The problem
The slope ran down towards the house and was too steep to use.
How we solved it
We built a structural retaining wall in heavy-duty timber sleepers, splitting the garden into two level tiers.
All our work
The sloped garden reclamation
A muddy front slope turned into two level tiers, with a new fence round the boundary.
Welwyn, finished
- Town
- Welwyn
- Postcode
- AL6
- Days on site
- 12
- Material
- Sandstone
- Area
- 75 m²
- Finished
- April 2025
// The brief
A sloped mud pit that never drained.
Cat's front garden sloped steeply down towards the house and had no boundary, so it had become a muddy shortcut.
There were two main problems: a slope too steep to use, and no boundary round it.
A slope running towards a house also brings a real drainage and damp risk if it is left unmanaged, so this was about more than looks.
// Before and after
From a muddy slope to two level tiers.
Both are real photos of this job, taken before we started and when we finished.
// What we did
What we changed.
Rather than just paving over the problem, we built a two-tier terraced design to manage the gradient and reclaim the boundary.
The main space was finished in riven Autumn Brown Indian sandstone, with raised sleeper planting beds and curved shingle areas.
- Two-tier terraced design
- Timber sleeper retaining wall
- Riven Autumn Brown sandstone
- Raised planting beds
- Perimeter picket fence
// Problems we solved
What we had to work out.
The problem
With no perimeter, people cut across the slope on foot, leaving ruined grass and worn paths.
How we solved it
We fitted a classic picket fence round the whole boundary, to stop the neighbourhood foot traffic for good.
Langford
The curved sandstone garden
A garden paved wall to wall, opened up with curved paving, two lawns and proper drainage.
Luton
The Luton sandstone patio and steps
A sloping, overgrown garden turned into a sandstone patio, steps and a new lawn, with every load carried through the house.
Edgcott
The dog-friendly artificial lawn
An artificial lawn that held the smell of three dogs, relaid properly on a new base, with the borders replanted.
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