Landscaping a garden, time-lapse music video. (info in description)
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Published 2021-05-03
Egyptian limestone (Pyramis gold) paving
globelstone tudar clay pavers
everedge lawn edging
george davis turf.
This is one of our favourite projects to date.
Time scale around 6 weeks with an extra 2 weeks lost at the beginning due to the snow on the ground.
The existing garden had a level patio stepping down onto a level lawn which both held water. By using the correct 1:80 fall on the new patio and slightly raising the lawn to continue the fall , it allows water to run off to the gravel area at the back. It also eradicates the need for the step.
Paving and paths were both layed on 100mm of compact mot type 1 with a fabric membrane underneath.
The path edging course was bedded length ways and pointed giving a solid edge for the other blocks to be infilled. The infilled pavers were set on a narrow bed (20mm) of screeded compact sharp sand about 3mm higher than the edging. They then have kiln dried sand brushed in and are wacked with the compactor to level and secure the whole path.
The patio is layed on a full bed around 50mm thick of sharp sand and cement 5:1. A primer is made up of neat cement and SBR whisked into a thick consistent paste and rolled onto the backs. Traditional pointing of a semi dry soft sand and cement 3:1 mix with a tiny amount of feb additive.
The lawn areas where temporarily boarded to prevent over compaction whilst working in the rain. Once clear, everedge lawn edging is clipped together and hammered into the ground to create the boarders. The lawn area then rotovated with a petrol cultivator to aerate the soil. Its then raked out and topped up with lawn grade silica soil. Its all then raked level and compacted under foot to firm it up - know as 'pigeon stepping' or the 'horticultural shuffle'. The flattened soil is then raked out to the final level known as a tilth ready for the turf. Turf rolls are rolled out in a staggered pattern starting one side and then working back and forth from one side to the other. The rolls are knitted together meaning they are carefully butted up without a gap or overlapping. Boards are placed over the turf so not to be walked on whilst laying, they are also used to jump on and flatten the rolls at the end. The edges are cut in with a serrated bread knife making sure there are no small cuts that could dry out too quickly while the grass establishes.
It was a real testament to George Davis Turf to be able to supply grass this quality after the 6 weeks of awfull weather the country just had.
Thanks for watching!
build by Sam keep and nathan stone.
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All Comments (21)
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Some aspects of this job seemed tedious, yet they treated that property like it was their own. Really professional job!
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Ive been binge watching a lot of backyard time-lapses lately for ideas for my backyard. This one really stood out. Impressive design, quality and skills. Well done.
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That winding brick path is beautiful.
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Wow, it’s so nice to see a job done with pride,no shortcuts in this job. Well done guys.
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I was dozing off when this came on and I had to wake up and watch! You two rocked this project!!!! 💥🎯👊🏿👏🏿👏🏿
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Grand job gents. I don't envy you working in that snow let alone doing all that back breaking work 👏👏
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wow you really don't cut corners like a lot of other places look like they do. I'm impressed with your skill and great workmanship!
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love this 💚💚
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Watching this makes me happy to see the quality & care of workmanship that’s out there. Watching this saddens me that there isn’t much of that quality & care of workmanship in my region. Well done!
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so nice to see the photos of the garden when it was in full bloom. It was nice to see it immediately after you'd finished, but those extra months of planting and growth really make it pop.
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Very nice and very satisfy... The design and the artwork involved blow me way. I want my garden that way.
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Seriously impressed with the quality of work and attention to detail
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Well done , you work very well together
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What an fantastic transformation. Beautiful garden.
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I thought this was so good, I felt like I was right there- excelent before and after!!
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These lads has skillz.
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Fantastic job. Really impressive transformation, quality workmanship and the design is great
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nice job boys .
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Had to leave a comment after watching, well bloody done fellas! 👏
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nice transformation
