Front yard overhaul with deck and landscaping

[Julzy1405]

A comprehensive front yard makeover including new deck, landscaping, planting, turf installation, paving and fence rejuvenation using paint.

• The project
• Steps
• Tools and materials
• More inspiration for your front yard

The project

I overhauled the unused and wasted space in the front yard of my duplex. French doors have opened my lounge room right up, giving the perfect opportunity to build a deck and landscape the front yard. 

Steps

Step 1

Dug out the existing trees and shrubs, and removed the concrete garden edging.

Step 2

Dad built the deck over the existing concrete before the French doors were put in.

Step 3

Painted the fence and hired a concrete cutter from Kennards to cut concrete on both sides of the deck, and then sledge hammered the concrete out.

Step 4

French doors were installed and then shovelled six cubic square meters of top soil to level out the ground. Reconfigured and moved the existing retic pipes to suit the new garden layout. Hedge planting then started.

Step 5

Dad built two steps for the deck. A Corten steel retaining wall and edging were installed, top soil was levelled out and turf laid. Hedge planting on front boundary was next.

Step 6

Stone pavers, native plants, mulch and boundary steel edging installed.

Tools and materials

Materials used in the project:

• Rain bird sprinklers
• Retic accessories
• Merbau decking 
• Treated Pine sleepers
• Dulux shale grey paint 
• Retic poly pipe 
• Lilly pilly hedging 
• Native plants
• Turf
• Pine bark mulch
• Oxy shield garden edging.

Tools used in the project:

• Drill
• Poly pipe cutters
• Pliers
• Spade
• Wheelbarrow
• Sledge hammer
• Hammer.

More inspiration for your front yard

Experienced member LaCasaDIY completed a Mediterranean-inspired front facade makeover including arbor, planter boxes, paving and front entrance improvements. 

Community member bthederan added new steps using timber sleepers and granite pavers as well as new garden beds in a steep front yard makeover.

Get more great ideas from our Top 10 most popular front yard projects.

[Dave-1]

Afternoon @Julzy1405 

Wow! That is a dramatic change and absolutly love the core10 edging! The yard went from a lifeless carpark to something taht draws you in and makes you want to take it easy! The French doors give it a very nice impact.

Loved that your ripped up half the concrete, would have been a pain you nice work and no issues afterwards.

Any chance of a roundabout ish costing?

Dave