Client:
Mr and Mrs A
Whitely
Hants
Client Brief
Two separate seating areas in decking, water feature, lighting
Garden Condition:
This property is on a new estate and was left in a typical
builders state.
The garden faced due south so was predominantly sunny.
The garden rises sharply towards the rear.
The area was left as soil with rubble etc and full of weeds.
The soil was clay in texture and poorly drained
Weather conditions and duration of works:
Sunny, however, very cold.
Duration
4 weeks
Suppliers:
Decking and softwood for the sub frame -
A J Smith and Son, Benfleet
Paving – Miles Stone Southampton
Deck lights – A J Smith and Son, Benfleet
Water feature accessories – Fairwater Ltd, Ashington
and Fishtastic, Alton
General Building materials – Wolseley Centres, Portsmouth
Plants – Big Plant and Aldingbourne Nurseries
Final Outcome:
Two IPE Brazilian walnut hardwood-decking levels
were created with an upper level at the rear of the garden.
The main deck outside the rear access door created ample seating
area for entertaining and the upper level was large enough
for a table with 4 – 6 chairs.
The two areas were connected with a path created out of Black
Natural Indian limestone and steps up onto a deck walkway over
a water feature / stream.
The water feature consists of a stainless steel
letterbox opening out of the face of the upper deck creating
a clean sheet of water dropping into the stream running down
towards the lower decking area. This creates an ambient sound
of water without being obtrusive.
A bottom drain was fitted at the lower deck end of the stream,
with a 100mm pipe running underground to a balance tank sunk
into the ground. The balance tank houses the pump, a mains
water top up system and a brominator (A bromine dispenser to
keep the water crystal clear) the water is then pumped up to
the chute built into the deck.
Stainless steel Led deck lights were installed
in the upper deck and the risers of the steps and halogen spotlights
to illuminate the water feature and structural plants.
Planting was then installed as the last part of the project.
Total build cost including all materials and
labour £9800 + VAT
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