them as they were moving furniture in from which they can enjoy the night sky, and even the stormy weather from the comfort of their couch.
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Click below for a video tour of this week's build.
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Shropshire - 3.3m by 5m with wood stove.

15/9/2016

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My customers want their greenhouse to completely fill an area between established borders.  This greenhouse will be 3.3m wide by 5m long.  It's going to look like it's been there forever.
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We had torrential rain all the first day of building but thankfully it dried out gradually to allow my brick-laying without having to cover over the area with the gazeebo.
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These kind folks must get the accolade of the most enthusiastic gardeners I have met - they grew over 150 tomato plants last year just for personal use and now want more space. 

They asked me to leave the floor space as open earth until they get a feel how they want to use the greenhouse over the first year.  It's a very large space with a lot of potential for growing direct into the ground.

One small interesting addition is that I'll be fitting a flue for their wood-burning stove when I return in a few weeks.
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Shed needed - extension for Denbigh house

9/9/2016

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OK this isn't really a greenhouse I know but I built this as a favour for a mate and thought you should know what I've been up to.  I was asked to build a new shed but thought it would be better to make the most of all the space available.

I demolished all but part of the old lean-to, built and then rendered some new walls and made a new lean-to roof over the whole area.
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This shows the new walls after rendering and painting.
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I added two skylights with toughened glass and leaded around them and covered the roof with 18mm OSB and then covered it in EPDM flat roof covering.
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It's hard to show the full job in one photo as space is so cramped but the space is transformed and looks great inside too - although still not quite finished in these photos below.
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Hitting bed rock in mid-Wales

2/9/2016

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Paul and Hayley want a "Vernon" to sit amongst the other buildings in their mid-Wales property.

It's going to be used partly for gardening - but with a couch at one end for relaxing and enjoying the garden whatever the weather.
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This one will be a 5m long "Vernon" to make the most of the available space.
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The first job was to get rid of a few tonnes of loose top soil (thanks for the loan of the quadbike and trailer Paul) only to discover bedrock just below the surface - making the job of laying a strip trench foundation impossible.

However, with a 1-tonne of concrete mix anything is possible and stepped foundations were completed down the slope by second day.
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I had to build a couple of small retaining walls along the front, filled with concrete, which were topped with facing bricks and filled with gravel to finish.
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And here it is!  I think it will start to look quite at home when the large timber structure is erected on this base in a few weeks. 

They have chosen French Grey which is a soft interesting shade which should go well with the stone and painted buildings around it.
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