Re: Up The Garden Path
Over to the other side now, to be able to cut the existing lawn whilst I lay the small lawn, I needed to sharpen up the edges and remove any stray stones to protect the mower blade, with this in mind, and to be able to set a proper level for the topsoil a baton is being inserted at a level of one inch lower than the border pavers and three feet away from them. The zone created will be cleared of all vegetation prior to building up the soil level, and compacted accordingly, when this is achieved the remaining (level) Lawn will be scraped off and topsoil applied to the same level. At this point I can decide to lay the turf myself or let a contractor do it in the knowledge all levels have been made to my satisfaction.Re: Up The Garden Path
That's the plan Dex, going to fill the soakaway with pea shingle, didn't want the soakaway too big because it will only process rain water when the Water Butt is full, normally this won't be the case because the water will be used, just fitted the water diverter (the square one from Screwfix) so let it rain.Re: Up The Garden Path
Hi Spitty. Not that you're likely to do it, but if it were me I'd be inclined to dig a trench (maybe 1-1.5 feet deep) along that border and bung the sods of the existing lawn down (green side down) there and use the spoil of the trench to cover it up as well as some of the sublayer for the new lawn. That way you don't have to pay for a skip and will also save a few quid on topsoil for both the border and under the new turf.
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