AND IT'S FINISHED!

 So today Sunday, Paul was back out again to put on the roofing felt.

 His trusty assisants did what they do best, sat around watching! The roof has a four inch drop on it to take the rain off onto the garden , although we may fit guttering and a waterbutt on that side.

 We still get plenty of sun into the gazebo.

 Teaching his assistants all about pointing the paving, that lad at the backs not paying attention! I think he's asleep!

Just a little more to do, then we can bring in the furniture...

 The sofa

 The table

Of course we had to re arrange most of the pot plants, the acer is now on the left hand side in this photo to help it be protected from the early morning sun scorching the leaves.

Unfortunately the other round table got broken when the wind on Saturday, knocked it down onto the stacked wood, it can hopefully be repaired and then will balance out the sofa once again.

 from the left hand side.

The other side of the patio near the house is now open and clear.

 looking from the table to the sofa.

 The sofa to the table.

 from the house to the gazebo.

Well it's taken one man three days to put this kit up, it would have been done in two if he'd had someone to help who was capable of wielding a hammer and had a second large ladder. He had to tweak a few things as the instructions they'd sent were obviously before they made a few changes to the kit but he sorted them out.
Our one worry about buying the bigger gazebo was that it would look oppressive so close to the house and be too dark. Well we need not have worried as it's full of light and so open.It's far enough away from the back of the house that the sun still streams in.

It will be lovely not to have to rush out if a shower of rain arrives and the seat cushions are out, be able to sit outside and be sheltered from the hot sun. I can see us now spending so much more time outside now we have this shelter.

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