How to build a conservatory.
A guide for sailors and their pets.
There comes a time in life when some men have built almost enough sheds and should consider building
a conservatory instead.
How to do it.
You need a house with a garden.
A house
If you’ve already extended
your house, you may need planning permission.
For this you get some forms from the very nice people at the Council and
fill them in. This is not very
difficult.
Next you need to dig some big holes for the foundations.
A big hole
It rained a lot when we did this
A big hole full of water.
.
We barrowed the soil and clay from our holes down the garden
and spread it out in a convenient hollow.
If you don’t have a convenient hollow, you may have to hire a skip.
A convenient hollow hole full mud
Cement, bricks, sand and building stuff came from
Covers.
Covers in Burgess Hill were very
helpful.
The helpful man from Covers
My brother helped me mix the concrete
Mixing concrete
We filled the foundations and build a little wall
Filled inside with rubble
.Rubble "blinded with sand"
Damp roof course and floor insulation
Insulation
All snug for the winter frosts
Cousins of Horsham supplied the conservatory and were very
good.
Mick installed it for Cousins. He was also very good.
Mick's labours
Next we laid a screed floor.
We did this is sections to make it easier. This was a mistake.
David mixed the concrete for this. This was a good idea.
Floor screed
David is a superlative mixer of concrete.
Electricity should only be installed by a professional, so I
did it.
Floor tiling is tedious.
All done.
All done.
Thanks to Jean, David, Mick and Cousins.
