Hard and soft landscaping
Hard and Soft Landscaping in Dunfermline
Homes in Dunfermline
Dunfermline is a city with many stone-built Victorian homes close to its centre and large modern estates to the east. Next to a Victorian stone house, the look of new paving against old walls is worth thinking about early. On the eastern estates the garden belongs to a newer house, so the choices are more about what to add or change. In either setting, new paving should drop gently away from the house to let rain run off, and a well-dug, firmly compacted sub-base gives a patio or path the longest life. The picture is of landscaping work JV Handyman & Garden Services has finished, showing both hard and soft elements.
What matters for hard and soft landscaping in Dunfermline
Not every garden needs new paving. We also do paving refreshes and pressure washing for paths, patios and other external surfaces, as well as turfing and artificial grass for the lawn side of things. Hard and soft landscaping in Dunfermline can therefore be a light refresh or a full rework, and it helps to say which you have in mind.
- Start by deciding whether the existing patio should be refreshed or replaced; it shapes everything that follows.
- New paving should sit on a sub-base that has been dug properly and compacted firmly.
- Any new patio needs a gentle fall away from the house so water can drain.
- Fully insured, and registered as a waste carrier.
Questions about hard and soft landscaping in Dunfermline
Our Victorian house in Dunfermline has an old patio. Can it be cleaned up instead of replaced?
We carry out paving refreshes and pressure washing for patios and paths, so it is worth asking about that before deciding on new paving. If slabs have sunk or rock underfoot, cleaning will not fix that, because the longest-lasting patios sit on a properly dug and compacted sub-base.
Our house is on a newer estate. Can you lay turf or artificial grass?
Yes. We do turfing and lawn finish work, and we install artificial grass alongside patios, decking and fencing.
Do you do property maintenance as well as gardens?
Yes. Property maintenance sits alongside our landscaping work, and that includes painting and decorating jobs.