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Write-ups of the outdoor jobs customers ask about, put down the way we would explain them to someone planning the work. Method, order of work, and the bits that go wrong when the order is ignored.
Last updated 10 September 2026Three write-ups
Decking, paving and outdoor light
We add one when we have something worth saying, so the list stays honest. Each piece covers a job you can do yourself over a weekend or two, with the tools it genuinely needs rather than the tools someone would like to sell you.
Bringing a grey deck back without wrecking the boards
Grit order, how flat to hold the sander, and the stretch of dry weather the job actually needs.
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Laying slabs that are still level in three years
Sub-base depth, the fall away from the house, and why the joints matter more than the slab.
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Outdoor lighting that survives its first winter
Reading an IP figure properly, siting the fittings, and keeping damp out of the connections.
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Everything named in these pieces is either on our stock list or something we would tell you to hire locally. The stock list carries the price beside each item, and the courier takes the money in cash when the parcel reaches you.
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Advice here is given in good faith and free of charge. Check your own ground conditions, and where fixed wiring or gas is involved, use a qualified trade.