Hello everyone,
this year, we want to work on our entrance area. Attached is a photo of the current state. The red line roughly marks the boundary. To the left of the line, there is a gravel road that needs to be retained.
Since our new build has cost a bit more than planned, we need to be mindful of the budget. We don’t like planting rings or L-shaped retaining walls. We were thinking perhaps a natural stone wall or gabions? The area in front of the entrance should be paved. Is a platform strictly necessary in front of the door (wooden frame)?
Another point is drainage. We are the last house on the street at the bottom of a slope, so during rain, all the water from the street soaks near our house. Would a drainage channel in front of the wall, towards the street, be necessary?
Who would generally be the right contact for such a project? Would a landscaping contractor be suitable?
this year, we want to work on our entrance area. Attached is a photo of the current state. The red line roughly marks the boundary. To the left of the line, there is a gravel road that needs to be retained.
Since our new build has cost a bit more than planned, we need to be mindful of the budget. We don’t like planting rings or L-shaped retaining walls. We were thinking perhaps a natural stone wall or gabions? The area in front of the entrance should be paved. Is a platform strictly necessary in front of the door (wooden frame)?
Another point is drainage. We are the last house on the street at the bottom of a slope, so during rain, all the water from the street soaks near our house. Would a drainage channel in front of the wall, towards the street, be necessary?
Who would generally be the right contact for such a project? Would a landscaping contractor be suitable?
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Hausbautraum2010 Jan 2021 19:31Yes, I know several people who only had a plan made for their garden.
You save a lot on natural stone that way, since the labor involved is significant.
The stones themselves are not cheap, and renting machinery also costs money.
But 0.5 meters (1.6 feet) at least sounds doable.
Getting quotes definitely won’t hurt. We even had two landscape contractors come by during the shell construction phase to get ideas for the outdoor areas and to roughly estimate what costs we might expect.
You save a lot on natural stone that way, since the labor involved is significant.
The stones themselves are not cheap, and renting machinery also costs money.
But 0.5 meters (1.6 feet) at least sounds doable.
Getting quotes definitely won’t hurt. We even had two landscape contractors come by during the shell construction phase to get ideas for the outdoor areas and to roughly estimate what costs we might expect.
How long can a gravel road reliably last?
Keep in mind that the road surface plays a significant role in how heavy rain affects it.
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Keep in mind that the road surface plays a significant role in how heavy rain affects it.
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Reini123412 Jan 2021 11:24The road is privately maintained, meaning it will remain a gravel road until either the neighbor or I decide to pave it at our own expense. This will probably take a very long time or may never happen.
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hampshire12 Jan 2021 11:45Contact person: landscape gardener.
Affordable solution:
Shape the front garden in three dimensions so that, in addition to the drainage channels, a small "polder" area is created. It looks really nice when planted, is low-maintenance, and inexpensive to create.
Pave the access to the house; given the location, I would definitely include a step—also paved. For small areas, you can sometimes find very affordable leftover materials that look great.
Consider why you would need a wall, fence, or other barrier to the street at all. It’s not necessary as long as no cars drive in or dogs run away... In our terraced house garden, we had a small boxwood hedge framing the front garden. It looked great and was really cost-effective. We always laughed about it because the idea came from the gardens of Villandry, and adapting it to a small plot was a lot of fun.
I don’t have a photo of it anymore, but a look at our former terraced house garden shows some "boxwood" at the appropriate height and what lush planting can achieve. Just for inspiration.
Affordable solution:
Shape the front garden in three dimensions so that, in addition to the drainage channels, a small "polder" area is created. It looks really nice when planted, is low-maintenance, and inexpensive to create.
Pave the access to the house; given the location, I would definitely include a step—also paved. For small areas, you can sometimes find very affordable leftover materials that look great.
Consider why you would need a wall, fence, or other barrier to the street at all. It’s not necessary as long as no cars drive in or dogs run away... In our terraced house garden, we had a small boxwood hedge framing the front garden. It looked great and was really cost-effective. We always laughed about it because the idea came from the gardens of Villandry, and adapting it to a small plot was a lot of fun.
I don’t have a photo of it anymore, but a look at our former terraced house garden shows some "boxwood" at the appropriate height and what lush planting can achieve. Just for inspiration.
How have the neighbors solved this?
Concrete L-blocks cost less than 50 euros/m (3 feet), or is that already too expensive? Then just model the terrain and plant grass.
Please upload a site plan here with the elevation details of the street and the finished floor level of the house. Let’s see if something can be done with that.
Can you do something like this as a DIY project?
Concrete L-blocks cost less than 50 euros/m (3 feet), or is that already too expensive? Then just model the terrain and plant grass.
Please upload a site plan here with the elevation details of the street and the finished floor level of the house. Let’s see if something can be done with that.
Can you do something like this as a DIY project?
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