Steps down to pool
The steps down to the pool from the new terrace consisted of a couple of soil ledges that were sometimes tricky to negotiate (so I am told), so high on … Read More
Category: Terrace
Railings…
The railings have been delivered ready for installation, just a few jobs to be done in preperation first!
Terrace Railings – news from the ‘factory’
Work is apparently progressing well on the railings for the terrace, it may well be that we have them in place in the next few weeks, making the edge of … Read More
Railings – the big question
We have commissioned railings to go around the terrace before anyone decides to fall off and hurt themselves (even if just their pride). The big question is what colour to … Read More
Last of the terrace walls….
Following on from our last visit where we infilled the terrace the last piece of wall had to be completed, this went very quickly so my brick laying skills must … Read More
The Terrace – Part 2
The prime objective this trip was to make progress on the terrace and get it into a usable, if not finished, state for the summer.Like the area around the pool … Read More
The Terrace – Part 1
With the doors close to being finished the next major project is to build the terrace so that you can emerge from any of the new sets of doors, go … Read More
A Wall Story – Part 6
Started backfilling the new walls today, not as simple as it sounds though. The main cause of failure of retaining walls is not the pressure of the soil behind it … Read More