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Martin_1962

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My project (garden)
« on: 10 March 2007, 22:25:34 »
Yes I have a project - I am extending the patio by 900mm and around 3700mm wide.

Currently the patio is not very nice flag stones, and I am extending with blocks :-?.

However due to flooding and rain I have to have it sloping into the lawn, which means digging down, and putting a wall up to keep the lawn from falling onto the extension.

So I will lose the dug out soil to raise the lawn and soften its slope.

Garden wall - semi structural how many rows thick - 1 or 2 - I will use flemish bond for two lots but then I would have more soil to hide.

Next project is another rabbit hutch - I built one last year also a chipmunk run.

Later in the year I will be flooring the chipmunk run due to flooding

Pictures another day - it is too dark now!!!!
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Re: My project (garden)
« Reply #1 on: 11 March 2007, 08:25:34 »
Yes it is coming to that point of the year when SWMBO is saying "sort the garden out!"  :(

I can't abide gardening... >:(
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Re: My project (garden)
« Reply #2 on: 11 March 2007, 08:38:59 »
I would recommend clays and not blocks, better colurs and they dont stain........

Here is a fantastic site with loads of info.......and the guy who run its is mega helpful.

www.pavingexpert.com

I realy enjoyed doing my drive, although it did require the removal of 20+ tons of soil and concrete.....by hand.
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« Reply #3 on: 11 March 2007, 11:52:53 »
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I realy enjoyed doing my drive, although it did require the removal of 20+ tons of soil and concrete.....by hand.

I challenge anyone else to say they enjoy moving 20 tons of soil and concrete by hand!  ;D

Has to be said, it is a superb job though.
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Re: My project (garden)
« Reply #4 on: 11 March 2007, 14:03:34 »
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I realy enjoyed doing my drive, although it did require the removal of 20+ tons of soil and concrete.....by hand.

I challenge anyone else to say they enjoy moving 20 tons of soil and concrete by hand!  ;D

Has to be said, it is a superb job though.
I had to move 8 8yrd skips full of clay by hand when I levelled my garden. Enjoyable was not the word that sprung to mind...
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Re: My project (garden)
« Reply #5 on: 11 March 2007, 14:50:33 »
Dug out over a wheelbarrow of soil, and laid 28 blocks so far today, only about 130 to go
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« Reply #6 on: 11 March 2007, 14:53:28 »
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Dug out over a wheelbarrow of soil
Ah, so about 30s of work done then ;)

8 x 8yrd skips took me and her about a week. Mainly because after the first 2 days, we were knackered!
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Re: My project (garden)
« Reply #7 on: 11 March 2007, 17:52:43 »
yeauch !!

I am also going to get her indoors moaning soon about this.

Got a huge back garden that also suffers from water runing - ideally it needs sloped and landscaped.

Better get on it - in about 8 months  :(
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« Reply #8 on: 11 March 2007, 19:06:00 »
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Dug out over a wheelbarrow of soil
Ah, so about 30s of work done then ;)

8 x 8yrd skips took me and her about a week. Mainly because after the first 2 days, we were knackered!


Skimmed off what turf had survived, recovered the wheel barrow, bashed through the hard core under the turf (new build). Went to computer fair to stock up on blank DVDs, then Tescos for weekly shop.

Then it threatened rain so stopped as I didn't want to do concreting in rain.

In evenings I will carry on turf stripping and digging, but will get bricks for the small wall so I can dump the soil there, with good turf on top.
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« Reply #9 on: 11 March 2007, 19:56:04 »
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I realy enjoyed doing my drive, although it did require the removal of 20+ tons of soil and concrete.....by hand.

I challenge anyone else to say they enjoy moving 20 tons of soil and concrete by hand!  ;D

Has to be said, it is a superb job though.
I had to move 8 8yrd skips full of clay by hand when I levelled my garden. Enjoyable was not the word that sprung to mind...

You need to get to know some builders with a mini digger  :y
I borrowed one from a builder mate.....he delivered it, let me play with it for a week...great fun and easy once you get the hang of the controls  :y
He even came to my rescue one morning when it wouldnt start.....apparently you need to put diesel in them  ::)
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Re: My project (garden)
« Reply #10 on: 11 March 2007, 20:06:52 »
4000 clay bricks on mine......got through 4 pairs of gloves (clays are sharp and shred them!)....21 ton of MT1 hardcore, 6 ton of grit sand, 5 ton of conrete for the edgings....

The wiff even bought me a 14ld sledge as a wedding anniversary present so I could break the concrete drive up....best thing shes ever bought me...  ::)

One diamond saw blade half used to cut them (you cant split clays like you can conretes...)

Plus I went halves ona  wacker plate to do the job.....very useful.
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Re: My project (garden)
« Reply #11 on: 11 March 2007, 21:02:23 »
Well not much room and I am laying on clay - first three rows have been placed on 1"  concrete
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Re: My project (garden)
« Reply #12 on: 11 March 2007, 23:15:41 »
I prefer stickle bricks.....

Perhaps not the same range of designs, more taxing mentally, but ultimately, much easier on the hands.....      :y

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Re: My project (garden)
« Reply #13 on: 11 March 2007, 23:20:48 »
Looking at my garden I think I'm going to be needing some napalm for the next project  :(

It's just more fun tinkering with cars.

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Re: My project (garden)
« Reply #14 on: 12 March 2007, 07:15:29 »
I mowed the 40ft long lawn with my 4hp petrol mower last Sunday. Does that count?
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