exterior - LJN Blog Posts - Landscape Juice Network2024-03-28T22:08:03Zhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/exteriorGarden construction and landscape build.https://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/garden-construction-and-landscape-build2013-11-30T19:00:00.000Z2013-11-30T19:00:00.000ZJackson's Landscape Designhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/JacksonsLandscapeDesign<div><p style="text-align: center;">An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Day 9 </strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/landscaping-on-a-marshalls-kitchen-garden" target="_self">View previous day here</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Coffee.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Kitchen garden hatchway</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb6dad970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb6dad970d image-full img-responsive" title="Kitchen garden hatchway" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb6dad970d-800wi" alt="Kitchen garden hatchway" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">The 3m concrete lintels are now bedded down level and the opening for the speakers has been created.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I purposely constructed these two walls to the kitchen garden area first just in-case the weather forecasters are correct and we do encounter the cold snap, If we do see temperatures at freezing I will be able to continue with composite decking frame work and install the smooth black decking boards too.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Garden design plans, Exeter Devon</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb929a970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb929a970b image-full img-responsive" title="Garden design plans Exeter Devon" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb929a970b-800wi" alt="Garden design plans Exeter Devon" border="0"/></a></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;">The revised garden design Cullompton, Exeter plan illustrating the Marshalls fairstone golden sand multi clad opening, these speakers will be connected with ease and dismantled by means of an additional cupboard space and a core bit hole in the centre of the clad hole for the cable.<strong> </strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Manhole alteration</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb08c1970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb08c1970b image-full img-responsive" title="Manhole alteration" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb08c1970b-800wi" alt="Manhole alteration" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">The manhole has been dismantled for the insertion of the reflection pond overflow system, once the rocker is installed to the correct falls and levels the brick work will be laid to seal the man hole, I will replace the old steel covering with a 450x450mm recessed paviour tray.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Electric ducting trench</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01caa93e970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01caa93e970c image-full img-responsive" title="Electric ducting trench" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01caa93e970c-800wi" alt="Electric ducting trench" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Works have commenced with the hand dig of the electric ducting trenches, all the topsoil will be recycled within the planters.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Scratch coat render</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb803b970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb803b970d image-full img-responsive" title="Scratch coat render" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb803b970d-800wi" alt="Scratch coat render" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">The internal storage space to the BBQ, kitchen area is undertaken, I'm careful not to score the scratch coat too hard as this could form small waves on the final top coat render.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Raised seating area feature wall </strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb8516970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb8516970d image-full img-responsive" title="Raised seating area feature wall" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01cb8516970d-800wi" alt="Raised seating area feature wall" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">The up-lighter cables are installed within the recess of the raised seating area, I have complete symmetry with the recessed walling to the composite decking space.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Landscaping block works continue to build the wall in the raised seating area from the concrete footings to the required height and width.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Tomorrows blog:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/electric-ducting-landscape-rear-garden-installation" target="_blank">Electric ducting landscape rear garden installation</a></p></div>Landscaping on a Marshalls kitchen gardenhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/landscaping-on-a-marshalls-kitchen-garden2013-11-27T23:00:00.000Z2013-11-27T23:00:00.000ZJackson's Landscape Designhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/JacksonsLandscapeDesign<div><p style="text-align: center;">An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Day 8</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/landscaping-a-garden-feature-wall-building" target="_blank">View previous day here</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Coffee.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Marshalls exterior kitchen</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01bfc0b7970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01bfc0b7970c image-full img-responsive" title="Marshalls exterior kitchen" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01bfc0b7970c-800wi" alt="Marshalls exterior kitchen" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">The main feed of armoured cable is fed into the right hand side storage cupboard, all the electrical fittings and connections will be hid in this storage space.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The 225x100mm lintels are installed and plumb, these lintels will carry the load of the work surface.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I will build the open storage space slightly smaller but not until I have scratch coated and rendered the internals to the cupboards, for reflection purposes I will paint the inside white.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Landscaping feature walling recess</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01c031ee970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01c031ee970b image-full img-responsive" title="Landscaping feature walling recess" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01c031ee970b-800wi" alt="Landscaping feature walling recess" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">The electrical cable is fed through the ducting and I create evenly spaced loops with the cable, on this occasion, my spacings are 650mm within a 2600mm wide recess.</p><p style="text-align: center;">All three recess feature walls will have the same openings, the lintels are bedded down plumb and level giving me even heights of 660mm at each end, I'm square and parallel.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Garden light sockets</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01c04414970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01c04414970b image-full img-responsive" title="Garden light sockets" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01c04414970b-800wi" alt="Garden light sockets" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">For each stainless steel Gu10 up-lighter I create a 200mm wide opening for the lighting and below fittings to be housed, because the cables are now inserted I cant bore down at a later date with a core bit drill at the correct diameter for the lighting product, I'd tear the cable to shreds.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Landscape kitchen garden bespoke wall </strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01bff5dd970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01bff5dd970c image-full img-responsive" title="Landscape kitchen garden bespoke wall" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01bff5dd970c-800wi" alt="Landscape kitchen garden bespoke wall" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">As I mentioned earlier, all three walling recesses are the exact same size, however, the governing opening recess is the kitchen opening seen left of image.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The opening to the exterior kitchen area has been constructed around the height of the client, the distance from the finished composite decking height to the clients eyes are were measured for the opening size, as was the distance from decking to waist height for the work surface. Bespoke gardens landscaped around you.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Raised seating area footings</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01c005d5970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01c005d5970c image-full img-responsive" title="Raised seating concrete footings" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01c005d5970c-800wi" alt="Raised seating concrete footings" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">The team mix and pour the final concrete footings for the feature garden wall, I have risen the footing levels by two courses of block or 215mm. Again the same procedures will occur with the rotating laser level, levelling and tamping.</p><p style="text-align: center;">This footing will be layered with Hessian for thermal coverings even though the temperature is no where near three degrees and falling, best to be safe than sorry at this time of year.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Tomorrows blog:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/garden-construction-and-landscape-build" target="_blank">Garden construction and landscape build.</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p></div>Block work building a garden feature wallhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/block-work-building-a-garden-feature-wall2013-11-25T21:30:00.000Z2013-11-25T21:30:00.000ZJackson's Landscape Designhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/JacksonsLandscapeDesign<div><p style="text-align: center;">An insight to the daily life of a garden design and landscaping build up on a rear garden located in Cullompton, Exeter, Devon.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Day 6</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/concrete-footings-landscaping-a-rear-garden" target="_self">View previous day here</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Coffee.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Setting out the blockwork</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a829ff970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a829ff970d image-full img-responsive" title="Setting out block work" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a829ff970d-800wi" alt="Setting out block work" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Using a folding 90 and 45 degree set square I begin setting out the blockwork, this entire project will run 90 degrees and parallel from the property, a member of the team holds one end of a string line flush with the orange face of the set square and I unwind the line at the far end of the landscape feature block wall.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I take into account the neighbours leaning 100mm wall and with a 6ft spirit level I mark the footing plumb with the top of the lean, then add 10mm. Knowing my blockwork walling is 225mm wide I remark the footing to accommodate the width of the wall making sure the new wall is built clear of the neighbours leaning wall.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Once I'm content two nails are inserted into the concrete at either end of the string line and a marker spray is used to spray the nails.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Set square marking out</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a8445e970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a8445e970d image-full img-responsive" title="Set square marking out" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a8445e970d-800wi" alt="Set square marking out" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">The outdoor kitchen bbq area block walling will be constructed along the same line as the black recycled decking, knowing that the Saige composite decking walk way is 1.6m wide two road pins are used, the first pin is inserted into the sub base at 1.6m from the property and a string line attached to the pin, the second pin is inserted at 1.6m from the face of the property and the string line is pulled taught whilst I'm at the far end of the exterior kitchen wall area, once the string line just touches the second pin I insert a nail into the concrete footing and spray with marker spray.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I double check all measurements before moving to the next stage.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>90 degree square blockwork</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a80b70970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a80b70970b image-full img-responsive" title="Square block work" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a80b70970b-800wi" alt="Square block work" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">The 4;1 ratio brick mix with Febmix included is barrowed into position. Another member of the team loads out the blocks from the front garden and brings the remaining sand to the rear garden, my landing platform soon becomes clear for the next delivery.</p><p style="text-align: center;">With all the measurements double checked I install the first course of 225mm wide concrete blockwork. No weep holes are required as this walling is not a retaining wall and no materials will be placed against it, its purely a feature wall.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Installing DPC</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a7b861970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a7b861970c image-full img-responsive" title="Installing DPC" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a7b861970c-800wi" alt="Installing DPC" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">225mm wide DPC, damp-proof course, this flexible plastic sheet is a barrier in all garden landscaping walls and is designed to resist moisture rising through the structure. This DPC course may seem high, just remember that the composite decking main frame and deck-boards are not installed as yet.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Garden kitchen</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a89dc2970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a89dc2970d image-full img-responsive" title="Garden kitchen" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a89dc2970d-800wi" alt="Garden kitchen" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Block works can not continue on the outdoor kitchen as I'm ready for lintels to be installed, I'll collect the concrete lintels in the morning, the client has requested two work change orders on this particular piece of work, an additional door and below storage space with shelving and the insertion of a wireless Bang and Olufsen speaker facing towards the raised seating area.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Not a problem sir.... I'm just happy that we haven't got to dismantle to meet your requests.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Painting the fence</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a7f979970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a7f979970c image-full img-responsive" title="Painting the fence" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a7f979970c-800wi" alt="Painting the fence" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Using road pins and the banding from the concrete blocks the team ease the Photinia red robins from the fence giving enough access to repaint the second coat of Cuprinol black timbercare on the fence, the first coat was applied by the client, or his wife.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Blockwork Hessian covering</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a86c92970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a86c92970b image-full img-responsive" title="Block work hessian covering" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a86c92970b-800wi" alt="Block work hessian covering" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Having monitored the South west, Devon weather for this week I know the next cold day will be this coming Friday, unfortunately, I tend not to believe all that I read so I'm covering the feature wall in three layers of Hessian to act as a thermal jacket.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The entire site is cleaned, as are the tools, I wont repeat my self again with cleaning and my tools as I'm sure you catch my drift.</p><p style="text-align: center;">All mortar snots are cleared away making life easier later when it comes to the rendering stage.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Cleaning mortar snots</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" class="asset-img-link" style="display: inline;" href="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a8476f970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a8476f970c image-full img-responsive" title="Cleaning mortar snots" src="http://perigordvacance.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345192c169e2019b01a8476f970c-800wi" alt="Cleaning mortar snots" border="0"/></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Tomorrows blog:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/landscaping-a-garden-feature-wall-building" target="_blank">Landscaping a garden feature wall building</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p></div>