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    Garden wooden planters help needed

    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.
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    Astroturf/Boarders

    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...
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    Re-landscaping a completely paved garden. Advice please

    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...
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    Redoing the garden

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

    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.
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    Can I build a bigger fence?

    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...
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    Re-landscaping a completely paved garden. Advice please

    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...
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    Re-landscaping a completely paved garden. Advice please

    Brilliant. Thanks for the advise.
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    Re-landscaping a completely paved garden. Advice please

    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...
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    Re-landscaping a completely paved garden. Advice please

    Ok. Damp course would be 200mm above the potential new patio. Attached photos of before, and after.
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    Re-landscaping a completely paved garden. Advice please

    I think I will post up some photos soon. It is difficult to explain what I'm trying to do in writing. I guess my questions are: - can I use gravel, red chips, slate stones etc, with some kind of sharp sand, to create a subbase, instead of MOT type 1. - can I simply lift slabs, and...
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    How serious are these problems re new patio?

    I totally agree with ceres. Forget lawyers and reports, and try and sort this out amicably with a quick email back. Start of by quoting his quote: "please find quotation as discussed to lay slabs and take rubbish away and to supply sand and cement grass seed and top soil Will be between...
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    Re-landscaping a completely paved garden. Advice please

    That's one thing I need to check. Instead of airbricks, would I have a damp proof course? I do know for sure that the house bricks change from a yellow colour, to a brown colour around the base of the wall, and where the existing patio touches the brown bricks, there is definately more than...
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    Re-landscaping a completely paved garden. Advice please

    Hello, new to the forum - frequent reader, but first time poster. I'd like some advice on my garden remodelling plans. Our garden is completely slabbed with paving stones/flag stones. The garden is approx 6m x 6m, NE facing, so gets very little sun. The slabs are all on one level, except...
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