Tuesday 26 July 2011

Garden Refurb...

We've been giving our garden a long-awaited and major overhaul recently...
There were times when we couldn't see an end in sight, but there's a twinkle at the end of the tunnel now!
The 'before' pictures are way too embarrassing to post, so I won't!! The during and recent ones will show just how much work hubby has done to get it to where it is now...note the dog's tail poking out from under the table!!





Raised flower bed and 'grass'...we've got Astroturf to go here. No cutting, no feeding, no weeding, no watering...yeah!! Shed has been rendered using a product called Monocouche, which is self-coloured...


Base for paving slabs...


First 2 slabs...


One side done! This side has been fenced off for our dog, Darcie...
She's been on this side for a few days now and loves it...as you can see from the next picture!




Base has been started for the patio...scroll panels and handrail put up and last night, the new sewer cover was put on...hubby had to get one that was higher, then slabs will go on top of it...it can be lifted if needed...eew!!

Next is the base for the patio, then slabbing it, then pointing the whole lot!
Should be done by the end of this week...weather permitting!
We've got the shop holding our patio furniture, so can't wait for it to be finished! Poor hubby is at work all day (he's a builder!) then he's been coming home and working on the garden...he'll need a good rest afterwards!
Off to do some ironing now...both my kids went away at the same time, so you can imagine the laundry pile!!