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I have been assuimg you are going to replant and turf your garden at the end of leveling... If this is correct then, my experience of sheeting is that it stops weeds growing and does kill off some plants, but as soon as you lift it to replant, your weeds will be back. I have been using...

I am just a DIYer and provide my advice from my own experiences so don't have all the answers, however, I see no harm in levelling it and picking out some of the green. at least you'll be a step closer to your finished goal, you will also then only have to treat the stuff that grows from your...

I fully turned my garden as well last year, but i did this intentionally to save as much soil as I could as I am going to level the ground and in doing so, will have to import some top soil. I used a rotorvator to fully break down all the manure I'd chucked on top, this was covered with tarps...

Be careful you dont end up losing your four inches of ground to your neighbour, I understand having the "good side" facing you, but by doing that you are marking the boundary as being 4 inches into your property, the fence should bound your land and clearly define your property, by giving your...

I agree that 1.5 foot would be better, the extra effort taken will pay back by the length of time the fence should last. Same goes for size of post, little bit more work, but a considerably stronger fence for the effort. A 3x3 would work if you are really on a tight budget, but is it...

I had the same issue at my house when I bought it, the previous owner had fenced off a 'difficult' corner so that he didnt have to deal with it or maintain it. I have cleared the brambles and rubish out myself, then paid a landscaper to remove the soil and build a retaining wall for me, the...

Thanks Victorian! Was concerned for a second my "good" advice was going to be ignored :D

I wouldn't worry about using a professional, as long as your builder can measure, use a level, dig a hole and mix concrete then he will be fine. Wickes don't have the best quality panels, but their posts are sometimes worse, they have a stack of broken ones in my local branch, and its where...

I would also suggest that if your existing posts are leaning like they are, then they were not put deep enough into the ground in the first place. make sure your new ones are at the very least 25% in the ground, i.e. a 6 foot fence will have 2 foot in the ground.

Fully agree with Bangers, But this will raise the labour cost. If there are 10 pannels, I assume this equates to 11 posts. You clearly know the cost of the pannels and posts, that will tell you the cost for the concrete, and you can now see the chaps daily rate, which seems reasonable to...

Extend your red line to the edge of the pavement, whatever you do, if you are driving over those cut sections of paving slabs, you will ruin them in no time and wished you'd done them at the start.

Even cheaper than that, once you have your posts in, and put two in so you aren't touching your neighbours fence, crate a feather edge fence as per your neighbours, nail some rails to the face of the posts and put in the vertical slats, that way, you can buy what you need and not buy a whole...

being a slight perfectionist, screws versus nails, nail heads can be hit into the timber to be disguised so from a distnace they cant be seen, screws stick out, even counter sunk, so you can see if the have been put in straight or like my neighbour, all over the shop and make a good job look...

Thanks, sadly putting that much manure down, it already appears to have vanished, I turned the garden over with a fork at the start of spring so it's already mixed in roughly. It will get a good rotorvating later in the summer to prep for the turf. I know stones are ok, but I am more...

Lasors, That was my main worry which is why I thought i'd ask. good idea on the garden centre front, I have found one near me that sells from a supplier in norfolk and they guarantee that it will be stone free and ideal for turf, what that guarantee actually means or if its even usable I...

I have got to the point in the garden where I am looking to replace an old lawn with new turf. Last year I dug the entire lawn over by hand, then hired in a rotorvator to break the large clods up. Over the winter I left approx 6 inches of horse manure, newspaper and grass cuttings on the...

Slight alternative to comments so far... I had a combi boiler put in and at the same time had the shower replaced to be an electric shower, meaning the shower temp is reliant on water pressure, so if the wife is in the kitchen, im in the shower and the washing machine is on, you can feel the...

If you are going to place a patio, why worry about the top soil? you need to be careful if you are lowering and rasing sides by 25cm, will you undermine a fence or wall? has your neighbour got anything near the boundary that you could effect. a foot of soil can still cause damage to fences...

@ OP, sorry if I have confused the issue. As others have said, don't go with the quote you have been given. Check the cracks and see if there really is an issue with the pebble dash, if not then fill and paint yourself, or get someone to do it if you can't. If you could post a picture...

Wow... Thanks joe for that helpful comment.