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    #2
    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,437 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Get a small skip and throw all the rubbish into it including the heap of rubbish in the far corner and the falling down trellis. Hire a heavy duty strimmer or employ someone with a strimmer and cut down the weeds and grass till it is tidy. Move the heap of bricks to somewhere less obtrusive - they might be useful later.

    Wait until summer to see what plants you have that might be worth keeping.

    Sooner rather than later you will have to get it dug up and put some drainage in in order to make a decent lawn - you have some healthy rushes growing that suggest it is waterlogged.


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    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,072 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Problem with doing grass now to any kind of quality is that it may get wrecked if you subsequently bring in heavy machinery to sort out other aspects of the landscaping, e.g. drainage or fencing. It's also really quick to grow a good lawn once you have the money to get it done professionally, so I just wouldn't worry too much about it yet.

    Maybe plant a couple of trees (away from the boundary), shrubs and/or fruit bushes while you think about other aspects. That way you get a feeling of progress as you settle in to the house, and they're really cheap when young.

    Pick a corner for a compost heap, maybe a shady spot. You'll be creating loads of green waste as you clear.


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    #4
    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    big skip and dump all that crap.
    keep or give away the blocks .
    id be worried what is in the top right corner. its a big heap to get rid of. there is a well worn path so they were dumping something up there (maybe ashes from he fire) or burning something.

    strim the rest and clean it off. its not too bad other than that.


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    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,524 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    don't dump the frame of the trampoline, if you've a metal recyclers near you. you'd probably only get a couple of bob for the scrap, but it's better than paying to have it disposed of.


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    #6
    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    don't dump the frame of the trampoline, if you've a metal recyclers near you. you'd probably only get a couple of bob for the scrap, but it's better than paying to have it disposed of.

    would it even weigh enough to meet the minimum required.
    lots of places would laugh at you for such a small amount


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    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,524 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    even if they did, it's better than sticking it in a skip bag and it taking up space you could use for something else you can't as easily find a new home for.


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    #8
    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    it might all be there. if it is someone might take it on done deal


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    barneyrub
    Registered Users Posts: 395 ✭✭barneyrub


    The trampoline is actually ours but need to see if it'll go back together.
    The blocks are being kept for a wall along the back. There's a big drop down to the house behind so it need to be safer for kids /dog.

    To be honest I've yet to walk through the grass so dunno how waterlogged it feels.

    We've a similar mess out the front and that on a slope down towards the house so no clue what to do there

    Is it OK to strim away with the colder weather? (although prob a week or 2 before we're at that point anyway).


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    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,072 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    barneyrub wrote: »
    Is it OK to strim away with the colder weather? (although prob a week or 2 before we're at that point anyway).
    I wouldn't bother strimming the grass, it's not doing much this time of year, and anything weedy needs digging out rather than pruning.

    What tools have you got? A mattock is invaluable for clearing.


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    #11
    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,514 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    ideally you wouldn't strim. but its not like your strumming a lovely garden. if some dies what harm. it will take a lot of fixing to get a lawn anyway


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    barneyrub
    Registered Users Posts: 395 ✭✭barneyrub


    Have no tools really ourselves. Father in law would be a keen gardener so would have all the regular bits we could borrow.
    Had to Google a mattock but looks handy


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