Advice
Everything here has to pass one test: could you do something differently after reading it? No seasonal ideas lists, no filler. Diagnosis, specification and the order to do things in — written for the ground round here.
Buff riven patio curved against new turf Landscaping ·
Laying turf on Aylesbury Vale clay: what has to happen first
Why turf laid straight onto clay dies, what the failure looks like at three weeks and at three months, and the preparation that actually works.
Imprinted concrete terrace beside a sleeper-retained bed Groundworks ·
Shed, garden room and hot tub bases: the spec you actually need
Start with the arithmetic — water weighs a tonne per cubic metre — then work out whether you need compacted Type 1 and slabs, or reinforced concrete.
Sleeper raised beds with freshly laid turf Groundworks ·
Your new-build garden is waterlogged. Here's who's responsible.
Why gardens on new estates hold water, how to tell compaction from a drainage fault, and the order to escalate it in — developer first, warranty provider second.
Brindle tumbled block with charcoal soldier course and a channel drain at the road edge Repairs ·
Why driveways sink, and whose fault it is
Four causes, and how to tell which one you've got from the shape of the failure — plus when a lift and relay fixes it and when the whole drive has to come up.
