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Thank you for your help guys. I dug the hole a few days ago and no signs of water, so hopefully this spot should be satisfactory :-) I've found some 40 - 75mm clean hardcore, with some 20mm and 10mm to top and level the area out. Thank you.

Hi Freddy, In the middle I have dug down about 2 1/2 to 3 ft and have hit some rubble, so I'm hoping that I have got all the way through it and the water will soak away more easily now. Just querying the hardcore that should be used really. Ben

Hi, Over the years my garden has flooded after short showers, upon digging out the old lawn I have found the area has a thick layer of clay under the surface therefore I have decided to dig 5 - 7 inches down with a large hole in the middle to fill this with hardcore prior to laying my new...

Hi, Thank you for your response. The deck is completely free standing, it is filling the far end of my garden and is between 3 sides of the fence. I am planning to put a shed on the far end (smaller square alcove area) - (1830 x 2730mm area). The garden is slightly sloped, but not...

I have put them at approx. 1000mm centres... so these could go further apart? 3no across the width would be adequate? Also are the 2300mm spans on the 100 x 50mm timbers all ok? Thank you for your help. Ben

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Hi, I'm planning on building some raised decking in my garden and was just after some advice on the supporting structure if possible. I have been looking around on the internet and everyone seems to have their own ways of doing this and seems to be no set way of doing this. I'm planning on...

Hi, I'm planning some decking in the garden and was after some advice. Basically my main worry is that we are on a new build estate and the ground is like thick with clay and holds water. I'm worried about the new decking being stuck in the water and causing wrot etc. I'm wondering the...