Jackson's Landscape Design's Blog – February 2012 Archive (7)

Concrete and powerfloating

Images and a video showing the process of a Concrete slab construction, with 3mm crushed glass tamped into the RC 25 fibre concrete, a black cement dye will be added once the power float pan is able to be positioned on the slab.

Day 17:

The curved wooden retainer to the turf has been staked and screwed into position and the remaining turf laid to the edging strip.

Additional stone has been brought in, raked and levelled to allow for a 100mm concrete…

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Added by Jackson's Landscape Design on February 22, 2012 at 18:30 — 1 Comment

Planting within a rammed earth garden

A3 hand drawn planting plans are designed created for your gardens, landscape and rammed earth projects, all plants will include full names, positions and quantities of plants for each planting area, the planting plan will be numbered with the correct plant information required. 

Day 16…

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Added by Jackson's Landscape Design on February 16, 2012 at 21:30 — 2 Comments

Who builds rammed earth walls in the UK?

Who designs and builds rammed earth walls in the UK?

Jacksons Landscape Design based in Newton Abbot, Devon specialise in the complete design and construction for all garden, interior and landscape projects.

Screwing the front panel to the stop ends.

Once all the components mentioned are in place you can wind the nuts up with an adjustable…

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Added by Jackson's Landscape Design on February 14, 2012 at 19:30 — No Comments

Developing design in a rammed earth garden feature

Developing design in a rammed earth garden feature, the rammed earth water wall has been designed and created for a domestic client Newton Abbot, Devon.

Day 14:



I hope that the worst of the cold snap has passed us by now.....like you, I'm sure it slowed your works down too...any way onwards and upwards.

The 450x450 paving slabs have been cut in half and cut again to create a curved copping stone, the water pump has…

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How to prepare for a rammed earth wall

How to prepare for a rammed earth wall, the following images and description should assist with the preparation of this bespoke rammed earth project.



Day 10:

My garden build schedule is going to plan.....now the time has come for the rammed earth water feature to be built, in normal circumstances the rammed earth, RE,  build would take less than a day, however, I totally refuse to construct any landscaping with…

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How do you build a wall using rammed earth?

How do you build a wall using rammed earth? This blog will show you images and describe how to create a rammed earth Water wall, Designed By Jacksons Landscape Design, Devon

Day 5:

All 600x600 existing paving lifted and stacked, the 5 spot paving bed and sub base removed, completion to all concrete footings, all conifer stumps removed, completion of block works, lower level of garden built up, half of the screened soil moved to raised planters,…

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A garden with a rammed earth water feature, Devon.

Welcome to the rammed earth water feature blog of Jackson’s Landscape Design, JLD, this blog will show you the daily garden build which will also include a rammed earth water feature with images and descriptions.

 

 JLD, will provide sustainable environmentally friendly building materials, construct eco friendly structures that use locally sourced recycled and non toxic building…

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Added by Jackson's Landscape Design on February 14, 2012 at 19:00 — 2 Comments

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