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17-09-2020, 03:19 PM
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The garden room project (aka The Doghouse)

Rosemary has for a long time wanted a home office/studio in the garden, so this is how it went...

Border cleared and concrete pads laid (with the inspector in attendance)


Materials delivered


Base laid


Rear wall erected


Rear wall boarded, side walls erected


Rosemary supervising from afar..


Front framework and roof timbers erected


More walls boarded and soffits and fascias fixed


Boarding painted, windows installed, EPDM roof covering complete


View down the garden


Roofed in, door fitted, almost there


Final Inspection by Alfie


Renaming by Rosemary, sign courtesy of eldest son and grandaughter.




So that's where we are, waiting another week for the plasterer to arrive so that we can get the internal finishings done.

Until then......
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17-09-2020, 03:23 PM
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Super job Barry I am sure you will make good use of it...
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17-09-2020, 03:27 PM
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Excellent work Barry. Whacking great garden you have too
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17-09-2020, 03:44 PM
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Wow - That would make a fantastic craft room! Well done, Barry and Alfie!
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17-09-2020, 04:03 PM
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A brilliant addition to your garden, Barry! 👍
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17-09-2020, 04:09 PM
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Nice to see a project from beginning to end. Bet getting those "pads" level created a few swear words. I do wonder if the cost and effort is worth it agains a summer house type one can buy.
Still making it a DIY project brings its own rewards so well done and looks good
A water butt for the back gutter downpipe will bring a smile to the other half. Nothing like rain water for the plants
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17-09-2020, 04:18 PM
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Looks fantastic, Barry. Well done.
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17-09-2020, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Meg ->
Super job Barry I am sure you will make good use of it...
Thanks Meg and yes, I'm certain she will.

Originally Posted by Percy Vere ->
Excellent work Barry. Whacking great garden you have too
Thanks Percy and yes, the garden is a great space and pretty much Rosemary's creation.

Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->
Wow - That would make a fantastic craft room! Well done, Barry and Alfie!
Thanks Tabby and yes, I really couldn't have done it without Alfie keeping an eye...

Originally Posted by Mags ->
A brilliant addition to your garden, Barry! 👍
Thanks Mags, I'm sure it will be well worth the time and effort.

Originally Posted by realspeed ->
Nice to see a project from beginning to end. Bet getting those "pads" level created a few swear words. I do wonder if the cost and effort is worth it agains a summer house type one can buy.
Still making it a DIY project brings its own rewards so well done and looks good
One thing I notice is the roof slopes from front to back so hope there is a gutter along the back to protect that fence behind it
In a heavy downpour rain water off a roof can go quite a way, even into next door
Not for a minute did the levels give me any problems as being a professional builder I have spent a lifetime working with levels!
Not everything comes down to money RS, which seems to be a fixation of yours, but to purchase a room of similar quality would probably cost around double our spend, and you can't put a price on the achievement factor!

Your final comment is almost an insult, which I will refrain from replying to in case I say something that I may later regret...
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17-09-2020, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Jazzi ->
Looks fantastic, Barry. Well done.
Thanks Jan, I must say that we are very pleased with how it's turned out, although it took Rosemary awhile to convince me of the colour scheme..
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17-09-2020, 04:41 PM
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Barry if you re check I did alter the last section when
I spotted the pipe in the corner roof so I apologise and altered it but you had already copied and pasted the original.
Seems you take easy exceptions on any suggestions albeit posted with good intentions regarding pre made out buildings.

As for money yes it does concern me being an OAP on a limited income as it would anyone else in the same situation. May be different for you, possibly having a job to earn that bit extra
 
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