This building is an 8-sided gazebo/pavilion with 6m diameter. It is built on a small slope at the edge to a nature reserve. There is a hole for making small bonfire in the floor, protected with concrete plate below and bricks around. The smoke can leave through opening in the roof. In the afternoon sunlight can stream in through the transparent part of the roof covered with polycarbonate panels. I planned the building from scratch based on some ideas I found online, and I had help from some friends who had a lot of fun.
Material costs: approx. 28.000 SEK
This greenhouse I built almost alone in about 2 weeks, including digging out the plot and making the foundation. I had to level the slope and make a french drain so the greenhouse floor will not be flooded from water that runs over the meadow besides. There is perforated pipes in the trenches covered with fabric and gravel. At the corners the bottom timber is mounted with rebars in concrete and screwed on so it doesn’t fly away from wind. To keep it cheap I covered the greenhouse with a transparent tarp but planning to use old windows at a later stage.
For my wood workshop I have built a drywall with a glass door and windows, so I can have daylight inside and heat in the winter.
The workshop is located in a big barn building and this part has probably been used as a garage previously. The room is about 20m2 big and has this big double door. Just before the winter I wanted to have this wall and I am proud for how it turned out.
The glass door I bought second hand and the windows I got for free.
Material costs: approx. 3500 DKK
A bench was my first project for our garden and gives space for 2-3 people. I used pressure treated wood which I would rather not do again. It lasts long but it’s not very nice to process, and the sawdust and leftovers can not be burned at home.
A neighbor liked it so much, so he ordered one for his garden, and it came out a bit simpler without the beer holders.
Material costs: approx. 300 DKK
For a garden project in Sweden I wanted to build a bridge as the only entrance to this Secret Garden. I used some wooden beams for to make an arched foundation and used all kinds of branched and other pieces of wood that I found in the storage to make the “pavement”.
It looks a bit dangerous and it is still very solid. It has been inaugurated during a festival and several hundred of people used it over a week. It’s still standing.
Material costs: approx. 100 SEK for screws
In the Secret Garden we wanted a Lysthus (Swedish for small gazebo) which was previously placed at another spot. To have a terrace around with a view over the garden and the adjacent fields I built this deck of 4.20×4.20m. The Lysthus has a 3m diameter and leaves space for some small furniture around.
Half of the wood I found in the storage as it has been left from some other projects. I only had to buy the screws and 11 deck boards.
Material costs: approx. 2000 SEK for screws and some of the wood.
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Heinz Robert
+45 71 79 72 71
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