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mphowells · 29-06-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dioclese

"mphowells" wrote in message
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Hi I live on a slope and after my two patio slab depth patio area my
garden slopes down from the right to the left quite considerably. It
means there is not much garden for the children to play in.

I therefore want to level it out. Question is, do I:

1 - build up the left to bring the whole garden level and turn my 6ft
fence in to a 3 ft fence as a result.

2 - dig down the right to level it with the left and create a step down
from the patio to the garden. This keeps the 6ft fence and therefore the
privicy.

Not sure if it matters but eventually I'll be making the patio much
bigger.

Thanks

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mphowells

If I understand you correctly, you have at least one patio slab immediately
adjacent to a "garden". Digging out this area immediately adjacent to the
patio slab may undermine that slab.
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Dave

The idea was to have a bank with a step in it down from the patio.

I intend on building a retaining wall with sleepers whether I go option 1 or 2. If option 1 then the wall will be on the left of the picture, if option 2 then on the right.

I'm aware it's a fair bit of work but I want a flat garden and I'm just looking for support that I'm not completely crazy and living in the clouds. I always see people build their garden up rather than dig it down, is it just because of the manual work involved - which I actually quite enjoy on a hot summers day as replacement for training!