Before commencement of work
Removal of existing garden
East side with sandstone wall
Tight access made it a challenge
North side with sandstone wall
Rear yard after house lift
Rear yard on completion
Installation of prefabricated concrete slabs over an existing boat ramp
Approximately 800kg each slab
Racing the rising tide
Two down, four to go!
All done with time to spare
Day 1 Easy sloping group but potential not realised
What a view, that & the coffee shop next door meant we had to stay focused
Cut site, fill and compact
Level, install soil and prepare for turf
Turf installation by Matt from "I'll Turf Ya"
End result ready for a picnic, function or wedding reception
Retaining wall and balustrade by
"Shannon's 2 Green Thumbs"
Existing back yard, deteriorating timber walls, old timber fence blocking off over half the property as there was no access except by foot
Existing stairs were a challenge
Access from the front of the property was in place but overgrown and foot traffic only
Dave from "Johnson Excavation" on the job with me with his new Yanmar excavator
New access big enough for a truck leads into a ramp going down the back of the property
New walls in place, terraced to maximise yard levels leaving enough room for the "Man Cave"
Ready for plants and turf
Front yard sloping 3m down from street level to house, then another 3m to yard level
Difficult to access, painful to maintain, snake pit!
Terraced gardens ready for planting
Low maintenance natural river stone
Rough cut sandstone steps provide easy access
Sandstone walls retain the soil and control the storm water runoff to avoid erosion
Almost done, 1 more wall, backfill and plant
Well established garden but no light in the house
relatively low maintenance but no lawn for the kids
Same yard cleared, terraced ready for bikes
Easy access to the pool
Front lawn retained
New back yard ready for some serious fun
All done
Expansion of the yard behind the church hall
Removal of the existing garden expanded the usable area by almost 70%
With Shannon from "Shannon's 2 Green Thumbs" two terraced sandstone walls were installed and over 300m of fill to level the area
1st wall complete and ready for backfill
Six truck and trailers of sandstone later and . . .
Fill, soil and ready for turf
Ready for hire with lights, fencing and turf
About
Part of an extensive project at Saint Josephs Catholic School in Bardon