IT’S no secret doing up your garden can cost an absolute fortune, especially if you fork out for the pros.
But one single mum has showed how she took her garden from dark and dingy to a modern dream – and saved £9k in the process.
Holly Metcalf took to to show off the epic transformation, and fellow DIY fans have been left stunned by her hard work.
Her decision to take on the mammoth task herself came after she was quoted a whopping £10k to have her garden renovated professionally.
With a strict budget of £1k, the single mum managed to build a shed, and even spent time digging up the existing dead grass to lay fresh turf.
“I didn’t realise quite how back breaking this was going to be, but never mind, I think I’ve burned some extra calories while doing it,”; Holly said in one of the viral videos.
As well as building then painting a shed, Holly also laid paving and painted the existing fences.
Laying the turf turned out to be one of her toughest yet though, since the delivery couldn’t get close to her house and her neighbour had to help move it.
But after the turf was finally laid, the busy mum explained she still had lots to do.
Some of the uneven pavers needed to be moved so she can level out the ground before putting them back in place.
The patio also still needed some work, as mum said she planned to de-weed it before pressure washing and finally painting it.
Then, she revealed, it will be time for some new garden furniture to complete her huge project.
After showing off her transformation so far, fellow DIY fans were amazed by how far it’s come along.
One said: “It will be so satisfying seeing what you’ve achieved, it’s so great you’re doing it yourself and like you said, good for your body too – win win!”;
“Garden renovation is a process, it will be fine and it’ll look fab,”; a second encouraged the mum.
“You’re doing an amazing work,”; someone else chimed in.
Meanwhile, others offered some advice to the hardworking mum when it came to laying turf.
“Turf should be staggered like bricklaying, you’re doing a great job,”; one said.
And another agreed: “Best way to lay turf is to slightly overlap it and don’t walk on it for at least four weeks.”;
