Rather hot! on this one, all existing joints ground out from an existing patio i laid 9 years ago, re-pointed in a strong 3-1 mortar mix to last a for a good few years again.
A worn out back garden was transformed into a much more pleasing looking space by stripping out the old lawn and path, decorative chippings installed over the correct sub-base using two different colours to define the path and make the whole area more maintenance free.
All old joints removed, cleaned out and re-pointed to give this lovely York stone crazy paving a fresh look
Old mixed Concrete slabs removed and new indian sandstone mixed size slabs installed with a new sub-base
An unused area in the garden was turned into a store area for garden use, the sloping ground was levelled up by installing a lower sleeper retaining wall below the new fence line, the area was trimmed out and gravel grids over a membrane were used as a firm but permeable base topped off with 14mm shingle
Two jobs in 1! An awkward bank to maintain was corrected by digging out and back to install a Marshalls Croft Dry stone retaining block, this also created extra parking space to the driveway.
Extra Parking was required, so a bay was created using timber edge boards , type1 sub-base topped off with quantock 20mm chippings
The existing lawn area was stripped back to soil due to poor growth under the tree line, a sleeper retainer wall was built to create a raised bed with the necessary lining to protect any timber, a small patio was laid with a contrasting sleeper edge, went back to this job to membrane and spread a Staffordshire pink stone replacing the grass area ( pics to follow)
Tree planting for the Village of Sturminster Marshall along with the erection of a new village notice board
Such an improvement!
The property is a new build some 18 months ago and of course the developer only landscape to a basic functional layout….this didn’t suit an existing customer of mine at all when the property was purchased, so a complete makeover was instrumented front and back, the customer had a clear vision of what they wanted and a local landscape designer came up with a plan to which i carried out with a few tweeks to suit,, Final look was quite amazing giving the limited space.
