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  Phil Voice October 3, 2013 at 8:33am

  Wow! That works:)
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  Benjamin O'Neill October 3, 2013 at 11:26pm

  By the size of the build it must of cost a fortune to build but i expect the cost will be recouped in the first year of trading must say the design is nice, really highlights your diversity of materials.
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  Steve London Stone October 4, 2013 at 8:23am

  The build went over budget tbh. We made the mistake of not puting more effort into the design work. The result was that a of of changes had be made on site which as well as adding addtional cost to the project also slowed down the progress. Were pleased with the end result though and we've learnt a lot
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  Phil Voice October 4, 2013 at 8:37am

  What I am pleased to see Steve, is that you have added trees and plants so as to create a proper garden. IMO builders' merchants displays are so bland and never really represent a proper garden.

  The only critique...is it's missing a lawn;)
  
  Steve London Stone said:

  The build went over budget tbh. We made the mistake of not puting more effort into the design work. The result was that a of of changes had be made on site which as well as adding addtional cost to the project also slowed down the progress. Were pleased with the end result though and we've learnt a lot
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  Benjamin O'Neill October 4, 2013 at 6:56pm

  Would agree with phil was nice to see some greenery, stupid question for steve but is the building your salesroom ?
  
  Phil Voice said:

  What I am pleased to see Steve, is that you have added trees and plants so as to create a proper garden. IMO builders' merchants displays are so bland and never really represent a proper garden.

  The only critique...is it's missing a lawn;)
  
  Steve London Stone said:

  The build went over budget tbh. We made the mistake of not puting more effort into the design work. The result was that a of of changes had be made on site which as well as adding addtional cost to the project also slowed down the progress. Were pleased with the end result though and we've learnt a lot
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  Mick Gammage October 5, 2013 at 11:39am

  looks superb Steve, how many different types of products and colours does the display contain ?
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  Graeme @ BGS October 5, 2013 at 5:07pm

  Looks an excellent site there Steve you must be very proud of it.

  It's coming to something if hard landscapers now have to use their own helicopter as a works vehicle but what landscaper worth their salt these days doesn't have one :-)
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  Phil Voice October 5, 2013 at 7:20pm

  I hope you don't mind me posting this on your thread Steve? It's just there are some similarities:)

  This walled garden was completed on 4th July 1991. The client was taking helicopter lessons (she was, I believe, one of the first British women to obtain a license to fly passenger jets?).

  She took many photos of the garden we built, here is one of them:

  
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  Steve London Stone October 6, 2013 at 12:32am

  Phil, we are installing a lawn. On the second photo there is a strip of unused land by the sales office, were going to put some artificial grass in there.
  Benjamin, yes that is the sales office
  Mick, not counting the setts or circles, there are 36 different types of paving installed in the display, all stock products
  Cheers graham, its nice to get it finished finally, it feels like its being going on forever
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  Mick Gammage October 6, 2013 at 2:55pm

  did you dry seal all the paving before it was laid ?