Bolstered by my recent success of replacing my own back tyre on my bike via youtube tutorial, I’ve decided to scale up to a bigger DIY project – my front garden!
Here is the before picture.
Pretty bleak, ha! My vision is to pull up the pavers at the very top of the drive by the house and plant a tree. I’ve spent at least 15 minutes googling and have decided this is not going to be a difficult job.
- Go to Bunnings and purchase the following items:
- chisel and rubber mallet
- cement and builder’s sand
- trowel and string
- new peg basket for my clothes line
- Mark out the area that will be the new garden bed with something called a string line.
- Pull up the pavers.
- Cut pavers where necessary and relay the pieces along the string line to create a straight edge.
- Create a haunch (I just learnt this word tonight) to fix in the pavers with the cement.
- Prepare soil and plant the tree!
I feel this is an extremely solid plan. Now for timing. Days before the last heatwave, I predicted the end of summer. Now I’m predicting it again. I think this weekend is the perfect time to start this project!
What could go wrong?
Seriously, I’m asking, what could go wrong? I’ve no idea what I’m really doing. Tips in the comments please!
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