Perfect step

We had a job that we’d been totally avoiding: the four stone steps halfway up the garden. Over time the middle two steps had tipped backwards. I think rain had washed some of the earth away from behind them and they’d slipped out of place. The problem though is their weight, as they’re extremely heavy.

The hope was that we could lift them and re-bed them onto some hardcore and cement them in place. A tall order for Brian and I, but Chris was not daunted by the task and after a bit of exploration he was confident we could fix the issue.

It was going to take a lot of heavy lifting, and carting a large number of trugs of hardcore and cement up to the area.

It wasn’t long though before we could see it coming together. Brian found moving the stones very difficult, but Chris knew better how to handle them, and the mattock obviously played a big part — a tool Brian wished he’d discovered earlier.

With all the steps finally in place the last job was for Brian to chaux the gaps. They will also need a bit of soil and grass building up around them, just to help secure them all in place.

They are looking just perfect!