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Allestree Rebuild

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This shows work for a Derby Property Developer… from design to completion…

  • Here’s the house after works are nearing completion in the inside… Ground Works Next.

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Working with Property Developers is something that I’ve done for many years. This requires a different skill set for what is required and the budget is always a different decision to a developer, concentrating on different needs that builds a stunning garden yet not adding too much unnecessary ‘cost’ is the aim.

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So onto the main works, aiming on creating a front lawn, that a new buyer to the house could create additional parking or make a planted area to suit. Making a design that keeps options open for the new buyer, this can help in selling the house.

  • Most of the plants were moved and re-used…
  • …filling the outer borders
  • The front garden path, advised to be removed
Here’s the front Garden before the works began… the dated path through the front garden was removed to concentrate on one direct entrance to the front door. Thus creating privacy for the front windows and an element of safety… let’s be honest, it was only the postman that used it.
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So when the rear garden needed the refresh, then a lot more digging and designing was required.

The brief was of course to work to a budget but to create a garden that had the look and feel that suited the house.

  • The bit where everything becomes a mess!
THE DIGGER IS IN AND 100’s OF TONS OF EARTH ARE MOVED AND SCULPTURE… LANDSCAPING AT IT’S FINEST!

Now for the design to take form… path down from the garage to the lower patio. Wooden Sleepers were chosen over brick for speed and cost. Although these were laid on concrete footings and supported with back supports and anchor points. Water & drainage were of course taken into account.

The outline of the path and patio area are created… tracking the land flat ready for top soil and turf

So the final push to the end is in sight…

  • New drain for the toilets…
  • All finished

So the main steps from the lower ground to the upper parking and garage had to be usable and have easy access. Together with a patio area that would catch the sun and give some privacy.

  • Stage 1
  • Stage 2 – shape and measure
  • Stage 3 – walling in and ground ready to slab
  • Stage 4 – slabbing starts
  • Stage 5 – Nearly there…
    Remember, the house is being done-up so its not our rubbish!
  • The final patio area ©designandgarden
  • All the Wooden Walling is in and secure
  • Patio and pathway complete ©designandgarden
















  • Ready…
  • Levels, Sides, Planting, Fence and
  • …Finished ©designandgarden

So the final pictures show a transformation from an old dated and worn out unusable garden into a suitable & private garden with parking… ideally suited for the potential purchaser.

  • Lawn down.
  • New fence to screen the new parking area
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GARAGE AREA IS TRANSFORMED WITH BLOCK PAVING AND A NEW FENCING AND GATEWAY ©designandgarden

AND HERE’S THE FINAL PICTURES USED BY THE ESTATE AGENT. Wrapping a warmer look to the property with all the sides finished and a fairly low maintenance garden. The house sold in a matter of weeks.

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