Thread: Landscaping/Reno- Before-During-After PICS

Originally Posted by squashedfrog1

How deep did you put the tp posts on the retaining wall and what was your distance between em?

damned nice work on the rest of the place. What a difference!

sf

Cheers,

The post are about 500 in. I just went with the bury the same amount in ground as will be out of ground rule.... plus a little more

The spacings vary, but most are about 2.2-2.3m between posts.

Joel

Originally Posted by JDub

ooohhh is the 'lecky' police out on patrol again?

My sparky has seen them and said they are fine as the whole area (including over the top of the conduit) will be under a concrete slab once the shed is up.........

Yeah I've got one like that. Still haven't poured the slab. Hope the dog doesn't dig 'em up

Originally Posted by JDub

Cheers,

The post are about 500 in. I just went with the bury the same amount in ground as will be out of ground rule.... plus a little more

The spacings vary, but most are about 2.2-2.3m between posts.

Joel

Hi im going to be building a similar TP wall as yours, any reason for using the TP sleeper as a post and not an actual squared post like some do, im all new to this so just wanted to make sure there's not a structual reason or anything like that. Also what type of bolts have you used.

Cheers

I did mine the same way. Three reasons:

1. Gives you more room to drill holes for bolts/screws so they don't have to be an inch or so in from the end of the board
2. Doesn't stick out as far as a 4" post would
3. Looks better (in my opinion)

Originally Posted by silentC

I did mine the same way. Three reasons:

1. Gives you more room to drill holes for bolts/screws so they don't have to be an inch or so in from the end of the board
2. Doesn't stick out as far as a 4" post would
3. Looks better (in my opinion)

What silent said

Yep, the place I am living at the moment has the retaining wall like that, in fact most that I have seen are built this way. As for the bolts, You might need to check but I think they have to be coated with something special because of the CCA treatment will react with galvanised coatings on normal bolts. Maybe Stainless (would cost a fortune though).

Thanks guys, hopefully i can post my progress when i start in a couple of weeks. Did you use any aggie pipe or drainage behind the wall JDub?
Looks great JDub.

Yep, I did, behind both block and TP walls...

Do a search in the Landscaping section of the Home Reno Forums, Im pretty sure I had threads asking questions about, and then the construction of both walls in there......

Cheers
Joel

Hi all,

Just thought I would post some more pics of what Ive been up to in the last few months.

This is out the front now....
Basically Ive
- Laid the 20m path and small island of pavers
- dug in countless amounts of Gypsum and good soil (to combat my clay)
- In 4 days I planted over 250 plants (my hamstrings were killing me!)
- Remulched
- Installed a couple of water tanks and timber screen....

Some during and after shots below

Looking from other direction:

And just some other random shots from the front yard

Now I have a weeks break down at the coast (I plan on doing as little as possible besides watching the boxing day test and eating and drinking) then get stuck into the cubby house on my return

Joel

Edit: whoops, that shot of the car is the wrong one, not sure how I managed that

Looking very nice... dam you've lashed out in the past 12mts!

Originally Posted by Harry72

Looking very nice... dam you've lashed out in the past 12mts!

Thanks Harry,

Yer I get a bit carried away when I start these things and have to finish them....
Im not sure I make a fantastic woodworker as I break the code a bit as I dont like lots of WIPs sitting around unfinished.....

Originally Posted by JDub

Now I have a weeks break down at the coast (I plan on doing as little as possible besides watching the boxing day test and eating and drinking) then get stuck into the cubby house on my return

I posted these pics in another thread (forgot I had this one) but will put them here too so I can keep this thread updated on the progress around the place