Poor landscaping work - garden resembles a swamp

A little update 2 weeks after they finished the work. It was also the first significant rain/snow we had so the first chance to check the drainage. The rainfall wasn't as significant as some of the downpours we had towards the end of last year but nonetheless there doesn't appear to be any areas of flooding both on the patio and the grass. The grass is nice and green, I've been watering it on the days where it hasn't been raining. I can see the roots slowly starting to come through the turf which I hope will start to work their way in to the soil.

The aco drains has water in it so it seems to be doing it's job. The water isn't exactly flowing away like a torrent but at the same time it isn't backing up and flooding. Initial impressions are encouraging.

I don't feel the need to get the squeegees out to move the water away from the air bricks so I'd say that's a good outcome.

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Nice! Glad you got the result you wanted, many people would have just took it and gone elsewhere or ignored it. I would leave them a comprehensive and fair review, yes the standard of initial work wasn't great, but they have rectified it to a much higher standard, whereas a lot of companies just leave their customers in the dust.
 
Just bloody good now, glad you got sorted in the end. I know it was a lot of hassle but at least now you’ve a lovely garden to enjoy when (if!) the summer arrives.
 
Adam said:
A little update 2 weeks after they finished the work. It was also the first significant rain/snow we had so the first chance to check the drainage. The rainfall wasn't as significant as some of the downpours we had towards the end of last year but nonetheless there doesn't appear to be any areas of flooding both on the patio and the grass. The grass is nice and green, I've been watering it on the days where it hasn't been raining. I can see the roots slowly starting to come through the turf which I hope will start to work their way in to the soil.

The aco drains has water in it so it seems to be doing it's job. The water isn't exactly flowing away like a torrent but at the same time it isn't backing up and flooding. Initial impressions are encouraging.

I don't feel the need to get the squeegees out to move the water away from the air bricks so I'd say that's a good outcome.

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Just some feedback from having porcelain tiles, yours seem to hold a similar amount of water to mine and having always had concrete slabs which are porous I didn't expect to see it.
Apparently its due to the non slip texture on the porcelain and them not being porous, that's from the manufacturer and makes reasonable sense just watch if you get rain and then freezing weather as it caught us off guard the first morning.

Looks great though :cool:
 
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JRJ said:
just watch if you get rain and then freezing weather as it caught us off guard the first morning.
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This isn't something I considered, but is a really good point and makes me hesitant to put porcelains at the immediate exit of our doorways - certain areas which won't get footfall until warmer months makes sense to do in porcelain though.
 
You can get slip-resistance porcelain. I think it needs to be R11+. There are also some with a slight texture to them. Makes cleanup after grouting a pain though.
 
Looks nice now, such a shame you had to badger them into doing the job properly. I assume you'll have to stay on top of muck accumulating in the aco drain to stop it getting blocked, but I reckon that's a 30 minute job with gloves and a bucket once a year.
 
PermaChanged said:
This isn't something I considered, but is a really good point and makes me hesitant to put porcelains at the immediate exit of our doorways - certain areas which won't get footfall until warmer months makes sense to do in porcelain though.
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Unfortunately I did the front door first, with 110m2 to lay out back in the spring :rolleyes: it doesn't put me off now I'm aware of it and I'll just keep a bag of salt in the garage.
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You can get slip-resistance porcelain. I think it needs to be R11+. There are also some with a slight texture to them. Makes cleanup after grouting a pain though.
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Its the slip resistance that causes the problem, something to do with surface tension and the lack of adequate fall in a patio, coupled with rain and then freezing conditions.
 
Adam said:
In hindsight I wish I had waited to take the pictures now but the good news is that it looks exactly the same as it did a couple of days. There is no standing water or areas of flooding. Happy with that and once the grass has knitted to the soil I will leave a review.
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How is it over the wet period we've had? Still working?
 
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