Fingers crossed the garden should be completed tonight. I'll be out of work at 4pm sharp, and dashing home to see what the final result is! Once that's done, there is still a fair chunk of work that needs doing, and as all my weekends seem to vanish into the ether, I've taken some time off next week to try and get everything done.
1) Flat roof. Really need to get this done. All the kit is sitting there ready to go, but whenever I have the chance it rains! This is currently scheduled for this Saturday but (shocker) there is rain expected, so it may have to move to Wednesday
2) Prepare the lawn. This will consist of killing the remains of the plant life there, raking it level and watering it, preparing it to take the grass. This is scheduled for Wednesday, but may swap with the flat roof repair.
3) Lay the lawn. The turf should be arriving some time on Wednesday, and the plan is to get this down Thursday morning. It's not a huge area to do, though I'll need to make sure I have a nice big knife for the edging.
4) Clean the decking. the building work and general lack of attention means the current decking looks a bit ropey. I have some cleaning chemicals already, just need to get the hose and scrubbing brush out... This is booked in for Thursday afternoon.
5) Treat the decking. Part 2 to cleaning it is sealing it so that its easier to look after. A few options here, including a rather funky spray system, that should speed the entire process up no end. That's a Friday morning job.
6) Paint the wall. The wall to the patio should be unpainted, and I'll need to crack out a brush and give it a couple of coats. This can be done in an evening if needed, but officially its down for Friday afternoon at the moment.
There is a bit of leeway, and weather permitting I can go on into the evening if needed. The biggest issue is that some stuff can only be done in dry weather (the flat roof, painting, treating the decking etc etc), so I could end up staring at the sky, waiting for a dry spell...
