23 July, 2020 | Carpentry, Garden
I’ve just completed some large garden seating for an Eastbourne client. This consists of one 4 metre wide bench seat, two 2 metre seats and a pair of one metre square tables with hidden large drinks buckets. The client plans to paint these themselves. All...
14 November, 2019 | Garden, Landscaping
My customer wanted a new hole in the ground for their rotating washing line, the ground was very soft so I had to dig down nearly 2 foot, then I filled with concrete and inserted a new ground spike to match the diameter or their washing line pole.
29 April, 2019 | Fencing, Garden, Landscaping
This 6 bay garden fence was nice to do, I used new galvanised metal fixings on the old and original concrete posts, this saved the client some money and me digging a load of holes!
28 February, 2019 | Drainage, Garden, Landscaping
This morning I cut a 4″ gully at the edge of a patio that kept getting waterlogged, it’s nearly a foot deep and reaches soil beneath, so it should have capacity for a heavy downpour and still drain away, I filled it up with gravel that lets the water flow...
12 January, 2019 | Garden, Roofing
Today I was called out to repair a garage roof, the felt was over 15 years old and had been repaired a few times but had finally been beaten by the weather – probably this summer’s extreme sun had caused more expansion and contraction than usual. The...
10 May, 2018 | Decorating, Garden
This was a small but time consuming project, the client wanted their 4 year old garden furniture tidied up, I planed and sanded the top and then sanded all the surfaces I could get to, then the chairs and the table legs were painted with some colorful water based...
