Sloped garden makeover, Streetly
The brief
A 1960s detached house in Streetly with a substantial rear garden that sloped roughly 1.5 m from the back of the property to the rear fence. The owners wanted a usable dining patio off the kitchen, a section of lawn for the dog, and a vegetable plot. The lower section had been waterlogged for as long as they could remember.
What we proposed
- Three terraces stepped down with oak sleeper retaining walls, each on a concrete footing with proper weep holes and a French drain behind, tying into the surface water drain at the side return.
- Porcelain patio at the upper terrace on a full mortar bed with 1:80 falls away from the house.
- Real turf on the middle terrace, large enough for a small football game.
- Raised vegetable beds on the lower terrace, sleeper-edged and filled with topsoil and compost.
- Steps between terraces with non-slip nosings.
How it went
| Week | Work |
|---|---|
| 1 | Strip-out, excavation, footings for retaining, French drain installation. |
| 2 | Oak sleeper walls, steps, patio sub-base and bedding. |
| 3 | Patio laid, jointing, turf laid, vegetable beds filled. Sign-off. |
The outcome
A garden that the owners actually use, not just look at. The drainage problem at the lower lawn is solved. The retaining walls are engineered for the load and weep-hole-detailed so winter ground water moves through rather than building up behind the sleepers.
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