June 17, 20251 yr Author Last of the RSJ’s going in then oak sleepers Wednesday Just got to decide what level the lights are going to be recessed in to the sleepers at
June 22, 20251 yr Author Oak sleepers going in after first set rejected even though they were AAA rated
June 22, 20251 yr Will you paint some bitumen or staple some DPM to the back of the sleepers before you backfill?
June 22, 20251 yr Author It’s having a DPM across the back of them Will drill out the sleepers for the lights then back fill I think
June 25, 20251 yr Author Sleepers now complete I volunteered to drill the 25mm holes for the lighting to save time, not the best of jobs and bad back in the morning! Also run all the wires between the DPM and the sleepers and added ducting to take the loom round the steps
June 25, 20251 yr Blimey what is the cost of that patio and sleeper retaining wall? Also, was it designed and built by others, or were you in charge? That is a lot of work and very well executed.
June 25, 20251 yr Author My friend is doing it as owns a ground work company He is mega fussy the same as me which is great! I sketched out what I wanted then we have just tweaked it along the way (he has sorted all materials apart from lighting) There is still a flower bed to form with oak around the stairs and main retaining wall then carry the sleepers down the far side of the house There is probably about 85m2 of limestone to lay (slabs are £38m2) Looking to bring it in around the 20-22k mark not including muck away (had 2 lorry’s so far!) Edited June 25, 20251 yr by Dan1983
July 3, 20251 yr Author Ground work more or less complete bar building up the ramp in the corner to allow me to get the mower up Top soil to add to the planters and garden behind the retaining wall and a small amount of turf to feather in to the lawn All levels are ready for paving to go down Fingers crossed in about 2 weeks! Very pleased with the work
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