Garden transformation, Oakham
A sloping, unused back garden rebuilt with sleeper terracing, porcelain, lawn and planting.
Before and after
What we did
A family home on the edge of Oakham with a garden that fell away from the house steeply enough that nobody went out there. The brief: somewhere to eat outside, a lawn the kids could actually play on, and planting that would not become a second job.
What we did
The slope became the design. Two oak sleeper retaining walls turned the fall into a pair of level terraces: porcelain dining terrace at house level, lawn below, linked by sleeper steps with recessed lights. Behind each wall went membrane and drainage stone — on Vale of Catmose clay, a retaining wall without drainage is a future lean.
The upper terrace is 900×600 porcelain on a full mortar bed with falls running away from the house. The lawn level was cultivated, levelled and turfed, with a raised sleeper bed along the sunny fence for the kitchen planting the owners wanted. New closeboard fencing finished the boundaries.
Rated 5.0 from 37 Google reviews
“Guys have done an amazing job with my back garden very pleased with finished product very professional”
Kim · Back garden — Google review
“Lovely service, had Lewis and the team landscaped and put new fencing in. Looks great and was done quickly.”
Zoe · Landscaping and fencing — Google review
Want this at your home?
We measure up, check levels and drainage, and send a written proposal with the build-up, the programme and one whole price. No pressure and no follow-up sales calls.