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A tired lawn was removed and made way for a low maintenance area using Buff blend Sandstone slabs with the odd ones left out for planting.
A tired lawn was removed and made way for a low maintenance area using Buff blend Sandstone slabs with the odd ones left out for planting.
An old uneven concrete patio was dug out and rebuilt from the subsoil up using fresh hardcore and then a modern Fossil Sandstone slab was laid.
A linear drain was added to assist winter rain run off.
A small evening patio was created at the top of the garden using some of the existing concrete slabs, timber sleepers were added to level things up.
A small area that had rotten decking was replaced with a more modern Porcelain graphite slab creating a evening chill out area.
Timber sleepers from 20 years ago were replaced with a block and render wall including a step up onto the lawn, the lawn was also replaced.
Bumpy front lawn removed and replaced with new turf after leveling, a border was created along the sides for a hedge to be planted along with a low maintenance gravel strip.
In the rear courtyard garden the moss riddled lawn was removed and replaced with a quality 20mm Quantock stone over a membrane in the central area and to one side, a timber sleeper raised bed was built to give some height and further shrub beds created to add soft planting.
After Landscaping the last garden for some freinds, i was asked to landscape the new garden on the the recent house purchase.
Well ummm, who hid that huge 10ft deep swimming pool under the decking!!
Great project to get stuck into!
Everything was changed, two levels created allowing the best use of the land new fencing, raised borders , indian sandstone paving, artificial grass laid, shed base, storage area, and even the driveway was widened with new tarmac.
All out dated slabs removed and replaced with a concrete slab that matches a previous add on, although the new ones have to weather to tone down the step was also updated.
A much needed outside space was needed to enjoy the summer months, so an Indian Sandstone patio was laid with a charcoal outer edge.
After investigation in lifting the sunken slabs, it was evident the sub-base was not prepared correctly and had dropped, a new base was prepared and the offending slabs re-laid, all old pointing was cut out and re-pointed.
Garden cleared to start with, new panels and concrete gravel boards installed.
Existing slabs cleaned up (by customer) and re-laid on a new hardcore base , extra slabs laid to for a new patio.
Pine sleepers constructed to produce a retainer for the raised shrub bed.
Screened soil was used to level up the lawn area and seeded .