Garden project ....finally. (picture heavy )

[bally3]

mrsB has been at me for years to finish the decking area (started in 2004 )
wanting an area to put one of these outdoor settee things

so first job was to demolish the shed , on level 3

this will be burned on bonfire night

level 2 (up first set of steps ) was given a good clean and check over .

so down to garden level , where new decking going .
30 new scaffold boards @ 13 ft were bought for £300 , delivered .
heres some pics of how it all came together ( so far ) ,still new treads for steps to do.
size of deck is 13’ x 9’

this had 2 coats of preserver ,

mrsB wanted it painting one of these fancy colours , i agreed to silver birch and slate

a couple of coats to the frame exterior .

the boards were cut to length and treated on the reverse side , left over night to dry.
started fitting the scaff boards ,

got these screwed down and treated before it dropped dark, luckily the rain held off too.
finished the rest of the decking off today ,

still more to do , like steps at front corner ,maybe step in middle , etc… then another complete coat of colour to finish

[k1drive]

Looks fantastic, love the colour.
However that slide should have a health and safety warning on it, or at least something soft to land on.
LOL.

[bally3]

thats another job, relocate slide for grandkids

[Jamesy1]

Nothing wrong with the slide .just like the fun house in Blackpool

[bally3]

Got the corner step made today And the treads on the first platform.

Got a coat of silver birch colour on

I had a bit of help from barney and blue

[Bettabuilda]

Dogs look happy Geoff? They’re a great help aren’t they? Decking is coming along very nicely indeed

Barrie

[bally3]

an update on my decking project
got the treads done on the steps
also 2 coats of silver birch on framework …still loads of painting still to do

then a good tidy up in that corner , mrsB thinks it may be an idea to make storage under the steps for wheelie bins , with fitted doors to hide them .

[Bettabuilda]

You’ve done too good a job Geoff, she’ll have you doing all sorts now!
Barrie

[bally3]

Once this is finished baz , that’s me done for another 14 years

[Cpt_Carrothers]

I bet your wife has other ideas on that I know mine always has.

[bally3]

as the weather was dry today i got another coat of silver birch and slate on the decking

i’ve made a (L/H) side panel for the steps ( painted and ready to fit ) and this will make a storage place for my car ramps , accessed from the r/h side of steps …
totally hidden , they are actually there now

[bally3]

replacing the old gate / panelling i built 17 yrs ago …

You can see the gate in this pic
3m x 1.9m
Only the centre section opens

[NickM0864]

Garden and gates looking great Geoff! Did a similar colour combo in our garden

[bally3]

heres a better pic of the old gate/fence ,

not got much done today , got up early but soon remembered my sister still had my box of drill bits
and…she was working til 5pm

managed to get it fixed in place ,
( nice fit to say i made it on the floor without a test fit )
couldn’t take old one down cos we have 2 dogs that like to sneak out if your backs turned

[bally3]

Bit more done today

And painted