Garden SurveyorGuides
Job-first guides: regulations and craft knowledge, by domain.
This app provides general UK guidance and material estimates only. It is not legal, planning, engineering or building-control advice. Always confirm requirements with your local planning authority, building control, utility providers, manufacturers or qualified professionals.
In-depth guides
How to lay turf — step-by-step UK guide
Ground preparation, the best time of year, laying rolls with staggered joints, watering and aftercare — with a built-in turf calculator.
How to stripe a lawn — mowing patterns guide
How stripes really work, the kit you need, and step-by-step stripes, checkerboards, diamonds and waves for a bowling-green finish.
How to lay artificial grass — fake turf install guide
Lay artificial grass (fake / astro turf) on grass, soil or concrete — base prep, membrane, joining, pinning and infill, with a built-in calculator.
How to lay a patio — step-by-step UK guide
Plan, excavate, build a compacted MOT Type 1 sub-base, lay slabs on a full mortar bed to a drainage fall, then point the joints — with a built-in patio planner.
Porcelain vs natural stone — patio comparison
Thickness, jointing, wastage and when each is best for UK sites — a side-by-side comparison of porcelain and natural stone patio paving.
Sub-Base & MOT Type 1 — full spec guide
Depths for patios and driveways, Type 1 vs Type 3 permeable, SHW Clause 803, compaction and tonnage — with a built-in calculator.