A small project I completed for my sister. Everything was brought from Bunnings.
Fantastic work @shayden06. Many thanks for sharing this project with us.
Narrow areas down the side of a house can be tricky to work with, can't they? You have come up with a great result. Well done.
We also did our sideway recently, going from ugly cracked concrete to a path with bluestone rounds, railway sleepers, and garden bed. We're happy with the result - I'll pop some photos below, although the garden is more established now.
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Jason
Hi, it really is not wise to let ficus ? ivy to adhere to brickwork, it can separate the mortar & make the brick wall unsafe, believe me when I bought my house I had a wall with it on & it had gone rampant, took forever to get off, it's nice while it is little leaves but they soon get very big. Take it off a put in hanging baskets that way it will stay small leafed
Thanks for joining in the discussion @Vintage-Paradox.
It's Boston Ivy we're growing on our neighbour's brick wall. We're using it to cover the wall as it's a little unsightly in patches. Boston Ivy does mark walls with its sucker-like discs but it doesn't typically do the kind of damage that an English Ivy might do. It's actually part of the grape family and looks beautiful at this time of year. But you're right in that like any climber it does grow vigorously and it's important to keep it under control.
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Hi.
Very nice looking job but I have a concern about durability using blue H2 (?) timber--for this type of project I'd suggest H4. H3 may be OK at a pinch but I'd be concerned about it being able to dry out enuf, especially if water ponded under the walkway. Something to consider for future projects.
FYI, I found the following on the TPAA website http://www.tpaa.com.au/faq/
H2 Inside, under cover, protected from wetting, no leaching Insects and termitesH3 Outside above ground, periodic wetting but where the timber can dry out; some leaching
H4 In or on the ground subject to severe wetting and leaching
Cheers, Peter
That blue treated pine would last about five years in my situation.
Thanks for joining in the discussion @VenDerStrat. Could you elaborate for us? What's your situation?
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I reaaly like this, it looks so clean simple and fresh. it gives me some ideas for an area in my sideway, Great job, thank you for the inspiration.
I have a similar project to your posting, although propabably a bit larger is scale. I am interested in your specifications and cost as I have had 2 builders quotes that seem extremely astronomical.
The project I have is approx 20 metres x 1 metre on one side of the house, 17 metres x 1 metre on the other side of the house, plus 9 metres x 2 metres across the back of the house. The first quote was for $51,000 while the second quote was for $45,000 (this quote included $13,000 cost to lay concrete around the house to give a level base to build the walkway).
So, as I said, I am interested in your specifications and cost. I am not after specifics but ball park figures for me to judge. I also understand that if I do it myself there will not be a labour cost.
Hi @calverts,
Let me tag @shayden06 for you so he is alerted to your question asking for an approximate cost for the project. Hopefully he can get back to you as soon as possible, although it's been a while since he was last on the site.
You might also want to hit the Start a discussion button and share some photos and a little more detail about your project. I'm sure other members would be happy to provide any suggestions that they can for keeping the costs down as well as ensuring a brilliant result. We have members sharing helpful advice and inspiration every day.
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@calverts - Hi and welcome. If you look at the photos, you’ll see that the supports for the decking are (I think) sitting on some galvanised fixings of some sort. If you’ve read the other posts, you would have seen that some people were concerned about the type of timber used for supporting the deck. It’s quite feasible to achieve the results of the images above, using better timber and suitable fixings.
I would have had a metaphorical heart attack over those quotes you received 🙂
I suggest you start your own topic/discussion in the “Outdoor” forum. This will “stand you out from the crowd” and @Jason can then tag a couple of experienced members to suggest some ideas. I can see what you want to do, I’ve got an idea about how to do it, but as it’s not something I’ve actually done myself, it would be better if others came to the party, cheers Deb 🙂
Many thanks for joining in the discussion @luketaylor. I'm sure @shayden06 appreciates the fantastic feedback.
Feel free to start a new discussion and share some photos of the side of your house. I'm sure members would be happy to share some advice and further inspiration with you.
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That looks really good! I may have to steal this idea (with a few minor differences) It will cover up some very ugly stuff at the side of my place, and create an area where I can have a quiet cigarette out of the weather where the kids can’t see me. Well done mate 🙂
Glad to see you have been inspired @veronicansw04. I'm sure @shayden06 appreciates the positive feedback on this very popular project.
Looking forward to seeing what you can do at your place.
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hi @calverts
I did something similar but just used H4 treated pine to act as sleepers (as in railway sleepers), then joists on top, & finished with 25mm treated pine planking. Plus I built 2 timber decks (5.4 x 5.4 & 5.4 x 2.0)--total cost under $5K. See my posts for some pics.
Hi @shayden06,
Hope all is well with you. Thanks again for sharing this fantastic project with us. It's been incredibly popular with the community, notching up over 50,000 views to date.
Given its popularity, would you be able to tell us more about the materials used and what you might have learned along the way? Any tips for people who would like to replicate your fantastic work would be very much appreciated.
A small project I completed for my sister. Everything was brought from Bunnings.
