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My work progress and diary

October 2011

Offer

Office bound today, going to see a customer this afternoon, wants the whole garden done. So should be good.
 
Remember this time of year suppliers are getting ready for next year so we are able to get even better prices from them, MB Gardening Landscaping offer a winter rate as well so get in touch for all your landscaping work, what ever the job we have it covered.
 
See you soon!!

Darker Nights

Well another Sunday evening, and what a month October has been, great weather, which has help us do our work.  Lets hope it continues into November. !!    The trouble is that we all want a garden room to be proud of, somewhere to be on our own, away from the TV and in silience.  Well we can all have this anytime, we have created so many garden rooms, and given our customers the space they needed.  With the darker nights coming along now, what is more important is to have that weekend time in the garden, and with the garden lights we have installed in many gardens, they can now still have the silence into the night sky.
 
See you soon!!

Work coming in

Another Day Another Dollar, keep the work enquires coming in.  Great News for the middle of November, another scheme to be done. This one is Decking, Railway sleepers, concreting and a block wall. 
 
See you all soon!!

Great time

Decking and patios still getting enquiries which is great, this is one of the best times to contact us because we can not only give you great price, it will be before the material prices go up in January.
 
See you all soon!!

Driveway repair

Today was good, a bit wet but ok, repairing a driveway which had sunk because of heavy traffic, insurance job this one, the client is pleased with the work so far which is also good news.  Any work like this give us a call.
 
See you all soon!!

2012 special year

To all the potential customers out there, book now for next year 2012 this is the year the Olympics and Football come to town.
 
What better to celabrate this special year than to have friend s and family round in the garden, perhaps on a new deck or a fresh patio, or even a new lawn.
 
Whatever your needs give us a try.
 
See you all soon!!

concreting

good day today again the weather played well.  The last of the concreting is finally done and after 14 tonnes of ballast and 52 bags of cement mixed and laid I think we deserve a rest at least for today.
 
See you all soon!!

Monday

Monday, what a day, got the ninth bay of concreting finished, one more to go.  Got four enquiries which is nice, one was from a customer I did some work about 5 years ago.  Nice to be remembered.
 
Saw two jobs today to start soon, so all in all not a bad day.
 
Long may it continue.  See you all soon.
 
 

Sunday

Well Sunday again!!  just watched Xfactor great result as far I am concerned Janet got through, I love her voice and would buy her records.
 
Two more concreting sections to lay and thats the job finished, I hope the weather holds.
 
See you all soon!!

17 visits

Just checked the site activity 17 people from gillingham viewed the site which is lovely, hope to hear from them soon.

Sunday am

Sunday morning watching the rugby and just about to make a cuop of coffee. Nice.
 
Got some quotes to do later, one is an extension to a quote for a deck the customers wants it a big longer, and then later ringing a client in Walderslade to arrange a meeting, they have a budget to spend so going to view the site and price within that.
 
See you all soon!!

Go Amber Go!!

Saturday, I cant believe my 3 year, nearly four year old granddaughter went on the Vampire ride at Chessington and loved every minute.  I think her dad was more scared, go Amber Go!!.  Where she gets that from i dont know, I used to hate things like that, or at least my stomach did.  She looked so cute strapped into the swing thing. 
 
Still another week has passed, hopefully geting more work from the customer we are concreting at the moment.  A deck and steps are to be quoted for.
 
See you all soon!!

Today

Today went well, and dare i say the weather has been good, looks like we in for another mini warm up for the next few dats as well, which makes our lives a little easier working on the ten tonnes of ballast we are mixing and laying at the moment. we have broken it into ten bays and we have done seven so far.  Have got another 4 tonnes of ballast being delivered tomorrow happy days. 
 
Have to quote for a deck at the same job, which is to take a 3.5 tonne Hot tub on it, plenty of supports, in fact 40 of them to be installed. 
 
Have a great day see you all soon.  Give us a call if you are in need of our services.  Cheers!!

2011/2012

Still concreting on target to get it finished in time which is great.  I have a special offer coming soon in November, a discount on the materials used which can be a good saving.  Plus my winter rates will be force throughout November to end of February 2012.
 
2012 is nearly with us and its a bumper year sports fans, the Olympics of course and the footy.  What would be great is to have your garden prepared in good time to watch and have friends round.
 
Give us a call to seal the deal for your garden  visit the site and have a look at what we can offer you.
 
See you all soon!!

Printer

well I just got a new wireless and it works great, took a little setting up but worth it, no more wires trailing all over the place and the print cartritages are very cheap just £6 for the black and £14 colour.  Kodak printer very good.  
 
Apart from that we have had a great week, we had 10 tonnes of ballast delivered loose, took us the best part of the day to take it through to the garden.  Started to mix it up now.   Built the fence as well, so not a bad week.
 
see you all soon!!

Ten tonnes

hello not looking forward to tomorrow, have got ten tonnes of loose ballst being delivered in one go, back ache here I come.  then we have to mix it in a cement mixer and lay it Simples¬!!
 
 
 
 

Work done

hello, finished the work in strood, customer was very pleased with the work. The whole area now is much safer for everyone to walk on especially Kirsty, two handrails one in the rear patio and the other in the front near the entrance door, will give her peace of mind.  I am going to miss "red" the labrador she was so obedient and friendly, and Susan her keeper said she made a  great friend in me, cant see why!! haha!! take care all, it was a pleasure to do the work for you.  Oh and thanks for keeping the coffee coming makes all the difference.  See you all soon!!

Jobs

today has been a wondering day, I have quoted for a few schemes and spent most of the day wondering if they are to become orders.  I hope so. I do believe I have got the prices right but I hope the customer comes back and takes up the price match offer.  See you soon!!

New Look Site

Hello I have a change to the website hope you like it.  The old one was looking a bit tired so it was about time I updated it.  The message is still the same good quality products for everyone at affordable rates.  See you all soon !!

RED

good day, got rid of the rubbish today, it was starting to get in the way so Shaun the rubbish man got rid.  Still working in Strood doing the front paving now.  "Red" the pet dog is so obidient and a lovely animal.  Some pets when you say shake they lift their paw and you shake. "Red" has a great way of doing just that but you have to "high 5" what a cute trick.
 
See you all soon!!

Rogues using Decking

Hello everyone, hope you are all well. Getting a few enquiries coming through which is great.  One of them is a very sad case.  These poor people have been through the mill and still see no sign of it ending.  A decking company local in kent have not only left them high and dry, and with a deck that is, to say the least, darn right dangerous.  No supports whatso ever, nailed together instead of using screws, as we do, half of the nails are splitting the timber and coming through so that points are exposed, these people have small children, need I say more.  
 
I am not expecting to be praised as the only company that does things correctly, but when someone pays you to do a job even as we do, we take interim payments on work done and scheduled, well at least they should have used the correct materials.
 
As I have said in a previous blog, it really does amaze me how some companies get away with things.
 
Please people, if you do not choose us or even read this, the people that have read this pass it on. 
 
Regards  Peter
 
Again I really wish I could name and shame them!! Because its firms like them that get us tarred and feather like they should.

Sunday

Another week has gone too fast. Still at strood all finished in the rear garden so starting the front next, paving over an area so it is easier to walk upon.  Got Shaun the rubbish Man there ready to take off site, he will take everything away fromthe front.  Then we can get on with the base and paving.
 
Sunday Evening feeling not too baqd this week as got some prices to do so tharts keeping me ocupied.
 
see you all soon !!