Paved garden terrace beside a raised gravel area and brick wall
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Oldest house in Long Melford

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New Patios, Paths, Steps, Brickwork and the Driveway – this project working on the oldest house in Long Melford had it all, as you can see in this series of pictures.

Uneven garden ground beside a timber outbuilding before landscaping
This may look like a mess, but to us it was a blank canvas!

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Uneven garden ground beside a timber outbuilding before landscaping
01This may look like a mess, but to us it was a blank canvas!
Uneven courtyard surface before landscaping
02Lots to do here to keep the team busy!
Uneven courtyard surface before landscaping
03A driveway in need of the Julian Barclay treatment!
Patio area before paving work
04An area soon to be home to a new wall and steps.
Stone paving being laid beside a house
05Stone paving being laid beside a house
Membrane laid inside a timber retaining border
06Membrane is put down to prevent those unwanted weeds appearing!
Courtyard ground preparation and paving work in progress
07The base is put down, ready for compacting.
Finished gravel terrace beside a retaining wall
08Finished gravel terrace beside a retaining wall
Gravel courtyard and stone paving divided by brick retaining walls
09The completed patio path.
Gravel courtyard and stone paving divided by brick retaining walls
10Quite a contrast from the "before" pictures!"
Gravel courtyard and stone paving divided by brick retaining walls
11A really satisfying end to the project!

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