On the morning of the Summer Soltice two burly but very pleasent men, Jimmy and Brian, arrived from Swallow Greenhouses with a truck containing our beautiful new greenhouse. I had to go to work so sadly I missed the erecting but my long-suffering husband Charlie was left with strict instructions to document the event. The greenhouse arrived in preglazed panels and Charlie said they wasted no time at all in getting it up. In fact it was done and dusted in less than two hours...Impressive!
The walls went up in minutes but he roof was a bit more technical as they had to install the automatic venting windows. They have a mechanism filled with a wax substance. When the temperature goes up the substance expands and opens the vents and at night when it cools the substance contracts to shut the windows. Very clever!
The last thing to go in was the staging. Charlie and I decided to have the permanent staging on the right hand side so we can look out on the garden while working. Very handy to keep an eye on the younger minions but also give you a great view of the garden.
In no time at all it was finished and I think you'll agree it was well worth all the hard work (well poor Chris might not agree after we subjected her to two days of patio laying back breaking torture:-) Here is the finished product:
We paid extra to have a nice guttering system installed and for a high shelf on the right hand side. I'll leave you with the view we will have from inside our greenhouse...well worth the wait. Happy Days!
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