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After a bit of battling with the nettles and weeds I think I am finally getting back to a blank canvas! I also found a rather large concrete post with the concrete base attached, after an hour of digging and using 2 fence posts to lever it out of the hole I won! I now want to add a path...

yes im in Wales, i have never hered of this 300mm rule, sounds a tad harsh. I notice a few of my neighbours have added rased paio areas / decks....im sure it will be fine. no one can see in anyway lol

no the decks done yet exist.....although when i open my patio door there is a foot foot drop so they are required....lol

From the level of my garden or my neighbors? The neighbor’s garden is 2 foot higher than mine; they also paid for the materials and ordered the posts / boards in this length as we agreed it was a decent height for the both of us. They paid i fitted.....not a bad deal all round.

Fence 1 complete! A view fron the neighbours garden: Now to start a small fence on the opposite boundary and a balcony / deck to cover the useless 4 tiers I have next to the old brick steps.

After trying to keep the cross-beams level, then trying to keep the same slope as the wall it looked awful so i decided to step each section to suit:

thats not a bad idea, may just be an option there.

My 1st job was to fit a 10.7m fence along the side wall of the garden. As the neighbors’ garden is 2 foot higher than mine I used 10m posts 2foot in the ground, 2 foot against the wall and 6 foot above the wall. The posts are 1.8m apart, as you may see I need to add 1 more post next to the...

After Clearing the garden, then leaving it for too long I am back to square 1! Oh well time to start again, below is what I want to acheive: What do you think? Would you change anything or do you have any ideas that could improve the garden....

Hi all, I decided to paint the rear and side of the house in white as the previous owner had painted a horrid yellow. I have finished the rear however i have a problem. The side of the house has a single story extension (sloped roof) while standing on the roof i have done as much as i can...

It fills up pretty quickly, but if it stops raining it does seem to drain by the following day. To be honest I think that when the bypass was built behind the house (way before my time) the site the bypass is located is exactly where the excess water would have run and drained!

The storm drain issue was discussed, however i think i am going to leave the drain well alone and try and do the garden to suit (hence the new post) I can’t take any pics from the other side of the fence as i have no access, there is a banking leading away to a dual carriageway (all much lower...

The bottom of the rear wooden fence is roughly half a meter higher than the surface of the garden; this is however secured on to an old Concrete slat style fence that starts at the surface of the garden. As you can see next doors garden is also around half a meter higher than mine as is the...

Well after clearing the whole garden and trying to dig channels by hand I am getting nowhere at all. With the great welsh weather and no access at all for a digger or any equipment I realize my task is impossible! I am about to add a photo of the back garden taken last weekend. Can anyone...

The TV does not seem high, it tilts up or down also so its tilted slightly down at the moment and its perfect when sat down, i put a template on the wall to get it right before fitting. The wall light is also straight measure twice drill one lol.... thanks anyway...haha

Thanks mate, its still in progress to be honest. Currently fitting new skirting boards and trying to get the garden sorted for the summer. We got the keys 4 days before christmas, opened the front door and there were 3 burst water pipes!! GREAT....took over a month to dry out 2 rooms All...

Amazing what a bit of paint and hard work can do....

Thanks for the help chaps, this is starting to make sense. The 2 things I still don't understand are: 1) if I do call welsh water and there is an issue could they insist I cover the costs or contribute towards the cost as it's on my property? If this is the case I just can't afford to even...

We will get there in the end lol..... Cant wait to get it sorted and start doing the garden, there so much potential but no point in doing it only for it to flood every year....besides im still waiting for 3 months wages at the moment so its just the shovel and I...haha