The greenhouse will require foundations. the manufacturers recommend sinking 6-8 100mm (that's 4") diameter pipe 800mm (thats 31.5") into the ground. The greenhouse frame then rests on these pipes with the legs in the centre then concrete poured in to hold the legs in place.
Obviously digging a hole that deep is quite a task so a new tool was called for. An auger. This required a test hole to see how easy, or not, it was to use.
I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was. That hole took about 20 mins to bore and only twice did I have to resort to a long handled weeding fork to dislodge a stone.
Fingers crossed that when I need to bore 8 holes like that I do not meet any tree roots.
I now have to calculate how much concrete I need to fill the 8 tubes. I will leave that to Valerie😀
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