Finished at last

[scottd]

Finished at last...from first kerbstone to half complete, then realising i had a slight dip that would bug me forever if i did not rectify to final completion. Happy with the job, done myself with knowledge passed from my father who is a retired builder and the help of LLL and Tony from this site. Thanks everyone, im off to have a beer now its all finished!!!!!

having problems uploading the images, some problem about invalid format..however if you would like to check out the images go to

First kerb

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1198/538818503_fc8140d1fa_b.jpg

Perimter of lawn complete

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1211/538818517_9a3ed2c460_b.jpg

Half way there

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1434/538818529_80e0156a4f_b.jpg

Realied i had a slight dip that would bug me forever if i did not rectify!!!...up it comes.........

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1388/538830429_76268cc958_b.jpg

Job done!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1335/538830515_d09c0d1c00_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1332/538830489_082b3f185e_b.jpg

Again..thanks for all your help.

[lutonlagerlout]

quality job there daz
a couple of things i noticed
1 i too have a broken shovel and a set of weights in the garage,is this de rigeur for builder types?
2 manhole looks sweet now ,but with the drive being flexible and the manhole being fixed over a period of time the manholes always end up sticking up 10mm,anyone know how to overcome this?
3why do they still fit upvc front doors with that bloody 70 mm section of frame sticking up?? you can get low threshold frames so IMO they should make them compulsory for front doors,i always trip up when i go into one :O
anyway done yourself proud there mate
cheers LLL

[dig dug dan]

excellent. Very nice to see pictures of completed work, and it just shows what can be done by novices with a little guidance.

[seanandruby]

a good job. well done, time for a pint now... topping out ceremony, its compulsory I'm afraid :;): another step just below the threshold will lessen the trip up-stand. i had the same problem and my wife had difficulty getting her leg over, if you pardon the pun

[IanMelb]

Nice ...

A bit of block paving is probably my next stop once I've finished my shed (and built all the things that I said I was going to when it was finished - the SO will have kittens elsewise)

[scottd]

thanks for all your comments guys, much appreciated.
Good luck to all of those that are in progress or thinking about doing your own paving...

[matt h]

quality job there daz
a couple of things i noticed
1 i too have a broken shovel and a set of weights in the garage,is this de rigeur for builder types?
2 manhole looks sweet now ,but with the drive being flexible and the manhole being fixed over a period of time the manholes always end up sticking up 10mm,anyone know how to overcome this?
3why do they still fit upvc front doors with that bloody 70 mm section of frame sticking up?? you can get low threshold frames so IMO they should make them compulsory for front doors,i always trip up when i go into one :O
anyway done yourself proud there mate
cheers LLL

with regards to manholes, i generally set themabout7-8mm below rest, takes about six months and theyre level with the rest near as damit ???

[seanandruby]

was that visqueen under neath? naughty lad. otherwise "a good job and cheap" As the saying goes.