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Happy Mother's Day everyone.
Several of my neighbours have been setting sleepers in their sloping back gardens and I would quite like to do the same. I can't do it myself due to back issues, but was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on ways to cut costs.
The garden slopes down towards my shed:
I would like to raise the ground near the shed and put some sleepers from left to right so there is a drop down to the shed.
I got a trusted company in to do me a quote and they are quoting £1600 for three days of work, three men, sleeper retainer, topsoil and some additional slabs. Seems a fair price for three people but they are suggesting I have the entire lawn re-turfed as part of this job.
If you see my previous thread, I have spent some time, energy and money on trying to revive my awful garden which had not been cared for well by the building company before I moved in:
https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/turf-keeps-dying.531235/page-2
And after a lot of work, it is now looking really good and very healthy.
Do I have to have it re-turfed? Is that the best way to get a perfectly level finish? Seems such a shame after putting in so much effort with the lawn.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Several of my neighbours have been setting sleepers in their sloping back gardens and I would quite like to do the same. I can't do it myself due to back issues, but was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on ways to cut costs.
The garden slopes down towards my shed:
I would like to raise the ground near the shed and put some sleepers from left to right so there is a drop down to the shed.
I got a trusted company in to do me a quote and they are quoting £1600 for three days of work, three men, sleeper retainer, topsoil and some additional slabs. Seems a fair price for three people but they are suggesting I have the entire lawn re-turfed as part of this job.
If you see my previous thread, I have spent some time, energy and money on trying to revive my awful garden which had not been cared for well by the building company before I moved in:
https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/turf-keeps-dying.531235/page-2
And after a lot of work, it is now looking really good and very healthy.
Do I have to have it re-turfed? Is that the best way to get a perfectly level finish? Seems such a shame after putting in so much effort with the lawn.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
