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Dee
16-07-2009, 19:15
Some of you know me and Daz have had this week off to work on our garden, and as promised, here are the progress pics \o/

The Before Shots

http://www.dwuk.net/dee/garden/1.jpg

http://www.dwuk.net/dee/garden/2.jpg

http://www.dwuk.net/dee/garden/3.jpg

Making a start

http://www.dwuk.net/dee/garden/4.jpg

http://www.dwuk.net/dee/garden/5.jpg

Starting the frame

http://www.dwuk.net/dee/garden/6.jpg

http://www.dwuk.net/dee/garden/8.jpg

Starting the boarding

http://www.dwuk.net/dee/garden/12.jpg

The start of the borders, these will be deeper now Ive started

http://www.dwuk.net/dee/garden/14.jpg

Nearly there, the roll of bamboo screening will cover the front of the decking, leaving only the space between the ball conifers

http://www.dwuk.net/dee/garden/15.jpg

http://www.dwuk.net/dee/garden/16.jpg

The bit of decking missing nearer the house has yet to be cut to size

http://www.dwuk.net/dee/garden/17.jpg

Still got lots to do and finish off, but hey, we have somewhere to have a BBQ now :D
Haly
16-07-2009, 19:18
Very nice :) Made such a great difference to the garden too!
leowyatt
16-07-2009, 19:18
cool, wondered when we'd see these ;)

never seen the rear of your garage before ;D
Desmo
16-07-2009, 19:35
never seen the rear of your garage before ;D
Holy FNNNAAAARRRR!!!! :eek: ;D

Looks great guys, it's much nicer when you've got some hard ground to put a table and chairs on and to sit around. Great work :)
Dee
16-07-2009, 19:38
Glad you like it all :)

Leo, never realised you wanted to see my rear access. You only had to ask you know! :D
leowyatt
16-07-2009, 20:02
Leo, never realised you wanted to see my rear access.

I should have said "never seen your rear from that angle" ;)
Kitten
16-07-2009, 22:33
looks great guys!

We have that table & chair set in bloo.
lostkat
16-07-2009, 22:38
Looks really good guys. The decking is a massive improvement and the boarders are going to look fab when you're done :D
Grandad
17-07-2009, 00:59
no expert but it looks like your decking is above the damp course, is there a gap between the decking and the house wall ?


other than that, looking good :)


/edit

actually not sure from pics, might be about level :)
Del Lardo
17-07-2009, 02:18
How did you get the decking level?
Piggymon
17-07-2009, 07:19
Looks great ! Massive difference ! :D
Pheebs
17-07-2009, 07:23
Awesome stuff!! Really funky :D

Was it a hard job? Never been involved with erecting decking!
Desmo
17-07-2009, 07:27
You have a new table and yet you balance a glass of water on the nearest post? ;D
Dee
18-07-2009, 18:24
no expert but it looks like your decking is above the damp course, is there a gap between the decking and the house wall ?


Of course, all done by the book :)

How did you get the decking level?

Dunno, I wasnt in charge :D The frame was perfectly level, guess that helped :D

You have a new table and yet you balance a glass of water on the nearest post? ;D

It was the nearest thing before I took the photo ;D

Got the lady neighbours coming round tonight to have a drinkipoos :D
Happy
19-07-2009, 22:35
Looking good! Interesting choice having the Bambo screen.
Will
20-07-2009, 07:55
It's great that Daz wears nice jeans and t-shirt and shoes when doing the gardening. Most people would be in ****ty tracksuits or paint covered jeans or in shorts - nope, Daz is looking hot whilst playing with earth. Love it :D

Looks really good - once it has weathered a bit it'll look even better. Really good bit of work guys - makes a huge improvement :)
Dee
20-07-2009, 08:58
Haha, he doesnt actually own anything like that ;D
Daz
20-07-2009, 09:10
no expert but it looks like your decking is above the damp course, is there a gap between the decking and the house wall ?


other than that, looking good :)


/edit

actually not sure from pics, might be about level :)
It's just below the top of the damp course, but there is a good gap anyway, few washers on each bolt in the house :)

How did you get the decking level?
Erm, lots of time with a long spirit level ;D There's a bit of run on the whole thing as well, should be roughly 10mm per 1M.

Awesome stuff!! Really funky :D

Was it a hard job? Never been involved with erecting decking!
Not too bad at all actually - had more earth to shift than we expected (but I guess that's always the way!), and had to take some care to make sure it was level everywhere before fixing the frame (4 bolts in the house, 10 posts in the ground - we actually split the frame in 2 and joined them up)

It's great that Daz wears nice jeans and t-shirt and shoes when doing the gardening. Most people would be in ****ty tracksuits or paint covered jeans or in shorts - nope, Daz is looking hot whilst playing with earth. Love it :D
They were old clothes! :p
AboveTheSalt
20-07-2009, 09:20
Is the support beam of the decking furthest from the house just resting on soil, wont it rot pretty quickly?
Daz
20-07-2009, 09:23
Is the support beam of the decking furthest from the house just resting on soil, wont it rot pretty quickly?
It's not, none of the frame it touching the ground, though it's obviously closer in some places than others.