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Hi I was hoping somebody can give me advice on leveling my garden? my house is on top of a hill and my garden runs down hill but I would like to level this of for my kids I know that I will need to put some support walls in but how do I go about this. Do I use concreate slats and post or breeze blooks? To help with drainage would I be best putting in rubble and pebbles before putting on my top soil? any help would be wonderful as I cant find any info out myself on the internet
28 Jun, 2010
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We have used a variety of walling on our sloping site. On the very steep sections we dug out a flat section and put in gabions (filled with rubble). They've been in place now for 5 years and are holding back the slope really well.
Where it is less steep we've had 18 inch wide stone walls constructed on concrete foundations and have also used 6 foot tall (3.5 inch diameter) fencing posts set 2 ft deep in concrete to act as as edge for some sloping beds. The last 2 were constructed last autumn and are doing the job they were built for.
As moon grower says you don't want a flimsy construction that falls down.
28 Jun, 2010
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depending on the size and slope of your garden you may find it advisable to get the professionals in as the support is going to take a lot of weight and you don't want it to suddenly collapse.
28 Jun, 2010