Here at The English Shepherds Hut Company, we’re a wily bunch and almost always find creative, daring yet surprisingly legal ways to achieve the seemingly impossible. It was no different when we received this enquiry for one of our Timberpad buildings in Aylsham. 

(Yes, if Shepherds Huts aren't your thing, we also provide a range of bespoke timber garden buildings in Norfolk!)

It seemed innocent enough, a combined garden office and bookstore with shelving to hold over 6000 books. Then we had a site survey and realised that there was absolutely no access from the front of the house to the garden.

Luckily, our work with Shepherd Huts has given us plenty of practice crane lifting heavy buildings over walls and into tight gaps and the clients garden was fortunately adjacent to a supermarket car park. So, we built the entire office on the forecourt of our own workshop (It’s a fair bit bigger that a Shepherds Hut!) and simply placed it over the wall!

After it was firmly in place, we then added the heavy bits, such as the roof tiles, before clearing up and handing over the keys. The fit was so snug, we couldn't really get far back enough to take a picture of the whole thing...But you get the idea!

Like all our buildings, this one will last for decades if taken care of, and the portable nature means that our client should be able to have it transported again should he ever move home!