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Renewing gravel path

A Client of mine has asked me to 'do something' about one of the gravel paths in their garden. It is full of weeds and goes under a yew tree, grape vine pergola and couple of deciduous trees, so gets plenty of leaf fall each year, hence the build up

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Bark

Evening all,

 

just wondering if anybody has had any success using the bark app? Does it generate leads of any substance? I'm always wary of these things but you never know,

 

thanks in advance,

 

Ben 

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Installing Gravel drive way with different slops and transitions

Hi all. 

I hope you are well. I am installing a gravel drive way on a house i just bought which had a front garden with rose beds either side of it and a path in the middle which went to a concrete pad around the side of the house. Now both side of th

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Laying Turf On Heavy Clay

Hi,

 

I've been asked to lay a lawn on heavy clay soil and I have noticed that drainage is a slight issue in winter. I've read that soakaways are no good in clay so was wondering what the best solution is. I have read that you can lay on sharp sand but

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slatted screens above fencing height

What are the legal and planning issues around putting slatted screens above the top of the fenceline on seperate posts to the fence.I've seen it done a lot on pinterestTo be clear - slatted screen only attached to posts above the height of the fence

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Teasel ( plant or weed )

I have a customer who would like a patch of common teasel , I know it can be very invasive and i have suggested alternatives but they like the architectural quality of teasel .

Has anyone encountered serious infestations of teasel ? I presume it can b

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K-REND COSTS

Hi All,

Does anybody have any idea on the cost of K-rend? I am looking to have a seat (solid concrete blocks) rendered for a client in white. It is about 4sqm of surface and 18m of beading?

What would be the typical cost for supply and install. I have

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Project / job photography device .

What is your device of choice to photograph before and after projects and jobs . ? 

it got me thinking after watching two seperate gardeners taking photo's with their tablets also a builder was taking photo's with a tablet while doing some work at a p

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Patio help

Is anyone in the Guildford area who has a patio business willing to offer me any advice regarding an installation i completed in 2019? long story short is that the customer has complained about some pooling in two small areas of the patio which i hav

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mix in the tub mortar / hybrid mortar resin / Parking restrictions

I have to mortar 25 paving stones 50mm x 50mm in a gravelled area but the problem is no parking allowed  or unloading ioutside the property its in the middle of a town centre .

looked into a tredesmans permit which only covers scaffolding , utilities

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Painting sleeper walls

Anyone have experience of painting sleeper walls?

I've got a client who as part of a project wants contemporary raised beds with rendered walls but the budget won't stretch that far so we are  looking at building them with oak sleepers instead to save

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sleepers post depth

hello just been wondering on the minimum depth for sleeper posts.

 

I have been doing alot of patios with sleeper retainment only 1 sleeer high (200mm) and putting the posts in 300mm deep.

i know with a fence etc woud need to be only 1/3 deep but obvios

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Council weedkilling

I've always wondered how they manage this................... just seen the operator charging along the pavement, then the road on his little "truck" with a big tank on the back.............. steering with one hand, spraying with the other.   The spra

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Adhesive that will stick slate paving to membrane ?

I know this sounds obscure but its a specific request . Just surveyed a job where the client has specified they would like some slate pavers they have supplied as stepping stones ( for pedestrians ) securing with adhesive on top of a membrane to run

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Henchman Ladder

I have measured, but who on here has as a LWB renault master van?

An I believe you can get a 10ft hechman tripod ladder in anyone got a 12ft in down the side at an angle?

Or another way.

~thanks in advance

 

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Stepping stones through pond

Hi all.

I am building a pond with stepping stones through the middle. I will build block piers and cover them with epdm liner. The natural stone stepping stones will be laid on top of the liner.

My question is will the mortar bond sufficiently to the e

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Kota Blue Limestone

Good evening all,

 

it's been a while since I have been on as I left the industry a few years back. I hope you are all keeping well. I have recently moved house and we have decided to lay 900x600 Kota blue limestone pavers. I have done the usual prep o

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