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Retaining wall with timber sleepers and galvanised posts
Large retaining wall build for a sloping front yard using H4 treated Pine timber sleepers and galvanised posts complete with drainage. The project We have a sloping front garden bathed in afternoon sun which we wanted to level for a future patio and lawn. This required a new retaining wall behind an existing one. The…
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Lawn irrigation using Pope pop-up sprinklers
A new garden irrigation system with pop-up sprinklers was installed to water newly installed turf as part of a complete frontyard landscaping project. Finished front The project We were having new lawn laid to complete our front landscaping project so I thought I would install a pop-up sprinkler system to water it. I took…
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Lawn irrigation using Pope pop-up sprinklers
Finished frontWe were having new lawn laid to complete our front landscaping project so I thought I would install a pop-up sprinkler system to water it. I took pictures as I went to show how to do it. In the end I was so pleased that I added one for the back lawn too! Materials Pope irrigation products (this was for the…
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Ekodeck castellated panel fence
Before and AfterEver since we bought our house we were wanting to replace the terrible fence with its patchwork of timber and balinese face. The Ekodeck Castellated panels from Bunnings were perfect, easy to put up, and our neighbours have stopped us many times to say how much better it looks! Materials * Ekodeck…
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Retaining wall with timber sleepers and galvanised posts
We have a sloping front garden bathed in afternoon sun which we wanted to level for a future patio and lawn. This required a new retaining wall behind an existing one. The height was 60cm (600mm) for 4.5m straight, then ~45 degree corner from which point the ground sloped up over a distance of 3.0m so the height went from…
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How to build a steel post timber sleeper retaining wall?
Hi, sorry if this is a repeat question and if so please point me in the direction of a previous answer! I'm building a retaining wall 600mm high. I'm using timber sleepers 200x75mm cut to 1.5m lengths, and the galvanised steel H or C posts. As it is 600 high I have dug holes 700 deep allowing ½ in ½ out + 100 at the…
