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Photos - Patios and Garden Landscaping

This page contains a few photos of carpentry projects I have undertaken. For photos of other projects, please follow the links below:

All photos are used with the permission of the householder, and taken by myself (unless otherwise stated).
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Photo 4-1
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Photo 4-2
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Photo 4-3
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This project involved the removal of various areas of existing paving slabs and crazy paving, levelling the ground, sourcing and laying the stones for the circle, path to the back door (not shown) and path along the back of the house (central photo).

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Photo 10-2
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Photo 10-3
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Photo 10-4
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Photo 10-5
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This project involved the removal of an existing patio and earth from beneath, extending the area of the patio, laying a new sub-base and sourcing and laying Indian sandstone for the new patio. Note the "invisible" man-hole cover.

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Photo 11-2
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Photo 11-3
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Photo 11-4
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This project turned out to be larger than you might think, as it involved removing an existing patio and sub-base, as the existing sub-base sloped in the wrong direction!
Drainage channels were then laid along two edges, sub-base put down, and Indian sandstone slabs laid. Note the "invisible" man-hole cover. Additionally, trellis was put up along one side to add some shade (see photo 1), and the coping stones on the existing raised bed were replaced (see photo 2).

This was a lot of fun...
and hard work!

Recipe for a low maintenance garden...
Photo 13-1
Take one rather uninspiring space...
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Photo 13-2
...in a typical modern mid-terraced home.
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Photo 13-3
Remove the existing path.
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Photo 13-4
Barrow in sub-base for beneath the shed...
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Photo 13-5
...and patio.
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Photo 13-6
Lay slabs for new shed....
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Photo 13-7
...and patio.
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Photo 13-8
All set, ready for pointing.
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Photo 13-9
Lay "weed-proof" membrane.
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Photo 13-10
Cover with decorative pebbles.
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Photo 13-11
Re-paint woodwork and accessorize!.
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The final photograph was provided courtesy of the estate agent when my customer moved out of the property several years later. Her "low maintenance garden" was still looking immaculate, and the photograph was used by the agency in successfully marketing the house.

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Photo 12-2
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 An interesting use of tiles around a porch. These were laid over existing tiles which weren't level.

This was a project in two parts.

First of all, the existing rather tired looking patio at the top end of the garden was removed and replaced with fresh modern slabs.

Then a new path was laid down to a new circular patio at the other end of the garden, all using matching slabs.
Patio Project Photo 1-1
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Patio Project Photo 1-2
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Patio Project Photo 1-3
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Patio Project Photo 1-4
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Patio Project Photo 1-5
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This was also project in two parts, with lots of interesting little features.

First of all, the existing patio was removed and replaced with a new seating area, using natural sandstone and lots of existing pots and accessories to make it instantly feel established and "lived in".

Then a new path was laid from the patio along the back of the house to the garden gate, all using matching sandstone.

Note the "invisible" manhole cover, the water feature, and the use of smaller stones around the edges - these all add to the "lived in charm" of the final result.
Patio Project Photo 2-1
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Patio Project Photo 2-2
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Patio Project Photo 2-3
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Patio Project Photo 2-4
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Patio Project Photo 2-5
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