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ADI GALLERY

bespoke garden room, Sudbury 2020

outbuilding built from reclaimed materials, upcycled building, low carbon, conservation area, home office, insulated outbuild

As part of a town garden in Sudbury’s historic core we built a bespoke insulated garden room (subject to first obtaining the necessary planning and building regulations approval). All materials (most of which were re-purposed from other buildings) had to be carried through the cottage, making this a boots on boots off job and a half! But we did it and the client now has a bespoke cosy, low carbon, eco friendly home office and chill out space.

bespoke out building timber with slate roof, fully insulated

As part of a town garden in Sudbury’s historic core we built a bespoke insulated garden room (subject to first obtaining the necessary planning and building regulations approval). All materials (most of which were repurposed from other buildings) had to be carried through the cottage, making this a boots on boots off job and a half! But we did it and the client now has a bespoke cosy, low carbon, eco friendly home office and chill out space.

out building / garden room / man cave / hobby room made from recycled reclaimed materials

As part of a town garden in Sudbury’s historic core we built a bespoke insulated garden room (subject to first obtaining the necessary planning and building regulations approval). All materials (most of which were repurposed from other buildings) had to be carried through the cottage, making this a boots on boots off job and a half! But we did it and the client now has a bespoke cosy, low carbon, eco friendly home office and chill out space.

fencing examples

modern timber horizontal privacy fencing

timber posts and tensioned wire fence, fox, dog and rabbit proof

garden privacy and security fencing timber panels

gate & wall examples

repair of old historic wall with mix of reclaimed and new bricks

brick wall with metal gates and posts with paving

timber double gates with feature arch and trellis

bespoke pergolas
& arches

timber pergola decking shade deck verticle sleeper feature wall

timber pergola, lawn edge in bricks turf lawn

paving examples

paving laid with slope to provide level access

paving with retaining wall and steps to lawn

more paving examples

paving with off cuts of reclaimed paving slabs

linear paving slabs and gravel tree beds, staked trees planted

flush fitting recessed drain cover in paving and turf lawn

grey paving setts drive and entrance step

sleeper steps and raised bed

reclaimed sleeper retaiing wall and steps with raised bed

raised bed verticle sleepers garden sleepers railway reclaimed sleepers uses retaining garden split level garden terraced

pond refurbs & water features

refurbishment of pond, pond clearing, pond enlargement, pond construction, pond clearing, pond maintainance

water feature, hidden services, focal point in garden

The Mill, Long Melford

I have the privilege of working with a host of fantastic clients including Clare and Paul of The Mill - Long Melford, that offers luxury rooms with breakfast. This photo shows a seating area I installed, one of several projects I’ve had the pleasure of working on at The Mill.

The Mill - Long Melford

circular patio, rope edging, crazy paving.

Leavenheath 2018

This was a cold winters work, but the hot soup and tea from the lovely clients kept us going on this large patio.

patio replacment, large pation, seamless patio, indian limestone

wall repairs using mix of reclaimed and new bricks

historic wall rebuilt, new foundations, new piers, reclaimed bricks

I’ve had the pleasure of working for many years at this property in Kettlebaston. In 2019 I repaired and extended the yard wall and piers, and resurfaced the drive.

Most of the wall was in need of total repair. But with careful dismantling we were able to salvage the majority of the original bricks.

A mix of original bricks reclaimed from the original wall, with some carefully selected new bricks gives a great end result.

decking

raised bed make over

vertical sleeper bed - garden bed refurbishment - replacement of log roll edging

At this property in Stowmarket the client asked me to find a solution to an existing bed. The original log roll edging had seen better days and the soil was spilling into the pebbles. My solution was to have random height sleeper cuts, fixed on end. This more substantial edge will last much longer, is far more robust than log roll (you can stand on it and it won’t move) looks great and used far fewer sleepers than a conventional horizontal (stacked) sleeper layout.

The original log roll was in need of replacing but the established plants needed to be protected.

The end result keeps the pebbles and slate chippings apart and makes a great feature, without negatively impacting on the roots of the existing plants.

rebuilding of existing retaining wall and grading of bank

brick and flint wall with drainage, retaining wall with drainage, re graded garden bank

At this farm in Brent Eleigh I repaired an existing retaining flint wall and regraded the earth bank beyond.

new foundations for historic retaining wall, adding strength

Ensuring the foundations are fit for purpose is essential.

old historic brick and flint wall with addition of blockwork behind to provide strength

Materials were reclaimed from the original wall. Additional strengthening was added by incorporating a block wall behind.

The wall before. Incorporating drainage into and reinforcing the new wall will ensure it lasts for many decades to come.

brick and flint wall with drainage, retaining wall with drainage, re graded garden bank CO10 suffolk

A year later...

Long Melford 2018.

I had the pleasure of bringing a Gina Hutchins landscape design to life in this new garden. Relocating the drain access into the paved area and using a flush paved cover gives an uncluttered look. The bespoke pergola adds an interesting feature and once established with plants, both privacy and shade.

Saffron Walden 2018

wooden pergola garden feature, plant support, raised sleeper beds, stepped, rose arbour patio

This is the second garden I’ve had the pleasure to build for this customer.

After....

After...

The stepped paving with built in beds add interest.

Getting the ground works right ensures a successful end result.

This was one of the muddiest sites we have worked on, which gave us some added challenges... but nothing that could stop us achieving a great end result.