With the arrival of my 2nd child last Tuesday, I've got some time to get some jobs ticked off.
I needed to repair a cracked pipe and put in a retaining wall to stop my yard flooding during the heavy winter rains but my local council won't let me put it close enough to the fence without approval and engineer sign off.
It clicked that's probably why the previous owner hadn't done it although mentioned it would be a good idea. After scouring the legislation, there is nothing preventing me from putting a garden bed in......cue cogs whirring.
Created a design I wanted, signed it off with the wife (who is more important than the council) and started levelling my yard today in preparation for my raised beds (that aren't retaining anything other than veggies - eventually).
That's where I've gotten to today. The pipe repair will get done tomorrow pending how my back is feeling tomorrow. I'll go shopping for materials for the beds as well in preparation for beginning the bed builds this weekend/next week weather pending.
I needed to repair a cracked pipe and put in a retaining wall to stop my yard flooding during the heavy winter rains but my local council won't let me put it close enough to the fence without approval and engineer sign off.
It clicked that's probably why the previous owner hadn't done it although mentioned it would be a good idea. After scouring the legislation, there is nothing preventing me from putting a garden bed in......cue cogs whirring.
Created a design I wanted, signed it off with the wife (who is more important than the council) and started levelling my yard today in preparation for my raised beds (that aren't retaining anything other than veggies - eventually).
That's where I've gotten to today. The pipe repair will get done tomorrow pending how my back is feeling tomorrow. I'll go shopping for materials for the beds as well in preparation for beginning the bed builds this weekend/next week weather pending.