Day 302 - Landscaping

The landscaping is mostly done and looks very smart.

At the front we have natural stone chippings and a pathway to the front door.. Hopefully this will keep the planners happy.

The incomplete part is a widening of the dropped kerb. We have kicked the process off with the local council, but letter received today said they will come and review the site within the next 3 months!! And that's just review the site, not actually widen the drop kerb!






Neat drain cover in the path


Patio, Pebble drain & new Lawn


Beds and brick perches and what I managed to salvage of the lilac bush


Side Alley landscaping

Day 291 - Update on what's left to do

An update after yesterday's site visit

Utility Room build - mostly done apart from sink/tap and some edging
Loft insulation & boarding - boards delivered, installation today
Front Landscaping - Skip and portaloo are going today so stones can go down today/tmrw
Rear Landscaping - Patio and beds are done and turf was laid yesterday
Masticking (not sure I really know what this means though) - some has been done
Bathroom Mirrors (one of these is waiting electrician input) - both are up, but lights need moving in the ensuite
Fire-safe glass above the Fire Door into the indoor shed/storeroom
Remaining lights to be fitted - we bought more lights over the weekend so these are waiting on the electrician
UFH thermostats (again waiting on Electrician I think)
Skirting boards off in the hallway (so they can fit the flooring without needing beading)
Juliet Balcony - waiting for brackets
Glass porch - waiting for custom made bracket
Shower Door in main bathroom - waiting for masticking man

Front Door - joiners visit today to measure up - Door and side panel should've been delivered to them

Cleaners - Booked for May 4th
Decorator - Booked for May 5th

Flooring - we'll book the fitting after the decorator has started and we have a better idea of timing.

Day 282 - Front Landscaping

The slabs are all in place for the front landscaping

 
Area in front of the front door

 
Side path

 
Path up to the house


Path in front of the bay and kitchen window

All the gaps will be filled in with natural stone chips, that will compress down well and won't get stuck in your shoes!

Day 252 - Landscaping continues

The front landscaping is taking shape, the big piles of rubble and trees have gone and we have a level surface, ready for the new chippings & slabs.


 

 
Inset drain

 


Shaun suggested using old railway sleepers as separaters between the drive and the beds and we really like how they've turned out.