Rose Garden Terrace

The latest project in our garden is the 4 level terrace
 It will become the Rose Garden.

The beginning of the project

Shoot the levels and organise an excavator and bobcat to shape the terraces

We estimate that this job will take about three and half days to set up 4 terraces, dig trenches where the retaining walls will go and tidy up and spread left over soil.
Update - Now that the job has progressed we know that it will take 4 days for the excavator and bobcat to complete the shaping of the 4 levels and digging the trenches plus half a day for a smaller machine to dig the trenches that the large one cannot get to.

End of Day 1 -  Excavation level 4 (7 am - 4 pm)

The machines (excavator and bobcat) have been in for day 1 and leveled off for the 4th terrace at the bottom of what will be the rose garden

Mid-day Day 2 - Excavation level 3 (7 am -5 pm)

End of Day 2 - Excavation level 3 

The levels were all covered in black plastic so as not to wash out when it rained

16th April 2014
The blocks being unloaded for the retaining walls of the Rose Terrace.
They will be delivered in 2 loads so next week we will receive the final delivery, today we have received 6 pallets which is 1/3 of the order
Enough to get started with!
Straight blocks, left corner blocks, right corner blocks and capping blocks

Day 3 - Excavation

The machines are back today and will tidy up the top 2 levels of the terrace to enable the retaining wall to begin.

Trenches for the retaining walls

Work being done to construct the retaining walls top two levels 

The machines will return in 2 weeks time to finish shaping the bottom 2 levels and digging the trenches for them

Packing down the crusher dust in the trenches

 String line is set up before placing the first blocks on the crusher dust to be sure it is level

Blocks are put in place on the crusher dust

The first layer of blocks being cemented into place using the string line to be sure the blocks are level

Place the joiners

Fill the blocks with gravel

28th May 2014

The top level of the terrace is close to completion with just the roses to be planted.

There has been a hold up with the machines due to problems with the truck that is used to transport the machines so we have been on hold but today we have 2 machines in to excavate and shape the rest of the levels for the terraces. This should bring us close to being able to build the walls and get on with the job.

July  2014

Four terrace block walls are now in place and the roses have been planted