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AfrogoatST · 2 May 2017 at 21:53

ThereIs0nly0ne said:
To say I'm pleased with how this is turning out is an understatement. It's been a bit slower than I would have liked but the result is what matters.

There's still a few things to do but the lawn is now down. A slow growing tough / hardy variety has been selected for the purpose.

It's a shame the sun isn't shining but here are a couple of pictures anyway. I'll take some more once it's done.

Looks fantastic! If you dont mind me asking how did he/you do the grey horizontal slats? Are they secured into the ground?

ThereIs0nly0ne · 2 May 2017 at 22:36

AfrogoatST said:
Looks fantastic! If you donit mind me asking how did he/you do the grey horizontal slats? Are they secured into the ground?

Thank you. The guy doing the work spent a lot of time adjusting the original fence panels to make sure everything was aligned. Vertical wood sections were screwed onto the main fence posts (wood posts on two sides of the garden and concrete on another) and the slats were screwed into those. For strengthening purposes and to prevent warping, additional vertical sections were were screwed behind the slats at regular intervals.

To frame and finish the slatted sections better, more vertical lengths were screwed onto the front of the panels at regular intervals.

It was a lot of work for him to do - I think he used in excess of 2000 screws in total.

Hopefully that explanation was clear!

Mark M · 3 May 2017 at 10:19

Excellent work on the fence and the rest of the garden. Ive been thinking of doing horizontal slats on my fence for a while and seeing your pics has convinced me that its the new summer project! Do you know the rough dimensions of the horizontal slats as Im going to start having a look for some suitable wood online thanks.

dark-knight · 3 May 2017 at 13:30

Looking real good

, Id love to get something nice done to our garden but unfortunately having a dog which loves to dig in places Ill have to wait until he`s gone :mad:

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AfrogoatST · 3 May 2017 at 17:42

ThereIs0nly0ne said:
Thank you. The guy doing the work spent a lot of time adjusting the original fence panels to make sure everything was aligned. Vertical wood sections were screwed onto the main fence posts (wood posts on two sides of the garden and concrete on another) and the slats were screwed into those. For strengthening purposes and to prevent warping, additional vertical sections were were screwed behind the slats at regular intervals.

To frame and finish the slatted sections better, more vertical lengths were screwed onto the front of the panels at regular intervals.

It was a lot of work for him to do - I think he used in excess of 2000 screws in total.

Hopefully that explanation was clear!

Yep that makes perfect sense. Looking forward to seeing the pictures once its finished.

moon man · 3 May 2017 at 18:35

ThereIs0nly0ne · 3 May 2017 at 18:45

Mark M said:
Excellent work on the fence and the rest of the garden. Ive been thinking of doing horizontal slats on my fence for a while and seeing your pics has convinced me that its the new summer project! Do you know the rough dimensions of the horizontal slats as Im going to start having a look for some suitable wood online thanks.

Thank you. The slats are 5cm x 2 cm x several meters. Good luck with the project and post pictures!

dark-knight said:
Looking real good , Id love to get something nice done to our garden but unfortunately having a dog which loves to dig in places Ill have to wait until he`s gone .

Thank you

We have a cat which probably 'visits' the neighbours from time to time ...

@moon man I'd love a garden that size!

moon man · 3 May 2017 at 19:08

we were a bit supprised to find something down here with a decent garden especially with only a shade over 100k to play with

kinobestew123 · 4 May 2017 at 10:25

This was our garden last July after lots of good sunny weather. The garden just exploded and became very overgrown. From a distance it looked really nice and green. Close up though, everything was far too big, completely surrounded by weeds and had a lot of bramble growing up through it.

Over winter, Storm Doris hit and ripped down a very large apple tree. This was a real shame as the tree had been producing absolutely tonnes of apples. From looking at the roots, it looks like it was never able to root properly. It was planted next to the concrete shed base which looks to have been the problem.

This year, after winter, we've been chopping back everything as much as possible and removing a lot of the trees which had become far too unwieldy (in particularly Leylandii).

Everything is looking a bit of a mess really when compared to the green and lush photos from last year but I'm hoping this is only temporary and things will look a lot more tidy once it all recovers.

GarethSouthgate · 7 May 2017 at 16:58

@ the above.

kinobestew123 · 8 May 2017 at 15:09

sigma said:
@ the above.

I know, it's a right state isn't it. I've applied a lot of weedkiller to the patio area and I've been following @chipperhead 's guide to lawn renovation that he posted quite a few years ago.

mr tommo · 8 May 2017 at 23:27

Here mine - house currently under offer! We never got around to block paving the drive and decided to move instead.

Jealous of some of the gardens in here, we're currently looking at new build and the gardens suck

martin363 · 9 May 2017 at 08:41

A few weeks ago I posted a 'work in progress' front Garden for my old house, which I now rent out.

Garden is now completed inc rendering, solar lights, irrigation etc so thought I would post some pics. Designed to be low maintenance and 'urban'. I am really pleased with it.

May well sell it after the election.

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ThereIs0nly0ne · 9 May 2017 at 09:53

martin363 said:
A few weeks ago I posted a 'work in progress' front Garden for my old house, which I now rent out.

Garden is now completed inc rendering, solar lights, irrigation etc so thought I would post some pics. Designed to be low maintenance and 'urban'. I am really pleased with it.

May well sell it after the election.

The paved/walled area in the centre looks great. Love the integrated benches!

GarethSouthgate · 9 May 2017 at 16:26

Very nice, does it have a large back garden too?

martin363 · 10 May 2017 at 07:30

No. The House actually has a small back terrace approx. 3.5 metres across, with a private unmade track behind the rear fence - that is why I have to make the most of the front. I did the rear planting and block paving about 15 years ago.

The property is at the end of a cul-de-sac though, 100 yards from a large park (and 40 mins from central London), so very quiet and private. It would be worth 100k more with a larger rear garden - that's why I could afford it! but actually great for tenants, they all think they want a garden, until it comes to maintaining it...

Andybtsn · 10 May 2017 at 11:57

That looks like a nice, big family home do you not think those who would potentially buy it would want grass for their kids?

martin363 · 10 May 2017 at 12:01

There was never any grass - only mud, big oak tree at the front, mud and moss....

Andybtsn · 10 May 2017 at 12:11

Could you have put turf in though? Only looking at a selling point, I would certainly want a big garden but that's just me.

ThereIs0nly0ne · 10 May 2017 at 15:05

The new garden furniture just arrived:

Hopefully the rest of the garden will be finished / tidied up soon ...