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Alleyway greenhouse complete

24/10/2020

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My customers asked me to build a greenhouse over this alleyway.  It makes great use of this space and the greenhouse feels quite spacious inside and taller than I'd hoped it would be - the doors are almost 2m high and the roof rests comfortably above that.
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I added a full length shelf as requested.  The shelves, and even the brackets, are removable for ease of cleaning and for flexibility.  The work station folds down out of the way when not needed.
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The roof windows have boxed upstands and full drip edges to prevent any water ingree - the pitch of this roof is below 10deg.  They are fitted with auto openers.
I cut a chase in the garage wall and installed a Code 4 lead flashing and then added guttering on the wall which flows to a downpipe which runs into the raised bed.
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Back to Surrey for another "Steve"

16/10/2020

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My customer had sent me some photos of where the greenhouse is going so I knew there would be some concreting to do  to extend the concrete slab outwards.  Of course I didn't know what the depth or width of the new base would be so I ordered up more than I thought I would need, then made some trips to local suppliers to get more material.  
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The first job was to remove the turf for the foundation.  I laid plastic visqueen sheeting over the soil (to stop the concrete going hard too quickly) and poured a 6 inch deep slab in one pour.
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Once I'd built the walls we could see the extent of the void to fill.  I bought 50 solid concrete blocks and laid then in a bed of mortar before pouring a slurry of concrete mix over the top and between all the gaps.

I could then carry on building the walls as normal.

The blue / grey engineering bricks will sit mostly below ground eventually.  The plan is for a raised path to connect the greenhouse doorway with the rest of the garden (which is also raised) and have large soil beds on either side. 
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Hi Robin,
 
I hope you got home safely and thank you again for coming down to build the base of the green house. It looks amazing and we can’t wait to see the completed greenhouse. Your work ethic and workmanship is truly wonderful. 

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Big one update

9/10/2020

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I made another trip down to the Surrey massive this week carrying 97 sheets of glass many at 2.5m long (8ft in old money) to make a start on the structure of this greenhouse.  
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I glazed most of the roof and sides and all 3 gable ends.  However, I wanted to mock up the valleys on site so I could work out the angles of the glass before ordering these up.  This will be completed in the final visit where I'll complete the roof and sides, cold frames along the front, fit the ridge and install a set of work tables and shelving for what will become a gardening school.
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Alleyway update

1/10/2020

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I made a good start on the alleyway greenhouse.  The gap is wedge shaped - getting wider at one end so I made sure all the timber was oversized so I could cut it down to fit on site.  Finally I could measure up for all the different glass shapes for the roof.  I was delighted at the eventual height - it feels much more spacious inside and the doors are almost 2m tall.
I'll return to the workshop to order the glass and build the doors now and return here in a couple of weeks to complete.
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