Category: Outdoor Structures and External Works

Outdoor structures such as outbuildings, servants quarters, pergolas, bridges, garages, swimming pools, ponds, barbeque stands, outdoor kitchens, courtyards, letter boxes, fences, screen walls, street lights, outdoor benches etc.
External works such as paving, roads, kerbs, manholes, inspection chambers, septic tanks, drainage systems, site water reticulation and electrification.

25 Materials To  Use in the Bottom of a Fire Pit – Construction Details & Non-Combustible Materials

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25 Materials To  Use in the Bottom of a Fire Pit – Non Combustible Materials  & Fire-Pit Construction Details What To Use in the Bottom of a Fire Pit A fire pit is built outdoors for recreational purposes. It’s a spot for warming up during the winter and cold nights, barbequing, roasting, toasting and even …

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20 Brick Walkway Ideas from Around the World – Pictures

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  20 Brick Walkway Ideas from Around the World – Pictures Traditional standard bricks can be used to  build walkways, garden paths and sidewalks. When a masonry construction project comes to an end, excess materials are left on site, and these materials which often include bricks can be used for various outdoor projects such as …

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100 Water Garden Ideas from Around the World – Water Features, Fountains, Waterfalls, Ponds, Pools and Streams – Pictures

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100 Water Garden Ideas from Around the World – Water Features, Fountains, Waterfalls, Ponds, Pools and Streams – Pictures   History of Water Features. Types of Water Features. Water Fountains [Beautiful Water Fountain Ideas]. Waterfalls [Beautiful Waterfall Ideas]. Streams [Beautiful Water Garden Stream Ideas]. Ponds [Beautiful Pond Ideas]. Pools [Beautiful Pool Ideas]. Water garden ideas …

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100 Walkway Ideas from Around the World – Garden Paths and Landscape Ideas for your Yard – Pictures

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100 Walkway Ideas for Your House Yard and Garden Paths – Pictures and Designs from Around the World [ez-toc] History of Trails and Walkways Function of a Walkway Walkway Design Substructure of a Walkway Types of Walkways Wooden Walkways or Boardwalks Stone Slate and Slab Walkways Walkways Made of Dry or Wet Filling A walkway …

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How To Build A Basement, Underground Room or House – Requirements, Foundations, Walls, Roof & Waterproofing

How To Build an Underground Room, House, Basement or Bunker Preliminaries & Building Codes Basement Design Basement Earthworks Basement Substructure & Superstructure Basement Roof / Upper Floor Underground  Basement Roof Structure & Drainage Systems Drain Pipes, Back-Filling and Waterproofing To Retaining Walls In residential and commercial construction, underground rooms or buildings are called basements. In …

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How To Build a Dance Floor on Concrete Slab Using Wood, Semi-Flexible Panels & Vinyl (With Sketch Drawings and Diagrams)

How To Make a Dance Floor on Concrete Slab Using Semi-Flexible Panels, Solid Hardwood, Counter Battens, Tongue & Groove Plywood and Vinyl (With Sketch Drawings and Diagrams) Contents: Requirements of a Dance Floor | Design Properties How To Choose or Buy a Dance Floor | Designing and Planning Subfloor Construction Sprung Dance Floor Installation Harlequin …

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How To Build a Wiffle Ball Field in your Backyard (With Sketch Drawings and Diagrams)

How To Make a Wiffle Ball Field in your Backyard (With Sketch Drawings and Diagrams) Contents: 1) Layout of Wiffle Ball Field and Dimensions 2) Skinned Areas and Line Markings of a Wiffle Ball Field 3) Planning The Field 4) Clearing the Site, Setting Out Levels , Site Measurements and Drawings 5) Setting Out the …

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How to Build a Baseball Field – Natural Grass Pitch (With Sketch Drawings)

How to Build a Baseball Field – Natural Grass Pitch (With Sketch Drawings) Contents: Layout of Baseball Field How To Build a Natural Grass Baseball Field Setting Out the Overall Baseball Field Baseball Field Substructure Building the Pitching Mound Building 1st, 2nd and 3rd Base Building the Batter’s  Boxes, Catcher’s Box and Home Plate  in …

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How To Build a Football Field for your Professional Club, Community or Backyard – Natural Grass and Artificial Turf Pitch

How To Make a Football Field for your Professional Club, Community or Backyard – Natural Grass and Artificial Turf Pitch Contents: Design of Football Field How To Make a Natural Grass Football Field How To Make an Artificial Turf Football Field How To Draw a Football Field on CAD Program How Do You Mark a …

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How To Cover, Harden or Dry Up Mud in your Backyard, Paddock or Construction Site with Soil Stabilization Techniques

How To Cover, Harden or Dry Up Mud in your Backyard, Paddock or Construction Site with Soil Stabilization Techniques Mud presents a problem not only in your home yard, but also in other environments such as farm paddocks, construction sites, dirt roads, alluvial plains by the river, undeveloped rural areas, cultivated land and just about …

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