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ahaedius
Just Starting Out
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   hi folks, We’ve just moved into a cottage in Richmond and the first project is Improving the garden, which has been overgrown and unkempt. We’ve ...

AriG
Building a Reputation
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First time sharing a project here, but thought it would be worth sharing my experience! We decided to undertake my biggest project so far, an outdoor ...

Terry66
Just Starting Out
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Hi everyone. I wonder if anyone knows how to replace an individual beam of a retaining wall which has become waterlogged, rotting and bulging outwards ...

bennybennybenny
Having an Impact
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Hi everyone, I am currently in the process of building a fire pit area in my backyard. I have removed the weeds and dirt, levelled the area and inst ...

tgm
Finding My Feet
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Looking to backfill my trench but not 100% sure on best practice. It goes from 500mmm depth from one end to 1.6m depth the other over a 17m run. The t ...

elizabethalex
Just Starting Out
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Would like some pebble garden ideas. Open to other suggestions as well.Thanks

elizabethalex
Just Starting Out
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    This is the backyard of our newly built house. House sits on a mildly sloping land. Hence, builder did couple of sleepers. With last weeks rain ...

j3mesf1
Growing in Experience
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Hi all. I've noticed a run of horizontal sleepers in our retaining wall is rotting badly and need to be rectified quite soon. I'm not sure how this wa ...

Dani29
Getting Established
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Hi, I need to pave an area (2 metres x 4 metres). I have these fine rocks in the area. I can't attach the photo unfortunately I have no experience ...

lawall
Just Starting Out
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Myself and my partner are about to finish our new home build. After all the excavation and building, our yard is looking like a big clay pit. It's our ...

DirtMonkey
Finding My Feet
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We bought our first house in Perth, and quickly learned that most of our gutter downpipes emptied water directly onto the soil, without any considerat ...

shenmon
Just Starting Out
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We have this timber retaining wall that’s aprox 8 years old that is starting to rot, we are hoping we can do something to stop it in its tracks like c ...

Doingitmyself
Just Starting Out
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    Hi all, looking for advice on what material to use to raise level of land / any considerations. im putting a retaining wall in front of exis ...

Tonikay
Just Starting Out
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We are new to Australia and not use to the ground - Mostly clay type ground. We want to level off the side access for vehicles but I have no idea wha ...

weekenddiyer
Having an Impact
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I loved having a cubby house as a kid growing up. I wanted my kids to have the same fun with a cubby house as I remember, so decided to make it a lit ...

Beyoncé2023
Just Starting Out
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I have moved into a rental and need help with backyard. I am a single woman no-one to help

OttoM
Just Starting Out
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I would like some ideas of paving my backyard and to include raised gardens.

Sshep88
Finding My Feet
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    Hi Our house is on a sloped site. Half is built on brick peers and the rest on steel posts. We do get water running under our house. This is one ...

Cherry
Finding My Feet
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This is a follow on from a similar quaestion regarding extending a brick retaining wall. My husband decided to use gal steel to create the base. Then ...

Minu
Building a Reputation
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Kia ora guys, I'd love some advice on how to tile our outdoor patio space using sand for compacting. The space is currently partially tiled using ...

Bandit
Just Starting Out
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We've got a retained area next to our pool which is tiled. One section is moving further way (please see pictures). I'd appreciate any advice and help ...

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