Accessible Bungalow Renovation

Valo · 12 Aug 2015 at 21:18

noj said:
its come on really well, the finishes all look blooming fantastic no wonder you're so pleased with it

The way the path curves in that gentle S shape really lengthens the garden out a clever idea

Thanks

I had the idea about a curved path, but it was the landscape gardener who measured it out and made sure the gradient was ok for me in my chair.

OracIe said:
Looks fantastic so far, I bet you're pleased?

Cheers

Yeah I really am, I'd like to think I've done my late sister proud as well. This will be my forever home, a place I can grow into and coming from a flat I'm enjoying having much more room.

Valo · 21 Aug 2015 at 12:33

Day 11

The landscapers where back to finish off widening the path at the end of the ramp. They also finished off laying new turf and added a second plant bed over in the shade.

Day 12 - Deck Build Day Five

The deck furniture now been put out after being assembled. The lower part of the ramp has now had it's side finishing strips screwed on as well.

Final Photos

I'm really thrilled with the fantastic transformation over 12 working days, spread out just over a month in total. A Job for next year will be to treat the older part of the lawn and bring it up to scratch and hopefully get it to match the newer lawn.

The Scottish weather decided to play fair at the start of the week and it was warm enough to sit out and enjoy this fantastic new space :cool:

garak112 · 21 Aug 2015 at 23:43

The quality of the work looks first class. What's next on the list?

Rikk82 · 22 Aug 2015 at 11:18

It all looks great.
I bet you are proud.

Good job.

Valo · 22 Aug 2015 at 16:03

garak112 said:
The quality of the work looks first class. What's next on the list?

Next on the list is to get the railings made and installed on the deck along with treating the front and back lawns next year....apart from that NOTHING! Time to enjoy it

Rikk82 said:
It all looks great.
I bet you are proud.

Good job.

Cheers! I've been lucky and had some brilliant trades working with me on this, most of which have been friends of my main joiner who did the majority of the work through out the project.

Valo · 22 Dec 2015 at 16:01

Deck Railings

Better late than never my blacksmith friend was back to construct the railings for the deck over the weekend. It was well worth the wait as once again he's done a fantastic job! :cool:

It's nice to have the same style railings both at front and back of the house. With the railings now done that's the last major job for the time being and finishes off the back garden work and makes the new deck totally maintenance free going forward

WithMyApologies · 22 Dec 2015 at 17:26

Looks great!

I've been reading the thread and the quality of work done looks outstanding.

Valo · 22 Dec 2015 at 19:37

WithMyApologies said:
Looks great!

I've been reading the thread and the quality of work done looks outstanding.

Cheers!

I've been lucky and had some great trades working with me on this, most of which have been friends of my main joiner who did the majority of the work through out the project except from the kitchen and wet room.

billybob89 · 30 Dec 2015 at 20:16

I agree with the above comments about the quality, I have been on many building sites over the years and must say the quality of work is right up there at the top. Credit to you and the team for undertaking such a fantastic project.

Valo · 1 Jan 2016 at 11:33

billybob89 said:
I agree with the above comments about the quality, I have been on many building sites over the years and must say the quality of work is right up there at the top. Credit to you and the team for undertaking such a fantastic project.

Thanks very much

I consider myself really lucky that I had good people helping me out throughout. Looking forward to enjoying the fruits of all the work both theres and my own in 2016.

Managed to get a few photos of the completed deck at night. The deck lights hitting off the railings look great.

Another job I had done early in 2015 but didn't document unfortunately was having the Soffit and Fascias on the roof clad in PVC. The roof and boarding was needing attention in some areas so it made sense to do the small roof repairs and improvements at the same time.
By cladding the Soffit and Fascias in PVC means that they are now maintenance free and will not need to be stripped, painted and sealed ever again.

jbh110tdi · 4 Jan 2016 at 19:33

what a transformation. I hope you'll get some good weather this year to enjoy the garden.
I lived in Livingston for around 18 month about 17 years ago. I lived in the Craigshill area back then but I moved to Edinburgh as it was closer to work at the time.

Valo · 5 Jan 2016 at 11:18

jbh110tdi said:
what a transformation. I hope you'll get some good weather this year to enjoy the garden.
I lived in Livingston for around 18 month about 17 years ago. I lived in the Craigshill area back then but I moved to Edinburgh as it was closer to work at the time.

Thanks! I'm with you there fingers crossed for good weather. I bought a Weber BBQ last year and it's still in the box, really hope I can finally break it out and use it this summer.

You wouldn't recognise Livingston now, it's been through some rapid growth even since I've lived here.

jbh110tdi · 5 Jan 2016 at 11:45

Valo said:
You wouldn't recognise Livingston now, it's been through some rapid growth even since I've lived here.

yea I was over there recently Ive got a mate that lives in Dedridge. it has changed a lot since I lived there.

theMilitant · 5 Feb 2016 at 21:40

Stumbled across this thread after you posted images of your garden in the "Post Your Garden!" thread Valo. The transformation is remarkable. Really very nice work

Valo · 6 Feb 2016 at 12:18

theMilitant said:
Stumbled across this thread after you posted images of your garden in the "Post Your Garden!" thread Valo. The transformation is remarkable. Really very nice work

Thanks very much

I can't take any credit for actually doing the work, that was all down to fantastic trades....but did enjoy overseeing and managing certain bits of the work, looking back on it now. At the time it felt relentless and like a never-ending saga!