Tuesday 5 February 2019

Holiday project

Our holiday project was to rebuild the garden steps.  They were looking tired when we moved in, then collapsed maybe a year ago. (They were just earth held up by boards and stakes)

From above

Digging out in progress

We dug out the whole area and found there were already steps under all the dirt.  They look pretty tidy but they are very difficult to walk on, especially going from the middle step up to the concrete which is a long way up and very awkward.


 So we decided to build new steps over the top.  David had to take out some of the bricks at each side, and also deal with the fact that the path sloped downward and to one side (you can see in the photo it sags to the left).  Also, the concrete pad at the top is not level either.

David built a wooden frame and he and Daniel filled it with concrete.  Now we have decent tidy steps which are easy to walk up.


Next job is to fill in the sides, mulch and plant.  I'm planning to put some prostrate thyme down the sides as it will cover the ground without bushing out over the steps.






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