The original wall was a half brick thick wall with piers which was undermined by trees planted close to the wall causing it to topple over.
The trees were removed and the wall completely taken down to the foundations. The foundations were reinforced and a new one brick thick wall was built in its place using blue engineering in the base, london tudor facing bricks in the main wall and topped with blue engineering bricks.
The original wall was a half brick thick wall with piers which was undermined by trees planted close to the wall causing it to topple over. The trees were removed and the wall completely taken down to the foundations. The foundations were reinforced and a new one brick thick wall was built in its place […]
The area had to be cleared of existing rubble,a wall demolished, concrete floors broken up and dug down to the required levels to compacted soil. A retaining wall was built onto a newly laid foundation and hardcore was placed onto the base floor before being topped with sub-base hardcore and compacted. A layer of blinding […]
The area had to be cleared of existing rubble,a wall demolished, concrete floors broken up and dug down to the required levels to compacted soil. A retaining wall was built onto a newly laid foundation and hardcore was placed onto the base floor before being topped with sub-base hardcore and compacted.
A layer of blinding sand was then laid and compacted; ensuring the were no sharp edges particularly around the drainage pipes; and a DPM (damp proof membrane) was then laid on top.
Concrete was then poured and floated off to the desired level in anticipation of the new conservatory
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The customer requested a patio using saxon mocha slabs in various sizes laid in a random pattern with a curved edge. The ground was cleared and leveled, sub-base hardcore laid and compacted, a single course of blue engineering bricks laid onto a concrete foundation and the slabs laid on a wet sand and cement mix […]
The customer requested a patio using saxon mocha slabs in various sizes laid in a random pattern with a curved edge.
The ground was cleared and leveled, sub-base hardcore laid and compacted, a single course of blue engineering bricks laid onto a concrete foundation and the slabs laid on a wet sand and cement mix and cut to the required shape.The joints inbetween the slabs are then pointed with a stronger mortar mix, cleaned off and the patio jetwashed.
The ground in front of the patio was then finished off with topsoil and seeded.
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The customer wanted the old tarmac that was laid roughshed many years ago on top of concrete to be lifted and replaced bya patio and step. The Tarmac and concrete were lifted and removed to a skip, the ground prepared, leveled and sub-base hardcore laid and compacted. The slabs were then laid on a wet […]
The customer wanted the old tarmac that was laid roughshed many years ago on top of concrete to be lifted and replaced bya patio and step.
The Tarmac and concrete were lifted and removed to a skip, the ground prepared, leveled and sub-base hardcore laid and compacted.
The slabs were then laid on a wet sand and cement mix and cut to fit accordingly.
A step was then constructed using blue engineering bricks and slabs on top
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The customer required four pillars built all the same height exactly (which would be filled with concrete); in prepartion for a steel girder subframe to be placed upon it; so that a large wooden framed building could be supported as an office. The job presented many complications in that all materials had to be bought […]
The customer required four pillars built all the same height exactly (which would be filled with concrete); in prepartion for a steel girder subframe to be placed upon it; so that a large wooden framed building could be supported as an office.
The job presented many complications in that all materials had to be bought down many flights of steep stairs leading to the rear garden and that all pillars were all at the exact height; which was achieved, for a very satisfied customer
This job was built for a local farmer and his family. The brickwall and patio was built to complete the rear garden of the second family home on site. The walkway was constructed to give a pleasant walk to the tennis court completed with a patio area around the summer house All slabs were laid […]
This job was built for a local farmer and his family. The brickwall and patio was built to complete the rear garden of the second family home on site.
The walkway was constructed to give a pleasant walk to the tennis court completed with a patio area around the summer house
All slabs were laid on compacted sub-base and a wet sand and cement mortar mix
The before photo dosent do the garden justice…it was much worse! The garden was cleared of undergrowth, levelled and inlaid with compacted sub-base hardcore. Slabs were laid down to and around the pond on a wet sand and cement mix and a new fence utilising concrete slotted posts, concrete gravel boards and featheredge fence panels […]
The before photo dosent do the garden justice…it was much worse!
The garden was cleared of undergrowth, levelled and inlaid with compacted sub-base hardcore.
Slabs were laid down to and around the pond on a wet sand and cement mix and a new fence utilising concrete slotted posts, concrete gravel boards and featheredge fence panels was erected.
The sides were then covered with weed suppresant membrane and covered with bark mulch
The side alleygator gate had to be taken down daily for access, but once again any problem or obsticle was overcome
This was a replacement wall to the previous one laid by another builder, that collapsed due to it being only one brick thick, a common mistake in retaining walls with such a large amount of soil to hold back. We removed the old wall, laid a concrete foundation and laid a double brick wall utilising […]
This was a replacement wall to the previous one laid by another builder, that collapsed due to it being only one brick thick, a common mistake in retaining walls with such a large amount of soil to hold back.
We removed the old wall, laid a concrete foundation and laid a double brick wall utilising concrete blocks at the rear and decorative blocks and copings at the front
This is my dog Sask. She was with me from the age of 7 weeks until she died aged 15 in 2010. She liked to be the foreman on all my jobs and was often watching on from a comfortable spot like this one.
This is my dog Sask. She was with me from the age of 7 weeks until she died aged 15 in 2010. She liked to be the foreman on all my jobs and was often watching on from a comfortable spot like this one.
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