Filling in a swimming pool & redesign the area
Andrea Hill
9 years ago
We have modernised our 160 year old house and have run out if steam when it comes to landscaping outside... There is a swimming pool that we definitely want to fill in (compacted aggregate then a few inches of poured concrete I think?). But we are sure how to finish off the look - the redevelopment of the house took up most of our budget so we are looking to make the best of it with what's left. We have lots of York state paving left over, are thinking about using stones, railway sleepers or even artificial grass. Any ideas greatly appreciated. It's a south / South west plot surrounded by lots of conifers.
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