I Built a Zen Garden - But It Cost More Than I Thought!

[@BlueVelvetBear]

Laughed so hard when you explained Millie's alternative use for the Zen garden hahaha

[@davidsmith3995]

Uncle Aiden...what a guy

[@combok660]

Dude that looks great ...

[@johnrumbles3068]

What a transformation!!!! and great work experience for Callum

[@philphil3707]

Great little job, you pair 👍

[@Dgilmour]

Nice one mate and good education for the young lad 👊👍

[@JohnHavord]

Great job. Always plenty to keep you busy.

[@MarkDurbin]

Funny watching Callum learn all those painful lessons, bit sadistic really, but made me smile :) Nice job!

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😁

[@markwilliams9793]

Good job mate, nice arch.

[@vincenash1358]

Whenever I price up a DIY job now I just double my first calculation then I generally come in under budget , same with time 👍😂

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

I should 10x the timeframe 😅

[@MM-qd4km]

Looks good and the trim pieces finish it off nicely. For the step how about a sleeper on the front, halfway down the sides and then into a raised bed either side for the roses, if that makes sense. Pots of rosemary from the supermarket won’t attract as many bees in the summer as lavender if that’s an issue for anyone. The bees will be more interested in the lavender than anyone sitting there though.

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

@@MM-qd4km I like your thinking 👍 I've kind of done a similar thing. I'll probably do part 2 next year, although you might catch a glimpse of it in another video 😉

[@Threadbow]

Good job lads. Looks great. Be great to see what the plants look like next year. Dog and cat checking out what you are doing.

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

Thanks 😁 I think I'll do part 2 next year when the planting is all established

[@MasterChef12109]

Out of sight, out of mind. No need to sort out "build yard number 4" now, since it's hidden behind the zen wall of shame xD (seriously: amazing result!)

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

@@MasterChef12109 🤣 that's the plan

[@draidangraham]

I love that you reused materials that you had. Nice work 👍

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

@@draidangraham the bricks came out the floor of the original barn 😁

[@peterthebricky]

Watching him drive the dumper took me back a few years it's not as easy as it looks you turn the wheel to the left and because of rear wheel steering your body moves to the right takes getting used to

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

@@peterthebricky he got it in the end 😆 he also got in quite a few laps in the discovery too

[@lukes9203]

That looks absolutely class mate!

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

@@lukes9203 thanks mate 🙂

[@stuglover1526]

Really good video mate, I was looking forward to this one. Looks very smart, I bet you're chuffed.

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

@@stuglover1526 it's been a lovely place to sit over the past month 😄

[@Sean006]

Nice job.....I suspect that will be easy compared to digging the swimming pool 👍

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

🤫 it'll be a pond, not a swimming pool 😉 I'd need planning permission for a swimming pool

[@Sean006]

@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT Ponds aren't easy....unless they are very small. Some people have ponds designed for swimming in....with reed beds & other plants to clean the water. But a big problem for ponds is the water source. Dew ponds rely on rainfall....but obviously in hot weather they can dry up. Seems to me that nothing in life is easy....if something is easy most likely you aren't doing it right!! 👍

[@frankmckie2992]

ahh, the youn apprentice lol. Well done

[@rianmc4760]

Looks great. I think the cats are going to use it though lol

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

They use it like a gladiator arena at the moment 😆 they drop mice in the middle and surround it!

[@Flat-Five]

What mix did you brush into the brick step? Looks great 👍

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

@@Flat-Five thanks 👍 it's 6 to 1 sharp sand with white cement. The sharp sand I have is quite light

[@Flat-Five]

@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT Ah white cement

[@TeamFoxhoundUK]

Warm weather did you in with that wrap, reading the reviews everyone said it's worse than not having it mate so probably shouldn't have bothered with that :D. Looks good though!

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

@@TeamFoxhoundUK oh don't say that 🙈 where did you see them reviews? Yeah definitely the warm weather that messed up the wrap, probably needs to be delivered in a cool box 😆

[@TeamFoxhoundUK]

@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT the comments on ProperDIY's video about what fence posts to use 😂. I'm sure it will be fine, but people said about it holding water where it's not perfectly flat and the wood sweating. Will probably last as long as it would without it so you'll be fine or you get another video out of it 😂

[@terryatkinson899]

Mad when tools just pack up on you, my bosch grinder just let out the magic smoke 😭 I could fix it but the part costs 47 euro plus postage so it's not worth it. Screwfix have a erbauer one for 52 euro 😊

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

@@terryatkinson899 I'm sure the paslode is fixable, I've never serviced it since I bought it second hand so it probably needs new seals or something. The titan nail gun just isn't worth bothering with, although it's probably still under warranty as it goes 🤔

[@where_s_wally]

The apprentice did alright, might not be on full pay for a while though 😂

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

@@where_s_wally it was his first time on any tools 😅 he was scared of the mitre saw 😆