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This is the new passion of the British: to build a hut at the bottom of their garden. These facilities have flourished all over the country thanks to the confinement. And wood enthusiasts are not lacking in imagination …
The symphony of saws, drills and screwdrivers has become customary in British gardens. Across the Channel, fashion is personalized, and everyone is getting their hands dirty. Each family has its own garden hut style. In their Gloucester garden the Williams built a pub, while the real ones were closed. Welcome to the William Shakespeare. “We are really proud of it, and we have no deadline to order a drink!”, quips a member of the family.
In Chesterfield, in the center of the country, Mark Campbell offered himself a castle at the back of the garden. Three meters high at the top of the watchtower, and a fortress to be built with the strength of the wrist. “During the pandemic, I had to stay in quarantine. I couldn’t go anywhere, I couldn’t do anything. I had plenty of time, so it was the perfect time to build something out of fairy tales for me. little girl”, explains this father. It took more than 500 kilos of wood for the foundations, the framework, the doors, the framework: a three-month project for this financial retiree.