Case Study 1 - Front garden  October 2007

The customer for this garden wanted to replace the sloping path to the front door with steps and to create a level area of paving big enough to comfortably fit a couple of seats to enjoy the sun.

After the initial consultation I was able to draw a basic design, this enabled me to provide an accurate quote for the project.

Day 1 

• The garden was cleared of all unwanted plants, all green waste gets taken to Forth Resource Management where it is turned into compost.
• The proposed area of paving was excavated, disposing of the waste in a skip.

Day 2

• The footings for the low retaining wall and steps were excavated and filled with concrete.
• The sub base for the paving was spread, levelled and compacted.

Day 3

• The retaining wall and brickwork for the steps were constructed.
• We started laying the paving using Stonemarket Marketstone Buff Multi natural sandstone slabs.

Day 4

• We finished laying the paving including cutting the slabs to fit along the curved retaining wall.
• The coping stones were laid along the wall.

Day 5

• All paving joints were filled.
• Turf was laid.