Recent content by zaby

I just bought weed membrane on Ebay, there are some great deals. I'm using it under astroturf, and any spare will go inside a large planter. I got 50sm for £25. Just search for weed barrier fabric or membraine.

I'm currently in the process of planning an artifical grass installation myself. I've had samples from a few different companies, but I found these guys had the best quality samples: artificalgrass-direct.com We are going for the Woodland Chase (£12.25/m2) product for our lawn, as it...

I think I've sorted the gutter issue. After some lunchtime investigating, I believe I could cut the gutter-downpipe, and slide one (or 2) of these down to ground level, and then bury them in the sub-base? Would need some kind of grating, cut to fit, to stop leaves and crud getting in. Then...

cool, thanks. I've just used Microsoft Paint in the past :oops:

That looks stunning. Good luck. I can't help with the building, but do you mind if I ask what program you used to make that plan? It looks awesome, and I'd love to make a similar plan for my project.

I must say you are being really decent about the whole thing. Most people I know, with young children and a nosy old neighbour poking his head over the wall every 5 minutes, would put up a new fence without even asking! Personally I'd explain to him, given his response, you have no choise...

Daniel, believe me, we've debated real grass vs artificial grass for months now. The garden is NE facing, so it only get's sun until 1pm. And being Scotland, it rains a lot, and any sunny periods are shortlived. With real grass, the fear is it would not get enough sun to grow nice and green...

Brilliant. Thanks for the advise.

I'm not exactly sure where the DCP is. I cannot see any plastic or anything in the mortar at any point, so I assume the brown bricks are treated in some way? Are there any DP treatments I could paint on myself? The level of the internal floor actually sits at the top of the first layer...

Ok. Damp course would be 200mm above the potential new patio. Attached photos of before, and after.