Sunny Day = Workshop Move

This is Kevin's workshop
 where it was on the drive at the side of the house facing into the back garden

 this is it being emptied, for dismantling.

On October 15th work began, it was a lovely sunny day

It's a big workshop 16 foot long and 7 foot wide
and he had started to insulate and line the walls and ceiling

 so off it all had to come, lining, felt and foil from the roof

 
 so it could be removed first

 as you can see there isn't a lot of room to move down the side

 between the workshop and house

next the lining on the walls had to come off

 some of the polystyrene insulation is wedged in tight
so the panels can be moved and rebuilt with that intact

now we have more space on the drive again

The base was laid onto the prepared area at the back of the garden, and covered with plastic sheeting
the sides were stacked in a pile and stored some at the side of the house some on the gravel.
Then we have had 3 weeks of wind and rain.

Until today ! :)
At last another sunny day and the rebuild of the workshop was able to go ahead.

 there was a sheet of ice on the base under the plastic sheeting that had to be removed

 they worked fast to get the sides up

then the roof supports

 and the roof panels

 as the felt had to be cut along the joins to dismantle the roof
a new layer was put on top and sealed.

This is the last picture I was able to take as the light was fading fast.
They finally called it a day around 5.30pm
Both very tired but pleased with their achievement.
There is still a lot to do in terms of doors, decking etc. but getting the workshop back up is a great relief with the winter weather just around the corner.

Garden Changes

A few weeks ago, after much deliberation , Kevin decided to make big changes in our back garden.
 The raised beds at the back of the garden produced such a disappointing crop this year, and some closer inspection also revealed a very large infestation of ants!
We decided the space could be put to better use if we moved Kevin's 7x16 foot workshop from the side of the house to the back of the garden.
 This move would free up the back of the drive and make better use of the garden space.
This picture was taken last summer when we had a good crop.

The raised beds were emptied and lowered

Some of the boards were lifted and rearranged to form a rectangle base for the workshop

filled with hardcore and soil from the beds
with a little bit of help from our garden helper and her wheel barrow :)

then there was a thick layer of sand,

then a thick membrane,

and Eco base blocks, now its ready for the move.

The rest of the soil from the raised beds didn't go to waste either,
 but put to good use out in the front garden :)

There are problems with this space, it gets water logged and overrun with weeds and moss, 

levelled out with soil

covered with thick membrane and this lovely golden flint gravel.
We are so pleased at the difference this has made,

It just looks so much better don't you think.