Front yard overhaul with deck and landscaping

Julzy1405

Overhauled the unused wasted space in the front yard of my duplex. French door has opened my lounge room right up giving the perfect opportunity to build a deck and landscape the front yard. 

Materials

rain bird sprinklers 

all retic accessories

merbau decking 

treated pine sleepers

dulux shale grey paint (fence)

retic poly pipe 

hedging lilly pilly 

various native plants

sir walter buffalo turf

pine bark mulch

oxy shield garden edging 

Tools

Ryobi Drill

Poly pipe cutters

Pliers

Spade

wheelbarrow

sledge hammer

hammer

Steps

Step 1

Dug out existing trees and shrubs, and removed concrete garden edging

Step 2

Dad built the deck over the existing concrete and before the french doors were put in.

Step 3

Painted fence & hired concrete cutter from Kennards to cut concrete on both sides of deck and sledge hammered concrete out.

Step 4

French doors installed and shovelled 6 cubic square meters of top soil to level out ground. Reconfigured and moved existing retic pipes to suit new garden layout. Hedge planting started.

Step 5

Dad built two steps for deck. Corten steel retaining wall and edging installed, levelled out top soil and lay turf. Hedge planting on front boundary

Step 6

Stone pavers, Native plants, mulch and boundary steel edging installed.

Jason

What a terrific first project to share with the Bunnings Workshop community @Julzy1405. I'm sure many members will be inspired by what you have achieved with your front yard makeover. 

The deck looks like a great spot to enjoy a drink after a long day. I'm also a fan of the steel edging.   

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. We look forward to seeing what projects you tackle next. Please don't hesitate to post whenever you need a hand or have a project to share. 

Jason