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Do any landscapers accept payment by credit card?

I was contacted by the small business federation last yr, they had a credit card payment facility they were trying to sell me.I never went into it but was wondering if anyone else has this facility?I had thought about paypal but charges are quite hig

Started by Kirsty Blair in Landscaping

6 Replies · Reply by Kirsty Blair Mar 14, 2010

Mortar damage

HiHas anyone else had an issue with damaged mortar given the very cold and prolonged winter? We've got one job where a section of a garden wall (constructed during the end of last summer) which is showing signs of damage.ThanksIan

Started by Ian McBain in Landscaping

2 Replies · Reply by Jackson's Landscape Design Mar 10, 2010

Recommended sprayer for wood preservative?

We've got a 60m run of fencing to treat in an upcoming job, and I'd like to invest in a reliable sprayer. Any recommendations? All the ones I've used have been useless.

Started by Keith Barker in Landscaping

11 Replies · Reply by Matt May 29, 2010

Fencing - 2 slotted concrete posts, 6 " gravel board and one 5 x 6 panel

Ive been asked to install the above in a garden, the posts will need holes dug out. I have done fencing before but never for someone else so i know all whats involved. Im thinking this will take two people three hours so that will work out £90 labour

Started by Neil Bishop in Landscaping

23 Replies · Reply by Neil Bishop Mar 7, 2010

Fencing into 60 degree corner

I need to put up a close board feather edge fence with timber posts and arris rail, but the garden isn't square and i will have two runs of fencing meeting at approx 60degrees. Iv'e done a fair bit of fence work but never actually come up against thi

Started by Anthony Toop in Landscaping

4 Replies · Reply by Matt May 29, 2010

Bulk purchasing of landscaping materials

Has anyone started to buy up 'bargains' and store til ready to use on a landscaping job? I've done it a couple of times when Jewsons were coming out of bradstone and they were selling off stock cheaply.I'm thinking about getting storage/yard space to

Started by Kirsty Blair in Landscaping

5 Replies · Reply by Charles Langford Mar 7, 2010

Patio jointing

Repointing patio approx 60m2, does anyone have a favourite tool for raking out the old mortar between slabs?

Started by Richard Newman in Landscaping

5 Replies · Reply by Richard Newman Mar 4, 2010

Help!! Fence blown over>

I have a client whose fence has been blown over. The fence is 6'x6' closed timber panels slotted into concrete H posts, approx 25mtr long. the level of my clints garden is approx 5-6ft higher than the neighbouring site. The problem is that there was

Started by JAMIE in Landscaping

1 Reply · Reply by Pip Howard Mar 3, 2010

Patio area underneath trees

I'm about to erect a 10ftx12ft wooden pergola with paving (stonemarket 'truslate') beneath, between 2 large oak trees, and surrounded by a wooded area in a garden. The oak trees span approx 5m (pic attached for better reference). Something's been bug

Started by Angela Palmerton in Landscaping

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Costing Decking work

Does anyone have a approx metre square cost of materials for a standard soft wood deck?

Started by Alex Brown in Landscaping

4 Replies · Reply by Alex Brown Mar 1, 2010

Exterior Artificial

Would any true landscapper ever contemplate the use of High quality exterior trees and plants in areas where using live would not be an option.

Started by Graham Pattison in Landscaping

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Exterior Artificial

Would any true landscapper ever contemplate the use of High quality exterior trees and plants in areas where using live would not be an option.

Started by Graham Pattison in Landscaping

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Dori scarifier 5.5hp briggs

Seems a good machine. wide and powerfull.but,ive never used one before , what is the proper way to use on a lawn ?just one pass and dont cross over at a right angle? any advice needed?does it need a service . ive been told not to bother with the gras

Started by Lawncare-4u.co.uk in Landscaping

4 Replies · Reply by Lawncare-4u.co.uk Feb 26, 2010

Black Coloured Finish For Exterior Timber

Hi All,Here's a question for all you keen woodworkers out there!I am just about to start designing a garden for property in a rural hamlet which just so happens to be a conservation area too.The design in my head includes quite a lot of timber and I

Started by David Beasley Garden Design in Landscaping

9 Replies · Reply by Heather Crompton Feb 26, 2010

Gritting service

A day in the life of a landscaper oop north, do any of you guys offer a gritting service? it's a nice add on up here

Started by Boxelder Landscapes in Landscaping

9 Replies · Reply by Kieran Ray Feb 25, 2010

Air staplers

Had to construct a fairly long length of picket fencing last week and bought myself an air stapler which fires 40mm staples through wood........ really impressed. Takes a fraction of the time compared to nailing and the planks are really held firmly

Started by Geoff Norfolk in Landscaping

2 Replies · Reply by Geoff Norfolk Feb 24, 2010

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What is the best paving slab on the market?

It's rather a broad brush question but in your opinion, what is the best or most asked for paving product on the market today?

Your answer might be the product you recommend most to your client or one that your client specifies.

Perhaps a product i

Started by Phil Voice in Landscaping

30 Replies · Reply by Ed Fox May 9, 2016

Large area of turfing...

I've got 330 square metres of turf to lay next week sometime and am wondering if anyone can help me decide between 1m2 and 13m2 rolls of turf. How many men are needed for large rolls? What other major differences are there that I need to consider?

Started by Neil Petrie BSc Landscape Mgt in Landscaping

5 Replies · Reply by Sunningdale Turf Supplies Feb 19, 2010

turfing works

We have today uplifted & stacked for composting over 500 rolls of fusarium infested turf, that was laid in early January.

People will wonder why the turf was laid at all but there was a small gap in the weather after the major snow and before this cu

Started by RICHARD BICKLER in Landscaping

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Resin Bonded Driveways

Hi guys, was hoping one or more of you may have had experience fitting resin bonded driveways as it was something I was looking at getting into, I have been blocking, paving and subcontracting tarmacking and I thought that this looks like an interest

Started by Boxelder Landscapes in Landscaping

3 Replies · Reply by Boxelder Landscapes Feb 19, 2010

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