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peter: Posted on Saturday, October 30, 2010 10:58 AM
Paving and decking a garden is , and has always been, very popular. The areas of ground we allocate for this is sometimes huge. A well designed patio or deck will always be a great family affair, from the choice of colour, style and pattern. Entertaining outside has become a must for those who like to relax after a hard days work, and the weekends are for family and friends. A great time will be had by all!! |
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peter: Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 9:06 PM
Today has been one of those everyone gets from time to time, the only good thing about it was that its friday. Nothing to do with work, patios or even decking, just one of those days. |
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Peter: Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 9:06 PM
I have just watched Cowboy Builders on Channel 5. This one the so called builder had not done all the owrk as usual and had run off with the money, not only that, with reference to my blog post regarding foundations of a patio and deck. Well this was meant ot be an extension to the house for a friend to live, who was suffering from cancer so that her children always had a place to be, after the 5 team had started digging for a soakaway they discovered no footings for the extension, the whole house was on top of brick rubble with a thin layer of concrete, all came right in the end of course. How can these people sleep at night. Especially with this poor women dying of cancer, and the friend building this home for her and her children. This is beyond words I think. |
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peter: Posted on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:50 PM
Filled up a skip today with soil and rubbish from the garden in Darland, raining all the time. Still needless to say I went home early today, was trying to acheive something but the weather was just too bad, got home around late morning, and you have guess it the sun came out in the afternoon. |
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Peter: Posted on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 4:33 PM
Nearly got the grouting done today, started to rain so had to stop. Neil was getting on so well!! |
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Peter: Posted on Monday, October 25, 2010 6:58 PM
Building a Patio, or a Deck, is all the ground work. Get this right and you will have a firm and long lasting product. I have in the past come across some work done by others, where the foundation, if you can call it that, was not only soft, but almost running away. No cement in it all and sometimes just sand which is clearly not good enough. For a Patio to satnd the test of time you need a concrete base, made from ballast and cement, onto to which the bedding mix of sand and cement to lay the slabs onto. This last for years. For a Deck you need to make sure you have enough supports cemented into the ground and then fixed to the bearers. I have done this type of work for many years. Have a look on the site. Regards Peter |
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peter: Posted on Monday, October 25, 2010 7:32 AM
another week starts, getting the paving finish is top priority. dont forget to visit my site often. |
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Peter: Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2010 1:22 PM
gardening is a past time we all enjoy, but having the time is not always available, getting the right person to work in your home and garden is very important, we have all seen rogue traders and other such programmes like that, which can be very good but it might leave a thought in ones mind to leave the work. This is why we have such things as the FSB and the like to gain some credit for people like myself who do a good job and at a great price. Leaving the others to be forced out of business. MB Gardening Landscaping have been trading now since 1995, we would not be in business if we treated our valuable customers badly. Our customer charter and terms create a proffesional approach to our clients past and present. Good landscaping comes from knowledge. Send us your work requirements without any thought of getting a rough deal, that is not in our thoughts at all!! Kind regards Peter |
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Peter: Posted on Friday, October 22, 2010 7:08 PM
started to pave the other side of the Darland job. Laid the remainder of the base ready for Monday. Number 56 has said they are to replace the fence, might quote them |
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Peter: Posted on Thursday, October 21, 2010 9:13 PM
Neil and I got the concrete base down for most of the paving, laid about 28 slabs in the afternoon, not bad going!! |
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peter: Posted on Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:25 AM
Frosty start to the day, still the garden still needs to be done, looking good, one side is finished, starting on the other today. |
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Peter: Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 5:11 PM
It is tipping down with rain at the moment, happy days, still hung the garden gate, finished off the brickwork. Got the turf coming tomorrow. |
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Peter: Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 7:24 AM
As the cold weather is starting to bit, now is a good time to give the garden a good clean up. Perhaps even have a Deck built for Christmas. The weather has been good at christams time over the past fews years. You can put your christmas lights on it as well. |
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Peter: Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 7:11 PM
Bring back Ground Force, I was a massive fan of that show. |
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peter: Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2010 11:08 AM
Started to advertise in The Net. its a local mag that comes to through your door every month. I have gone into the Gillingham and Rainham edition for now. Lets hope it works!! |
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Peter: Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 3:05 PM
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peter: Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 8:09 PM
Finished the Charing job, only two days, back to Darland to carry on. Started the edging today. This dry spell is helping. Block paving the edge of the Indian sandstone slabs, brindle pattern looks good. |
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Peter: Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 6:57 PM
Had a good day again, dug up the tarmac in the garden, heavy going though. Spreading the topsoil tomorrow, and the block paving has been done. |
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Peter: Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 8:19 PM
been a good day, got lots done, Neil kept the cement flowing, laid 99 per cent of the slabs, just two to lay near the gate. Off to Charing tomorrow. Tarmac breaking!! |
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Peter: Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 9:57 PM
Tuesday 12th October 2010. Going to complete the paving, and hope to get the topsoil into the garden ready to spread around, all 2 tonne of it. |
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Peter: Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 5:02 PM
Had a good day, paved with Natural Sandstone, almost done the amount, Neil and I got on to complete a fair bit, should finish the paving tomorrow if the weather holds. I like Sandstone, it looks so much better than concrete slabs, it might be a little more expensive but it will last for years, whereas concrete will fade. |
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Peter: Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2010 7:44 PM
Monday Morning we have to arrange topsoil and turf for the work at Darland. The client has been more than helpful. The whole garden is to be worked on. Leaving them with a delightful paved area, a lush new lawn and a brand new made to measure gate, oh and not forgetting the brick wall. |
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peter: Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2010 2:26 PM
Have recently joined the Landscaping Network, its all about garden landscaping tips and features, it is for proffessionals who have something to say. |
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Peter: Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2010 10:48 PM
Had a lovely day today, went shopping with Amber my granddaughter, she is so funny with the things she says, when we took her home she said to her mummy, " oh mummy I have had a busy day" bless her. |
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Peter: Posted on Friday, October 08, 2010 9:22 PM
The weekend is here again, where do the days go, taking Amber my granddaughter shopping tomorrow. She is a good girl, she is three this month. x |
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Peter: Posted on Friday, October 08, 2010 7:31 AM
Friday the best day for everyone I know, another good day weather wise, a bit foggy, waiting for the paving slabs to turn and the skip, have to twiddle my thumbs until they do, ready too early, should slow down too quick. |
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peter: Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2010 9:27 PM
At last some dry weather, Neil was able to do the brickwork today, we dug the garden over and its now ready for paving, just have to wait for them to be delivered on Friday. Hope to get the skip tomorrow. The steps are now finished, and they look great!! Natural Sandstone being used, always looks fine using this type of paving, and it will last for years. |
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peter: Posted on Tuesday, October 05, 2010 8:25 PM
This weather lately does slow us down, getting things done but not at our usual speed. Unaviodable delays, is one hazard gardeners come across, and the wet weather is certainly one of them. Trying to lay a patio in the rain is not a good idea, so we gave up today as it was too wet to acheive our standard of work. Need a large Gazebo to stand under while working I think, that would do the trick. |
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peter: Posted on Sunday, October 03, 2010 9:56 PM
What a great weekend, took an order for paving and quoted for another small job in Charing. Give us a call for all your garden needs!! |
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peter: Posted on Friday, October 01, 2010 9:58 PM
Timber Decking has been a great product so far this year, some have been really outstanding, in design and area covered. As you saw in the site we specialise in this field. But are amazed that Decking is still asked for time after time. I must admit it is great fr a growing family, kids play on this type of patio safely, it is also a softer landing. We are proud of our service in this field and continue to give pleasure to many families that have not only had us build it for them, but some have become repeat orders in other parts of their garden. For those who have, we are eternally grateful, for those who are to become customers we cant wait to build a deck for you to be proud of. |
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peter: Posted on Friday, October 01, 2010 2:19 PM
Done the work before it poured down, the patio looks great, and the customer Dave and Anne are very pleased. Later we will go back in the spring to maybe lay a new lawn for them. |
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peter: Posted on Friday, October 01, 2010 7:22 AM
Off to Hempstead today, its going to rain later so hope to get the posts in before it does. Look at the site re the decking special. Hope to hear from you peter |
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