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Before and after

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Three projects photographed from the same position before and after the work. Drag the handle across each one, or use the arrow keys.

The same Chapelhall back garden finished with new turf running along the slab path and up to the boundary fence
Mossy, rutted back lawn in Chapelhall beside a slab path, with leaf litter and access chambers sitting in the wet grass
BeforeAfter

Chapelhall, North Lanarkshire

Waterlogged lawn dug out and returfed

A back lawn that kept flooding, dug out with a mini digger, levelled and laid with new turf for a retired council tenant over two visits.

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New pressure-treated close-board fence on the same Auldhouse boundary, standing straight with gravel boards along the base
Old weathered close-board fence in Auldhouse leaning into a rear service lane, with green algae staining along the base of the boards
BeforeAfter

Auldhouse, Glasgow

Rear boundary fence replacement

A failed close-board boundary onto a rear service lane taken out and rebuilt from the ground up in pressure-treated timber, with new posts, rails and gravel boards.

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The same Dargavel frontage finished with dark porcelain paving, white decorative gravel and a curved granite kerb, with the cherry tree kept in a granite-edged bed
Bare compacted soil and rubble across the front of a new-build house in Dargavel, with a young ornamental cherry and no edge against the driveway
BeforeAfter

Dargavel Village, Bishopton

Front garden hard landscaping

A new-build frontage left as bare ground by the developer, rebuilt with porcelain paving, granite kerbing and white gravel panels around the existing tree.

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The same Glasgow rear garden finished with gold gravel, raised block-edged planting beds and a sandstone patio edge beside the repainted shed
Glasgow rear garden stripped to bare soil with old concrete and rubble dug out, new close-board fencing up around the boundary and the mature cherry retained
BeforeAfter

Glasgow

Full rear garden rebuild

A waterlogged and overgrown back garden stripped to bare ground, re-fenced on all sides, then rebuilt with a sandstone patio, gravel and raised planting beds.

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Case studies

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What the ground was like, why the previous arrangement had failed, how the work was built and what the finished result actually does differently.

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Including the middle stages that rarely get photographed: cleared ground, sub-base, posts and rails. That is where most of the time on a job actually goes.

Waterlogged lawn dug out and returfed, Chapelhall, North Lanarkshire

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  • Waterlogged, mossy back lawn in Chapelhall beside a slab path before any work startedBefore

    Chapelhall: a mossy lawn that kept flooding

  • Mini digger arriving at the far end of the Chapelhall lawn, with rutted, moss-covered grass in front of itBefore

    Chapelhall: the mini digger on site

  • The Chapelhall back garden dug out to bare soil between the slab path and the fence, with a level peg set in the groundIn progress

    Chapelhall: old lawn dug out and levelled

  • Water lying in the dug-out ground along the edge of the slab path, showing where the lawn had been holding waterIn progress

    Chapelhall: water lying in the ground at the path edge

  • New turf laid across the Chapelhall back garden on both sides of the slab pathFinished

    Chapelhall: new turf on both sides of the path

  • Finished Chapelhall lawn looking towards the house, new turf running from the path to the fenceFinished

    Chapelhall: the finished lawn towards the house

  • New turf running the full length of the Chapelhall back garden up to the back doorFinished

    Chapelhall: new grass from fence to back door

  • New turf laid tight to the boundary fence in the Chapelhall garden, cut in neatly along the pathFinished

    Chapelhall: turf cut in along the fence line

  • Close view of the new turf in Chapelhall with the rolls laid in a staggered patternFinished

    Chapelhall: rolls laid with staggered joints

  • Newly turfed corner of the Chapelhall garden beside the bin area, cut in cleanly against the slabsFinished

    Chapelhall: a clean edge against the slabs

  • The smaller strip of the Chapelhall garden returfed alongside the slab path and fenceFinished

    Chapelhall: the smaller strip, finished on day two

  • New turf along the low fence line in the Chapelhall garden, looking across the neighbouring gardensFinished

    Chapelhall: new turf along the low fence

  • Freshly laid turf running between the fence and the slab path in ChapelhallFinished

    Chapelhall: turf between the fence and the path

Rear boundary fence replacement, Auldhouse, Glasgow

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  • Old close-board fence in Auldhouse leaning into the rear lane with algae growing up the base of the boardsBefore

    Auldhouse, Glasgow: the old boundary leaning into the lane

  • The old Auldhouse boundary fence seen along the lane, weathered grey with a section missing near the gate postBefore

    Auldhouse, Glasgow: weathered timber and a missing section

  • Gap in the failed boundary fence looking straight into the rear garden, drying green and bins from the service laneBefore

    Auldhouse, Glasgow: the garden left open to the service lane

  • New pressure-treated fence posts and rails set in place along the Auldhouse boundary with cladding boards stacked readyIn progress

    Auldhouse, Glasgow: new posts and rails set out

  • Post and rail frame for the replacement fence running the length of the boundary before the close-board cladding goes onIn progress

    Auldhouse, Glasgow: the frame before cladding

  • Completed close-board fence in Auldhouse standing straight along the lane with gravel boards at the baseFinished

    Auldhouse, Glasgow: the finished close-board run

  • The new Auldhouse fence viewed along its length, showing the even top line and the junction with the neighbouring old fenceFinished

    Auldhouse, Glasgow: an even top line along the run

  • Close view of the new pressure-treated close-board cladding and post from inside the rear gardenFinished

    Auldhouse, Glasgow: close-board cladding from inside

  • Full run of the replacement boundary fence down the Auldhouse service lane, next to the older fences on neighbouring plotsFinished

    Auldhouse, Glasgow: the full boundary from the lane

Front garden hard landscaping, Dargavel Village, Bishopton

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  • Bare compacted ground across the front of a Dargavel new-build with a young cherry tree and no edge against the monoblock drivewayBefore

    Dargavel, Bishopton: bare ground left at handover

  • Wider view of the Dargavel frontage before work, showing builder stone, bare soil and prunings piled at the lawn edgeBefore

    Dargavel, Bishopton: no edge between soil and driveway

  • Finished Dargavel front garden with porcelain paving to the front door, white gravel panels and a granite-edged bed around the cherry treeFinished

    Dargavel, Bishopton: porcelain, granite kerb and white gravel

  • The completed porcelain frontage from the driveway, showing the buff banding course and the curved granite kerb lineFinished

    Dargavel, Bishopton: the curved granite kerb line

  • Porcelain path running round the gable to the side gate in Dargavel, with white gravel margins cut neatly around the lamp column and downpipeFinished

    Dargavel, Bishopton: the path round to the side gate

Full rear garden rebuild, Glasgow

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  • Rear garden cleared to bare soil at the start of a full rebuildBefore

    Glasgow: the garden stripped back to bare ground

  • Spoil and old material cleared from a rear garden during the strip-out stageBefore

    Glasgow: old material dug out of the ground

  • Glasgow rear garden during clearance, stripped to bare soil with new fence posts and rails going in along the hedge lineIn progress

    Glasgow: fence posts and rails going in first

  • Levels being set across a cleared rear garden before hard landscaping beginsIn progress

    Glasgow: setting levels before anything is laid

  • Sub-base being built up across a cleared rear garden ahead of pavingIn progress

    Glasgow: sub-base built up under the paved area

  • Cleared rear garden with boundaries rebuilt and ground prepared for surfacesIn progress

    Glasgow: boundaries closed and ground prepared

  • New close-board fencing running along the rear garden boundary during the rebuildIn progress

    Glasgow: close-board fencing on the rebuilt boundary

  • Close-board fence panels and gravel boards being fitted around a rear gardenIn progress

    Glasgow: gravel boards fitted along the base

  • Rebuilt timber boundary running the length of a rear gardenIn progress

    Glasgow: the boundary run taking shape

  • New timber fencing enclosing a rear garden that has been cleared to bare soilIn progress

    Glasgow: the garden enclosed on all sides

  • Rear garden boundary re-fenced in close-board timber with gravel boards, ground still bare before the surfaces went downIn progress

    Glasgow: fencing finished, surfaces still to come

  • Finished sandstone patio with charcoal block edging, gold gravel and two raised planting beds in the rebuilt Glasgow gardenFinished

    Glasgow: sandstone patio, gravel and raised beds

  • Rear garden finished with gold gravel and potted planting beside the repainted shedFinished

    Glasgow: gravel and planting beside the repainted shed

  • Two raised block-edged planting beds set into the gold gravel areaFinished

    Glasgow: raised block-edged planting beds

  • Sandstone patio leading to a repainted garden shed in the finished rear gardenFinished

    Glasgow: the patio leading to the shed

  • Wide view of the completed rear garden showing the sandstone patio, gravel area and painted shedFinished

    Glasgow: the finished garden end to end

  • Finished rear garden with sandstone paving, gravel and new boundary fencingFinished

    Glasgow: paving, gravel and new boundaries

  • Close view of the multi-tone riven sandstone paving in the finished patioFinished

    Glasgow: multi-tone riven sandstone

  • Sandstone patio and charcoal block edging in a completed rear gardenFinished

    Glasgow: charcoal block edging against the gravel

  • Sandstone steps with a glass balustrade built into the change of level in the rebuilt gardenFinished

    Glasgow: sandstone steps and glass balustrade

  • Raised block-edged planting bed with a potted hydrangea in the finished rear gardenFinished

    Glasgow: planting in a raised bed

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