Hardscaping in Broadheath: Walls, Raised Beds, Steps

We build retaining walls, raised beds, garden steps and drainage for homes in Broadheath, Lower Broadheath, Hallow, Martley and Rushwick, including the digging, foundations and finishing.

Walls, beds and steps for open plots

A retaining wall earns its place wherever the ground needs to be held back or levelled for a terrace, and it needs proper foundations and drainage behind it to last. Raised beds are a tidy way to grow vegetables or shrubs, and sleepers or brick both work depending on the look you want. Timber suits a rustic garden, while brick or block tends to sit better against a house wall.

Steps make a change of level safe and easy to use, particularly where a path leads from the house down to a lawn or field edge. Wide treads and a slight fall keep them from becoming slippery in wet weather.

• Retaining walls in brick, block or stone
• Raised beds in sleepers or masonry
• Steps with firm treads and sensible risers
• Land drains and soakaways for wet ground

Drainage and phasing on bigger gardens

With open ground around you, water has plenty of room to collect in the wrong spot. Channels, soakaways and a clear fall away from buildings do a lot of quiet work, and they are best planned before walls and paving go in. If the lowest part of the garden stays soggy, a land drain leading to a soakaway is often the neatest answer.

Large gardens can be tackled in phases, which spreads the cost and the disruption. We offer a free site visit and quote so the first phase fits into the wider plan.