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The project:
Bunnings you did us proud!!
This is our backyard DIY project
What started as a plain backyard became a complete modern outdoor retreat through careful planning and plenty of hard work. we transformed the space by installing large pavers, creating clean gravel pathways, building raised garden edging, laying fresh turf, painting the boundary walls, and adding ambient festoon lighting to bring it all together. Every detail was completed with a focus on clean lines, durability, and low maintenance while keeping the yard functional for entertaining and a relaxing space.
- Materials:
- Large grey Pavers
- Ki Karma Salt and pepper + rainbow Quartz
- Garden edging/kerbing
- Fresh buffalo turf
- Topsoil and lawn underlay
- Concrete mix
- White exterior masonry paint
- Exterior primer and filler (for wall preparation)
- Dulux - Hammer grey
- Lattice screening
- Festoon/string lights
- Landscape staples/pins (for weed mat)
- Tools:
- Tape measure
- String line and stakes
- Shovel
- Plate compactor
- Rubber mallet
- Angle grinder with masonry blade (for cutting pavers if needed)
- Drill/driver
- Impact driver
- Hammer
- Concrete mixer or mixing tub
- Trowel and float
- Rake
- Garden hose and spray nozzle
- Broom
- Glue (to hold pebbles in place)
- Utility knife (for turf)
- PPE: safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, dust mask
- Step 1:
Phase 1:
Planning
Demolition
- Step 2:
Phase 2:
Painting
Borders
Pick type of materials (pavers + decorative pebbles)
- Step 3:
Phase 3:
Final surface preparation
- Step 4:
Phase 4:
Final install
Final touches
