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Our Diary for Hilarys Maresfield Project
All Gardens Great & Small
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2 days in and Peter has transformed the garden! |
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new steps are hewn out of the bank |
circular paving arrive and stacked for use |
The hardwood sleepers have arrived |
Footings dug out |
footings mass filled with concrete |
materials are being stacked for next week! |
A view looking down! |
and again, showing all roughly dug out! |
steps are well under way! |
working upwards |
steps constructed securely one at a time! |
each with a swept brick riser |
Each slab has to be cut to fit! |
The main steps are really beginning to take shape! |
The upper platform is being marked out! |
All has to be made to fit perfectly! |
Peter is now 2 weeks into this project |
a lot of work has gone into these steps! |
Monday and slabs are fixed |
working down |
Peter secures each slab. |
Marc & Richard bring in more sleepers |
electric cabling is going in... |
Peter has pointed the steps.... |
Richard & Marc start the lower level |
corner sleepers go in... |
Peter starts the lower wall.. |
I just had to look down again! |
Wednesday and Peter continues with the walling... |
This will retain part of the bank behind... |
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line of upright supports continue... |
each set in wet concrete. |
The wall sweeps upwards! |
Remaining upright sleepers are set in today Thursday... |
Sleepers on the way down! They are heavy! |
Peter has put in the headers.. |
Here will be a set of sleeper steps. |
Friday and the sleeper wall goes in! |
Peter & Richard break for tea!!! |
more to follow in the next few days.... this is up to Friday eve 19/09/03. We are now 3 weeks into this project... |
Monday and being graded out! |
Peter cotinues with the brickwork |
Again sweeping down!! |
Rear right corner is being sorted... |
Rear sleepers are secured |
Sleeper steps are roughly placed |
Tuesday evening...... |
Sleeper steps are secured firm |
3pm, Peter & Richard exhausted after all the lifting! |
Each sleeper step is drilled and pinned |
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End of Wednesday and grading out of the lower steps |
The steps go up! |
Extra risers needed! We had to double up! |
These steps have proved a lot more difficult |
than I had imagined! A lot of awkward cutting! |
These sleeper steps have
taken Peter & Richard 3 days to build!! These have proved much harder
than I expected! A couple of our other men were involved as well in some
of the lifting and shifting of these very heavy hardwood sleepers! |
Peter has started on the retaining walls on Friday
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Monday and sleeper wall is secured! |
Ready almost for planting! |
Other side is started, awaiting sleeper delivery Tuesday! |
Steps being tidied and firmed.. |
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brick circle goes in |
sub base for paving |
fine grading! |
The view up has changed! |
Gently sweeping lower right...Tues eve |
Large truck load of well rotted horse manure was added to the beds today Wednesday! |
We are still being delayed awaiting for the very late arrival of railway sleepers ordered for Tuesday from Builder Centre! |
Steps nicely finished! |
upper terrace laid & jointed |
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Stepping stones in, steps mulched |
Planting begins |
Hilary was with us today Friday! |
Sorry Hilary!! |
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Planting to be completed next Monday... |
Now Monday. Tim caught on camera! |
Much of the planting |
has been completed by Hilary today |
Peter, Marc and Tim have been |
putting in the finishing touches |
to the hard landscaping. |
Stepping stones in |
Gravel placed |
All blends together! |
End of Monday. Looks really good! |
Tuesday and the turf goes down... |
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We tidied and left
on Wed 8th Oct |
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