A THRIFTY couple has told how they transformed their new build garden for £2,000.
The pair, who documented the makeover on TikTok, say they love the finished project – despite many people saying it looks uneven.
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Videos posted by ourhomestyle show the garden before they began.
Anna explained: “The problem with new builds is they all seem to come with a tiny yellow patio, so we decided to build our own.
“We made a sketch of the design we thought we could achieve, and then we started digging.
“We ended up digging out five and a half tons of MUD and put it into skip bags as we went, but later had to empty these bags as we couldn’t get them out of the garden, which was an absolute fail.
“Then we leveled the MUD and dug the trenches for the breeze block border and filled it with cement and leveled it again.”
The couple went on to build a wall – and viewers rushed to the comments to say they had made a major mistake.
She said: “We used hollow breeze blocks for this, but normal breeze blocks would be fine.
“I know they look uneven in places, but we leveled them as we went with the cement, and then the boys started to render them.
“They did a scratch coat in between to help the render mix, and then they did a smooth coat on top. And we made the bar in the same way with leftover bricks.
“We used a dry mix to lay the slabs. It was harder to level, but this allowed us time to move the slabs if they weren’t quite right.
“And trust me, there were a few when it was time to paint, add the stones to the edges for extra drainage, and decorate.”
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