garden stone and lining

wattys


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Message Posted:
18/05/2009 16:07

Help advice needed.



Anyone know the rough cost of the black polyprop garden lining to stop weeds coming through and the cost of small beach pebbles or small stone and where to source. advice would be appreciated.



We are in the bogaz area.

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
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Message Posted:
18/05/2009 16:24

We are in Catalkoy and have just done our garden ourselves last month so i can give you an idea of what we paid. The black membrane cost 212.50TL per metre and we bought mixed colour gravel of a medium size by the lorry load which was approx 20 ton at 380 TL per load.



That should give you an idea of costs but where you would buy it Bogaz, I wouldn't know.

the butler


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Message Posted:
18/05/2009 17:10

Hi scoobydoo,



Have you made an error in your prices 212.50ytl per metre is almost £100 surely this can't be right?



I know it is expensive in the TRNC but surely not that much more.





The butlers wife

wattys


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Message Posted:
18/05/2009 17:14

Scoobtdoo



Did you mean 212tyl a roll

skybluesam


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Message Posted:
18/05/2009 17:17

Just an Idea, My neighbour used the 1 Mtr wide rolls of thin roofing felt that they lay under tiles, and found it cheaper and much more effective against the weeds, I am very envious as weeds eventually find their way through the polypropolene, but not through this stuff!, so why not try it out?

Nick

wattys


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Message Posted:
18/05/2009 17:24

Skybluesam



I take it your a blue nose, would you have offered the advice if you knew i was a baggie fan, only joking thanks for the your help.

MarkVPiazza


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Message Posted:
18/05/2009 17:35

"Just an Idea, My neighbour used the 1 Mtr wide rolls of thin roofing felt that they lay under tiles, and found it cheaper and much more effective against the weeds, I am very envious as weeds eventually find their way through the polypropolene, but not through this stuff!, so why not try it out?



Nick"



Nick



The idea of membrane is that the rain can flow through it - what happens when a big downpour hits roofing felt?, my guess is a river of stones....



Mark

beno12



Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 124

Message Posted:
18/05/2009 20:31

Hi Wattys,

I,m at Yeni Bogazici ( Near the Zema Super Market) I used the same method on my Garden which saves me a hell of a lot of hard work, what I do know the The black membrane you need , you could buy on the salamis road at the small garden centre between Salamis Conti Hotel and Bogaz if your driving from Bogaz the small garden centre is on the right hand side..



I do not know what the price is ?as I bought mein with me from German which was ca 4 pound pro sq meter if you have problems buying the membrane I will be over on the 10th June depend on how many sq meters you need I would bring some with me for you ,no problem...as for the Small Stone I bought in the Village Yeni Bogazici 6 cubic meter ca 45 Tl.. Chris

beno12



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Message Posted:
19/05/2009 01:36

Hi Wattys ,Have just looked up the price : 120 sq meters - 1.60 x 75 meters ca 75 pounds..

ataturk


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Message Posted:
19/05/2009 06:54

I definitely know from experience that the blck membrane lets the earth breath but it also lets the weeds grow through. A friend of mine who has a place here and lives in the UK has had this done last year and this year I have arranged a couple of guys to take back the gravel remove the large weeds and then apply a polythene sheet over the existing black one. I have already done this and it stops the weeds 100%. If you are going to lay the gravel on the top definitely do not use the black mebrane mesh type covering as it allows weeds to go through. Some people on the forum have argued that you have to let the soil breathe which is understandable but you will have to remove the gravel next year and relay just to take the weeds out. Get the thickest polythene sheeting you can find itr is usually 2.5tl a metre and opens out to 3metres wide.

scoobydoo


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Message Posted:
19/05/2009 07:55

Sorry Wattys, 212.50 tl was for a 100 mtr roll, I didn't read what I had written b4 hitting the send key! At the time of purchasing this worked out at £93 per 100 metres! We thought it expensive but visited 4 other places and this was about right. You can get cheaper but when you run your finger along the membrane it splits quite easily which isn't going to be so good to keep out the weeds.



The rolls tend to be approx 100metres long and 2.5mtrs wide however sometimes the rolls are a little longer or a little shorter but Cagras in Karakum charged us accordingly as the manufacturer had put the length on the outer wrapping.



With view of keeping the weeds at bay, we were told to make sure the gravel you put down is 8-10 cms thick this prevent the light from getting through to the ground and that is what the weeds aim for from beneath the membrane. But you are never going to get rid of weeds completely, they grow from seeds blown on top of the gravel

wattys


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Message Posted:
19/05/2009 11:25

Hi All



Many thanks to all for very good advice.

skybluesam


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Message Posted:
19/05/2009 12:16

John, Actually I am a Cov fan, and we will be playing the baggies next year Boing! Boing!.

Nick

skybluesam


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Message Posted:
19/05/2009 12:16

John, Actually I am a Cov fan, and we will be playing the baggies next year Boing! Boing!.

Nick

skybluesam


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Message Posted:
19/05/2009 12:18

Mark, Not a weed in sight and the cleanest stone I have ever seen! Problem Yok!.

Nick

wattys


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Message Posted:
19/05/2009 12:20

Hi Nick



Went to see the specials at the richo last friday best entertainment at the Richo for the last twelve months.



Only Joking

skybluesam


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Message Posted:
19/05/2009 14:56

John, you certainly know how to kick a bloke when he is down!