Front Garden Rebuild
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Soldato
Desk worker fencing crew uniteI'm an IT Consultant,
For future concrete stuck in the ground incidents, get yourself a "Ground Breaking Bar"/"Post Hole Digging Bar w/ Chisel End" - 5ft of heavy iron bar with a chisel on the end, you can throw it down pretty hard to break up stuff in the ground - I removed 8 concrete chunks where postcrete had been used in a couple of day single handedly - just make sure to wear gloves or you will blister.
Where access is not a problem and supports can be placed under the wheels if required and a friend has a spare one, can I recommend an Engine Hoist.
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Man of Honour
Now this is the excuse I need to buy an engine hoist !Where access is not a problem and supports can be placed under the wheels if required and a friend has a spare one, can I recommend an Engine Hoist.
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This was my first thought - about the moisture.Nice fence. Will the front where it meets the pavement and back of the fence be ok moisture wise?
And if you were trying to obscure the reg of that BMW you failed spectacularly!
Is that timber treated at all?
Blanks out numberplate, but leaves it visable in image above it fail ........
And now last week
Its all treated and ground contact timber……
Its not my bmw, so didnt really care that much….Nice fence. Will the front where it meets the pavement and back of the fence be ok moisture wise?
And if you were trying to obscure the reg of that BMW you failed spectacularly!
I just used the concrete posts to secure my timber posts as they were pretty secure and straight. Use long structural screws through the holes for the fence wire and straight into my timbers. I know it aint going to blow over in the wind thats for sure lolDesk worker fencing crew unite
For future concrete stuck in the ground incidents, get yourself a "Ground Breaking Bar"/"Post Hole Digging Bar w/ Chisel End" - 5ft of heavy iron bar with a chisel on the end, you can throw it down pretty hard to break up stuff in the ground - I removed 8 concrete chunks where postcrete had been used in a couple of day single handedly - just make sure to wear gloves or you will blister.
Just the one update photo…..
Looking good!Just the one update photo…..
All levelled out now and all tamped down firm with a hand tamper. Decided against gravel grids and stone now and going with a resin bound gravel pathway. So no updates for a few weeks as im skint and need to get the Benjamin's together for the resin kits and to hire the mixer…..
To be comtinued…..unless i get the side fence done in the meantime
To be comtinued…..unless i get the side fence done in the meantime
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Lovely work Welshman! I'm just starting a workshop build, so great to pinch tips and ideas from these photos!Just the one update photo…..
i got one of them to build next year with integrated greenhouse and solar panels....
Also a new update, we are back to gravel grids and slate now. as the resin bound path needed a lot of drying time and we would have been stuck in the house for 48/72hrs and i got 2 dogs that need walking lol
Soldato
Would be interested to see diy resin bound. I presumed that was something which was more for the professionals (due to tools /mixers required etc)
Soldato
You have done a superb job there...
No yoi can get full diy kits now, pre-measured and rent a forced action mixer for the weekend for 80 bucks…..other than that you just need a trowel
Gravel grids are all down and in the correct place for the large slate slabs and black stone. Using the rest of the gravel and stone dust to help raise the level within the lawn space, its 200mm deep and i only require between 100/150mm for a decent lawn and i want to ensure it drains well.
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