In 2019 we decided to buy a greenhouse to help raise more plants from seed and for chillis during the summer.
Greenhouse 2 has just been completed – May 2020
Greenhouses 1 and 2
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Days 30 and 31 – Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Days 30 and 31 – Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Work concentrated on the retaining wall behind the new kitchen and the new step area that will give us quick access to the garden. The soil is clay and heavy, and although it has been well compacted over the years before its disturbance for this build, it needs to be held back with a strong wall.
Digger to remove remaining soil for steps
As the height of the garden from the new patio is well above the ground level, about six steps will be required. This means more digging out to create space for the steps, also taking into consideration the width of each step and the drop of each step.
Digger removing remaining soil
View from bedroom
2nd View from bedroom
Day 5 and 6 – Tue 5th July and Wed 6th July
Tuesday 5th July and Wednesday 6th July 2016
Lots of changes to be seen now.
Foundations are really taking shape.
Photos below
Building Control Officer will come to inspect the foundations tomorrow
Day 4 – A dry week is forecast
Monday July 4th
The forecast was dry.
Here are photos for Monday’s work:
Digger at work
Clay soil
Trenches
Day 2 – Excavation Continues
Tuesday 28th June
Heavy rain forecast.
By 1pm rain stopped play.
The photos below show the work completed today.
Demolishing remains of wall
Digger in action
Wall removed around house
Dumper close to house
Rain stops play
Slippery slope
Muddy
Wet trench
Day 1 – A bit of Excavation
Monday 27th June 2016
Machinery arrived. Weather lovely. Forecast is not for the rest of the week.
Photos showing the story of today
Digger Commencing Work
Dumper Truck to take soil to the field
Excavation Begins
Digging up the Lawn
Extremely large dumper takes soil to the field
Huge Machinery
New Patio Area
New trench dug
New Trench looking towards Original Patio
Demolition of Wall
New Road! Tyre tracks
Tracks to field where sub soil will be recycled
View from trench
View from trench, potential for steps here
View along back of garage
Couldn’t resist having a go!
Building Work
Monday 27th June 2016
Our long awaited extension is starting today.
Beginning with a new kitchen!
Before work starts
Back of Springdale
The back of Springdale
The area in front of the fence will be dug
out until it is in line with the room with
the patio doors.
The small patio and wall will be removed
The kitchen will stretch from the
table and chairs as far as the end of the wall
that can be seen on the right.
Digger for ground works
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