Whole-garden rebuilds · one team · one fixed price

Complete back-garden transformations, one father & son team from dig-out to pointing.

Patio, retaining tiers, lawn drainage, fencing and planting beds, planned together and built by the same two people. You see a scaled plan and a fixed price before anything starts, and you pay nothing until materials arrive on your drive.

Complete back-garden transformation with dusk-lit 20mm R11 porcelain patio, oak sleeper beds, lawn and cedar boundary screening

Stockport & East Cheshire · patio, beds, lawn & fence in one job

Scaled & 3D PlanDrawn from David’s laser survey of your garden

Fixed-Price QuoteA Bill of Quantities listing every m², metre and tonne

Staged PaymentsPay for materials as they land, labour on sign-off

Zero SubcontractorsThe same two faces from first dig to final pointing

01 · HOW A MAKEOVER RUNS

Six stages, no surprises.

A whole garden is a bigger decision than a patio. This is exactly what happens, in order, so you always know where you stand and what you have paid.

Free survey and a cup of tea
David measures the whole garden with a laser level: slopes, drainage, damp course heights, access and where the sun falls. He brings sample slabs and listens to how you want to use the space.
A scaled layout plan
Within about a week you get a plan drawn to scale, plus a simple 3D view, showing the patio, steps, walls, lawn and beds. Change it as often as you like before you commit.
A fixed-price Bill of Quantities
Every item priced from our published rates: m² of paving, metres of wall and fence, tonnes of muck-away. The total does not move unless you add something.
£0 to book, pay as materials land
No deposit to hold your dates. You pay each materials invoice only when the pallets are on your drive, so your money is never sitting with us for work not started.
The build, by two people
David digs, levels and builds the walls and drains. Callum lays and points every slab. No crews you have never met, no strangers in your garden.
Walk-round and sign-off
We walk the finished garden with you, check every level, and only then ask for the labour balance. You receive your 10-year written guarantee the same day.

02 · WHAT YOUR BUDGET BUYS

Three typical makeovers, added up line by line.

These are worked examples from our published rates, so you can see roughly where your garden would land before David visits. Every price is all-in: digging, muck-away, sub-base, laying and clean-up.

Rates used: porcelain £185/m², turf £24/m², drained lawn £38/m², sleepers £210/lin.m, block wall £385/lin.m, LED step £420, slatted screen £165/lin.m, fence £130/lin.m, oak gazebo from £4,800.
Budget	What it typically includes	How it adds up	Total
Around £8,700 Flat semi garden	A family patio for a 6-seater table and corner sofa, a new lawn, one raised sleeper bed	32 m² porcelain (£5,920) + 45 m² turf (£1,080) + 8 lin.m sleeper bed (£1,680)	£8,680
Around £15,000 Gentle slope, wet lawn	A bigger patio, two sleeper tiers to level the garden, a drained lawn, a slatted privacy screen	40 m² porcelain (£7,400) + 16 lin.m sleepers (£3,360) + 60 m² drained lawn (£2,280) + 14 lin.m slatted screen (£2,310)	£15,350
Around £28,000 Steep or large garden	A full-width entertaining terrace, a block retaining wall with lit steps, a drained lawn, an oak gazebo, new fencing	50 m² porcelain (£9,250) + 18 lin.m block wall (£6,930) + 6 LED steps (£2,520) + 80 m² drained lawn (£3,040) + oak gazebo (£4,800) + 10 lin.m fence (£1,300)	£27,840

03 · WHAT SITS UNDERNEATH

Drag to see the groundwork under a finished terrace.

Same camera, four days apart. You get dated photos like these at every stage of your own makeover.

POWNALL PARK, BRAMHALL (SK7) — 214mm DIG TO FINISHED PORCELAIN ← Drag Handle Left / Right →

After: finished light-grey porcelain terrace with a flush drain channel, LED step lights and an oak sleeper bed in Bramhall

Before: the same terrace area dug out and filled with compacted crushed limestone over a geotextile membrane

DAY 2: 214mm DIG + 150mm COMPACTED STONE DAY 6: PORCELAIN + FLUSH DRAIN

04 · TWO RECENT MAKEOVERS

A flat Bramhall plot and a steep Marple bank, fully itemised.

Light-grey porcelain patio along a red-brick house with oak sleeper raised beds, a lawn and a horizontal cedar slatted fence

Final Invoice: £17,150

ACK LANE EAST, BRAMHALL (SK7)

Full rebuild: 46 m² porcelain terrace, sleeper tier, drained lawn, new fencing & planting beds

Patio46 m²

On site14 working days

SubcontractorsNone

"We had three firms round. Only David gave us a plan we could actually understand and a price that did not change. Callum was still pointing the last slab on day fourteen, exactly as the schedule said." — Stephen & Moira Lockwood, Bramhall (SK7)

Split-level garden at dusk with oak sleeper retaining walls, lit sleeper steps, a grey porcelain lower terrace and cedar slatted screens

Final Invoice: £24,800

CHURCH LANE, MARPLE (SK6)

Split-level makeover: sandstone terrace, block retaining wall, six steps, oak gazebo & lawn

Levels3

On site18 working days

SubcontractorsNone

"Our garden fell away so steeply we only ever looked at it from the kitchen. Now there is a terrace, a lawn and a gazebo at the bottom where we have breakfast. Paying as the materials turned up made a big job feel manageable." — Neil & Rachel Haworth, Marple (SK6)

Project	Itemised Bill of Quantities	Final invoice
Ack Lane East, Bramhall	46 m² porcelain £8,510 · 12 lin.m sleepers £2,520 · 60 m² lawn & drains £2,280 · 22 lin.m fence £2,860 · planting bed preparation £980	£17,150
Church Lane, Marple	38 m² sandstone £4,370 · 16 lin.m block wall £6,160 · 6 steps £2,520 · 55 m² lawn & drains £2,090 · oak gazebo £4,800 · 30 lin.m fence £3,900 · planting £960	£24,800

05 · ONE TEAM, START TO FINISH

The people who quote it are the people who build it.

David measures, plans, digs and builds the walls and drains
Callum lays, cuts and points every slab and step
Our own micro-diggers, dumpers and compactors, so no waiting on hire shops
One phone number for the whole job: 0161 570 8698
Licensed muck-away, no skip blocking your drive for weeks
A 10-year written guarantee on the groundwork when we finish

David and Callum Mercer holding a porcelain slab beside their rotary laser level — David & Callum Mercer

06 · QUESTIONS

Before you commit to a whole garden

Can the price change once you start?+

Only if you add something, or if we dig up something nobody could see, like an old concrete base or a hidden drain. If that happens, we stop, show you, and agree any extra in writing before carrying on.

Do you choose the plants?+

We are groundworkers, not garden designers, and we say so. We build and prepare the beds with good topsoil, then plant from your list or from a planting plan by a local nursery. Many customers enjoy choosing the plants themselves.

Can we do it in stages?+

Yes. The plan covers the whole garden, so stage one (often the drainage and the walls) is built ready for stage two. Many people do the hard landscaping one year and the lawn and fencing the next.

Can we stay at home while you work?+

Almost everyone does. We keep a clear, safe path to your door, tidy up every evening, and tell you a day ahead about noisy days or deliveries.

Porcelain & sandstone patios Retaining walls, sleepers & steps Gazebos, pergolas & outdoor kitchens Bramhall & Woodford (SK7) Marple, Marple Bridge & Mellor (SK6)

Curved Indian sandstone patio with brick steps, a dining set, lawn and lavender borders in a mature garden

FREE SITE SURVEY

Start with a plan, not a sales pitch. David will draw your garden to scale.

£0 upfront depositPay for materials only as they land on your drive
Scaled plan + 3D viewChange it until it is right
One fixed priceEvery line item listed in the Bill of Quantities

Call 0161 570 8698 Book a Free Site Survey