We complete in a few days, would you be happy with this? Seems very bumpy and uneven at the bottom, especially towards the right. Thankyou!
by dvenic123
We complete in a few days, would you be happy with this? Seems very bumpy and uneven at the bottom, especially towards the right. Thankyou!
by dvenic123
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That one different plank really annoys me.
They’ve got to put all the packaging and damaged masonry somewhere!
Yeah, I personally would not be happy with this
Lift the turf and check what’s actually underneath first. Double check there’s actual good deep soil underneath and they haven’t just thrown turf on rubble.
No, it’s a mess. I bet that the green turf is a mountain of building rubble.
Depends – what’s underneath that turf? Regulations often ignored in new build gardens.
I would love this, blank canvas to fill with whatever you fancy.
I’d already be designing what could go in it.
Look back on this in 3 years and see what a difference you’ve made.
Nice size with lots of scope. Find it very boring at the moment.
I’d lift the bumpy bit and check its mot been played on all the rubble left from building, make sure its on topsoil, it will always be a little bumpy even then as it all settles. Can be amended with top dressings. If its just turf layer on substitute and rubble it’ll start dying in patches and get really bumpy.
A couple o folk have already said it, you need to know what’s under the turf / grass. If they’ve just lobbed it on the builders waste, it’ll be mud in a few months no matter what you do.
Good for sledging when it snows
Good for sledging in winter!
Fuck no! Idk what some people in this thread are smoking – that’s gonna pool water and rot your fence! Also, the drop looks really steep, is it? I’d be looking at what regs allow, if it’s as bad as it looks I’d expect a retaining wall and steps down maybe
As others have said, check under the turf.
That’s a good start. NoW, start to make it yours. Best of luck 👍.
An ecological desert
My brother just moved into a new build and this looks very much like his garden. He pulled it up and it’s just straight on top of rubble. He’s actually done a decent job of keeping it green somehow – maybe it won’t last though.
Also though, he has a near identical drop in his garden. His is a bit more pronounced so they had no choice but to put a proper step in. Is this a new thing? Is it just that new builds are going on more difficult terrain and there is no obligation to attempt to flatten the land first?
That looks like a prison!
It’s a builders work, fuck knows what’s under it. Likely all the shite that saved them a couple grand in skips.
No landscaper gardens were harmed in the making of this that’s for sure.
I’d get yourself a sledge for when it snows.
Yeh I’d be happy with this, you need to make it your own
Looks like a mini golf course
No matter if it looks good or looks terrible, a new build garden will self-destruct within a month or two. If I was doing this again, I wouldnt even waste money on them turfing. I’m in the middle of digging up my garden, had to go 4ft deep to hit anything that wasnt clay and ruble, building site garbage and smashed tiles / bricks. Redbull cans.
You’ll want to put a retaining wall up and get two seperate levels after about three rolled ankles. Sorry i’m bitter about my shitty Persimmons garden.
The slip and slide potential is huge though..
What’s on the other side of that fence? Or what is to be built there. Possible cause for water pooling at the bottom half and it will literally be good for nothing until you have spent thousands on drainage work.
Very, very bumpy where you say, I would want to know what is under that because that would have been an easy quick level before topsoil and lawn, which suggests it’s dumped stuff, so no matter how good that lawn looks now, it will die off and you will forever have a nightmare to get a lawn growing even.
You need to lift turf and dig about in bottom right, see if it’s all builders rubble, also see how thick the topsoil level is.
You are potentially getting a terraced garden, if you’re happy to have a terraced garden then ok.
Do you have photos before the lawn went down or before anything was done?
There will more than likely be left over rubble, bricks, wood, tiles, concrete as it cuts down there waste bill they just bury it under the houses and gardens. Pretty standard for new builds over the last 30 years to come like this
Really does look like there’s rubble and not soil under there
As plenty of others have said, check under the turf, if it’s all rubble then make a complaint to the builder. My daughter’s neighbour did this and was able to get them to put in proper topsoil.
The grass at the moment seems to look healthy, so maybe you’ll be ok.🤞
Anyway, I’d be totally fine with the slope in the middle. Take a bit of time and think about what features you want. Do a bit of research, and look at other designs – books, tv programmes or online. Incorporate the slope into the design, making it a feature. Don’t be afraid to add the odd tree or two, but first you should check how big they eventually grow, and how quickly.
Personally, I’d also keep in mind the type of plants/shrubs/features that are friendly to wildlife. They could all do with a helping hand these days.
Anyway, best of luck.
That fence is fucking awful. Especially that back corner. Why have the buried the gravel boards? Literally looks rubble with turf thrown on top, is there even any soil under there?
The child in me would love to do a log roll down it.😁
You’ve got turf, think yourself lucky
You’re the one buying it, are you happy with it?
Why does it matter if random people on Reddit like it or not, we’re not spending hundreds of thousands on it.
Don’t worry it will look far worse in four weeks.
At least you have turf