19/06/2026
The patio that became a monument ! 🏛
From an unsafe garden to contemporary masterpiece, we transformed this unfinished and previously neglected patio into a functional and beautiful space to enjoy with family and friends.
With a one year old girl and another baby on the way, the new occupiers to this lovely house near Oldswinford needed an uplift to their garden, and most of all needed it safe for their children, without the concern of them falling down a 6 foot gap down the side of their fence by trending on a loose slab!
The original homeowners it seems had built the walls and steps, however nothing was square to anything else, requiring us to rebuild near enough the whole structure. I consciously tied the pattern of the slabs and the walls to fit perfectly together, and I'm really pleased with the results. I then rendered and painted the walls myself, which was a bit out of my comfort zone, but I did enjoy it.
The new fence which had to act as a retaining structure for the side of the patio, due to the massive drop down to the neighbours garden, required 12 foot concrete posts. The stop the fence from bowing out due the the weight of the hardcore downt the side of it we tied the fence into the concrete under the patio using multiple steel straps per bay. We used a total of 6 gravel boards stacked to retain the hardcore plus a 4 foot fence panel on top.
This was a challenging job, however it was a great success and I am really pleased with the results. The next phase will be glass ballistrades and a new lawn, which will give the garden the finishing touch, potentially happening later on this year.
A massive thank you to my amazing customers again (this time an old mate of mine) for you hospitality, kindness and for making my job as stress free as possible. I really do appreciate you.
On to the next one! ❤️
