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Ideas on what to put in front of my shed to cover...
Ideas on what to put in front of my shed to cover up the ugly concrete at the bottom?
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Apr 30, 2020
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Ideas on what to put in front of my shed to cover up the ugly concrete at the bottom?
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Apr 30, 2020
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That shouldnt be visible that is footings for shed. Id put a retaining wall up to top of bottom then cap off with some nice stone slabs
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Apr 30, 2020
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yeah I am aware of this and that I need to sort it quickly. I’ve taken a dry stone wall / ugly flower bed away
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Apr 30, 2020
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Make a planter and fill with flowers
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Apr 30, 2020
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I agree with Rose, a raised planter with sleepers or bricks if you have the skills but I would go for gravel over flowers as it is low maintenance then.
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Apr 30, 2020
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Climing rose, clematis, honeysuckle, wisteria.
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Apr 30, 2020
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we just took all the climbing stuff off
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Apr 30, 2020
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Pond with waterfall
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Apr 30, 2020
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Stencil over the top in a different colour
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Apr 30, 2020
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gavrah
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Tank it off (waterproof it) then build a sleeper/pallet/decking board raised planter
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Apr 30, 2020
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how would we tank it off you know?
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Apr 30, 2020
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gavrah
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Use proper damp-proof membrane (either polythene-looking stuff on a roll or you can buy “paint-on”stuff) If you know any friendly local builders they might have an off-cut of roll-type membrane kicking around as you don’t need a lot. (It’s cheap enough at around 30 quid a roll but you don’t need all that much) You basically need to create a barrier between the concrete and the soil when you build whatever you end up building. Hope this helps x
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Apr 30, 2020
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Paint a rainbow on it
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Apr 30, 2020
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we love rainbows here (our sons room is a rainbow room! ) we did consider this but will still need to cover the bottom!
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Apr 30, 2020
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Put wire mesh there and make your own "gambon" wall with stones. or mesh and plaster/mud wall and paint it white. maybe covered with broken tiles or something
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Apr 30, 2020
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Like @
englut21
said, n make it a seat. If you dont you gonna have issues with the shed sinking in 1 corner
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Apr 30, 2020
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A rockery
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Apr 30, 2020
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Make a seat all the way along with pallets lift up seats with storage fo garden furniture or tools, cushions
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Apr 30, 2020
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I would go raised bed with gravel and a couple of cordylines same colour
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Apr 30, 2020
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Make a small rockery .
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Apr 30, 2020
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Rely good looking sleeper raised flower or shrub bed
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Apr 30, 2020
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Pallet decking?
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Apr 30, 2020
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Another shed ?
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Apr 30, 2020
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I’d build some wooden planters onto the wall and around the concrete, like this picture. It would hide everything and you can put some trellis up and a couple of climbers either side. Would cover everything you want I think x
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Apr 30, 2020
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If I were you I would reinforce that with more concrete before the wall collapses
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Apr 30, 2020
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False ivy we have in our backyard
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