A sloping part of the garden was turned into a relaxing area to watch the sunset over the gully.
Excavating and building a retaining wall using treated pine sleepers, with gravel backfill and plumbing for drainage to build up a 6 metre by 6 metre area with compacted gravel ground cover.
Benches are home made with Sienna treated sleepers, and stainless steel wire rope fencing to allow for maximum view. A perfect place for star gazing under a clear evening sky.
Materials
Sienna H4 treated pine sleepers
H4 treated pine sleepers coated in Bitucoat.
Ridgi steel retaining wall posts.
Fire pit
Decomposed gravel
Reused railway sleepers
Reused corrugated iron
Reused stainless steel wire rope
Reused hardwood fence posts
Tools
All of them.
Steps
Step 1
Excavate for the retaining wall.
Step 2
Build retaining wall and backfill.
Step 3
Lay and compact decomposed granite. Pour footing for fire pit.
Step 4
The eventual finished product.
