garden

I`ve got a surplus of Tarmac Toplite trench blocks. CAN i use them to build a raised garden bed and render them? I know they can be used under DPC and as trench blocks obviously, but are they okay for a raised bed and will they take render? o_O

Looking at making the back garden a bit more secure after a spat of break ins around the area. A neighbour has put slotted wood above there gate which looks quite nice. We'd paint it grey to blend in. The only other idea I have for our gate is to put a piece of wood across the top...

Hi all, I'm currently in the middle of building an office in my garden. It's been pretty slow progress due to having 2 small kids, and having a tough time with my mental health. Due to Covid, the roofing sheets I ordered at the end of October still haven't arrived. I've constructed the roof...

Hi all, I've started working on a 3x6 metre porcelain patio out the back of our house. I've dug out to around 150mm below finished paving level (with 1 in 60 fall away from house) so now ready to get 100mm of MOT type 1 whackered in. There used to be a wee pond about 2x2 metres big to one side...

Hi. We have some old victorian rope-top edging in our front garden. Over the years, some of the pieces of edging have moved (pushed away from the path). What's the best way to secure these in the right place - someone has suggested a dry concrete mix. I'm looking for the simplest solution -...

Hi Currently have a patio that is in need of renewing as we had a few break/discolour etc. Looking at options I was going to just lift them and replace with new pavers however area is shaded and a bit damp so it wouldn’t be long before the new pavers were mossed up etc and need jet washing which...

Hi After getting rid of a huge bush INTL noticed the garden wall is tied into the house wall, and I always had damp in my kitchen in that corner. So I'm guessing that must be why. I've grinded it, and need to chip off the rest to get it relatively flush. I'm getting external wall insulation...

Hi all, This may be a stupid question.... but i'm building a patio which i was originally planning on sloping away from the house, but due to it leading into a raised bed of grass which is very high in clay content i've decided to slope it back towards the house and put drainage channel between...

Hi, Looking for a bit of advice about removing paint from a fence. The previous owners of our property painted both fence in Homebase Home of Colour Wild Willow paint. It is a waterbased, water proof paint with a waxy finish. I want to remove the paint as we don't like the colour but I am at...

Hello all, I’m having my first attempt at building a raised deck in the garden. It sits between 20-40cm off the ground (sloped garden). My support posts are all in and now I’m laying the weed suppressing fabric. What I want to know is if I can just use any old ballast and sub base that’s lying...

I hope that someone can help me. I am partway through constructing a close board fence next to my new single skin garden wall. The previous fence was posts and panels some of which were bolted into the wall, these recently took out part of the wall in a storm. Have got half the fence done...

Hello all, I'm just starting out with redoing the patio in my back garden as the original and addition section had all moved and most of the concrete pavers were rocking. I've pulled the old patio up and i think i know where I'm heading with the new one apart from one bit. There is a grate...

Hey Guys, I bought a house with terrible front garden fence, and i have no idea how to approach it. It is made of concrete, seems solid inside (not bricked) and rendered with pebbles, of which most are missing. Anyone had any luck repairing something like that? Ideally i would like to keep it...

Hi everyone, I was just curious as to what you'd Suggest to get my slab levelled. The old concrete seems solid but has a few cracks, and are a little off level. Basically, we are going to build a wooden garden room, if possible we would like to avoid having to re apply concrete slab. and...

I'm looking to deck over an existing patio, the main issue is the low clearance from the door sill. There is roughly 75mm from the patio tiles to underneath the door sill and 100mm to the top of the door sill. Therefore I would need to use thinner joists or lay them flat. Will it be a problem...

Hi all. I had Bristol water over today to assess my lead replacement. Our water supply is shared with the neighbours (possibly 2 other houses) and is connected in front of their front garden (victorian terrace). Bristol water said we would only qualify for the free connection if we brought the...

Hi, is it possible/safe to screw 4 tall planters to decking and concrete in posts for a pergola? Said pergola will be approx 2.5x4 & 2.5 tall.

Hi chaps, I am needing to flag or astro turf my garden, so its weedy at moment so gonna lay a bed of gravel (undercore?) and flatten in prep for whats next, at least it will look better for now and keep the weeds away, I also want the same gravel undercore to be able to fill in parts of my...

Good Evening, Was hoping you could help me please, I have been a homeowner of my property for 25 years, Mortgage paid off and I have my title deeds ownership of the home. We had a back garden extension built 7 years ago, though, before this, we had a wall and wire fencing which partitioned both...

Hello all, I really need some advice having never attempted anything like this before. I am attempting to build a 28m² patio and so far I have: Dug out soil to 150mm Added 5 tonnes of type 1 MOT sub-base I still need to add another tonne but I'm worried about levelling (with the drop) as...