Every back garden should have a sitting area. Homes that have long stretches of lawn may look nice to the occasional guest or family member, but they don’t live in the home. A back garden is the alternative to the living room. It’s somewhere where you can relax, talk, eat and even sleep if you want to.
What stops people from making the plunge and finally addressing the lack of useable space in their back garden is because of how much time and money they think it would cost. In the end, the importance of having a seating area goes beyond the need to lounge around, but also, because it will increase the value of your property.
You can hit two birds with one stone if you’re motivated enough. There are a few options that don’t demand you be an expert to implement, which you might find interesting.
Bricking and pebbling
When you step outside your home, either through the back door or the patio sliding doors, you should be greeted with some kind of solid surface. After you rip out the lawn area to a certain size, that is going to be enough room for regularly socializing; you can start with laying the foundation.
After you have allowed the foundation to dry, you can start to brick the edges of the area. After one or two layers of bricking, you can start to pour the majority of the material you want. White or cream pebbling is a great look, and if you tightly pack the pebbles in, smooth out the surface, you can get quite an even ground.
Equally, you can try other materials of pebbles, such as regular stones, marble stones, or rough cut granite pebbles.
Nature look
If pebbles or stones aren’t your thing, and you don’t want an extremely hard surface, you can lay down Decking Wood. Every wood type has a different texture and bounce to it, so have in mind the kind of floor you’re aiming for.
Oak is the most popular because although it is strong and affordable if you look after the wood, it can look like it’s worth more than it is. It can be varnished in either a dark brown to secure the aesthetics of hardwood, or it can be varnished in a light golden or orange color.
Photo by – Robert Gray
Artistic stoning
One of the most common forms of resurfacing a garden is to cover the intended area with slabs of concrete. Although this may be cheap and effective, it far from looks inviting. It can also project an image of over-simplicity and lack of imagination. In fact, slabbing is so commonplace, that it may not even add any value to your property.
If you want a hard and flat surface, you should look toward rough stoning. The stones can be of any material, but since they don’t fit neatly, you’ll need to surrounding the edges with concrete or mortar. It’s wise to give the rough stoning a border as well, with the same stones. These stones, however, will need to be neatly cut rectangles or squares.
Once you have your sitting area, you’ll wonder why you lived so long without it. Stoning and pebbling long a long time without the need to be replaced due to normal wear and tear as well as erosion. A wooden floor sitting area will need constant care, and checking to make sure water or insects aren’t compromising the structure, but it adds the most value to your home.
