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
- Year
- 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.
Luton
Structural masonry and elevated terrace
A one-metre drop and narrow steps, rebuilt in load-bearing brickwork with wide, safe steps.
Leighton Buzzard
The Leighton Buzzard sandstone garden
An uneven, high-upkeep garden made level and safe, with a sandstone patio and path.
Luton
The Luton sleeper-edged patio
A tired, weedy patio relaid in beige concrete slabs, with new sleeper edging and a step up to the lawn.
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