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Author My garden progress thread - UPDATE 3/5/09 - Hot tub in, deck nearly done!
Dan
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20th Apr 09 at 16:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if im right in thinking, 600mm x 600mm slabs would be roughly 5 x 5? making 25 tiles.

£3.55 for smooth basic slabs, so it would be like £88.75 plus sand and cement.

Would this be man enough once built to hold a 1000L hot tub in the middle?

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cosmo, im sure ill be able to defy gravity some how :/



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You're going to need a proper concrete slab to hold 1000L I would of thought.
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:s guess ill just have to put it straight onto the grass then. itll be 1000L spread out over a 2.1m circle, not man enough ?

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2 metres of slabs should hold a ton of water.
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Slabs i priced there are 35mm thick (not the ones ill use) but just a guide for price

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1l of water is approx 1kg, so it would have to hold 1000kg.

Going from what I know of large fish tanks, you'd either need a really well made base from those slabs, or a proper laid concrete base.

What do the hot tube place recommend?
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use concrete flags about 3/4 inch and you will be fine if you bed them properly.
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concrete flags??

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Spent another couple of hours outside on the decking tonight





Getting there now. Still plenty to do though.

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Had a few more hours on the deck over the weekend. Managed to get all the boards down, except the end two. Now decided to extend it by 2.1m and sink my latest purchase into an extra bit of decking. With a step up from the main decked area.

Latest purchase...


Not sure how come where i got it from is selling the latest 2009 model when the official site isnt selling it till may 1st lol.

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that thing looks naff
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hot tubs ftw
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If only i could afford that type

Its gonna look alot better in the decking

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quote:
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If only i could afford that type

Its gonna look alot better in the decking


u gonna sink it into th decking then?
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Chaz is that out the back of your house? If so, you posh bastard
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its gonna be about 8inches into the decking, not much but i cant afford the posh ones. there £ks this was 299! and the reviews proper praise it up, so felt id be best to get one rather than nothing

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Latest pics of the decking..







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When's the paddling pool going up?
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once ive dug the sand pit.

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Chaz is that out the back of your house? If so, you posh bastard


u knows it



plans sound good dan. nice to see it slightly sunk rather than just plonked on top! coming along nicely fella..bet ur pleased with how much it transforms rather than boring old grass everywhere!
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yea, the garden was shite when we moved in, Makes it all worthwhile when u start seeing it come together. Not done it on a budget, but not gone all out flash, and ive not really spent much cash at all. Well chuffed!

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Spent another 4 hours today on the decking. Managed to get it nearly finished now. Just another 2 boards to lay, then 4 boards as the facing/skirt. Then the pergola and hand rails, so another 4 or 5 hours work.










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Nice work Dan!
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need to sort that lawn out! hot tub and decking is

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