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Hackney Concrete Yard to Brick Courtyard completed garden design

East London · E8 · 2025

Hackney Concrete Yard to Brick Courtyard

Category

Garden Design

Area

Hackney (E8)

Duration

6 weeks

Completed

2025

Overview

A cracked concrete side yard lifted and relaid as a herringbone clay brick courtyard with slatted screens, uplit trees and hidden bin storage. Garden transformation case study in Hackney (E8), photographed for David Delavega's book Gardens, Terraces & Beyond.

Works were sequenced to keep the property secure and weathertight throughout, with a single site manager coordinating every trade from strip-out to final snagging.

Portfolio example — concept case study

Services provided

  • Garden design & layout
  • Site clearance & excavation
  • Drainage & land drains
  • Retaining walls & groundworks
  • Paving & stone masonry
  • Carpentry, screens & bench seating
  • Planting & soft landscaping
  • Exterior lighting & power
  • Snagging & handover

Materials used

Clay paversIroko slatted screensCharcoal renderRecessed uplights

Before & after

After completion
Before works
BeforeAfter
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Timeline

01

Survey & design

Measured survey, drawings and approvals.

02

Strip-out & structure

Demolition, groundworks and steelwork.

03

First & second fix

Services, joinery, plaster and tiling.

04

Finish & handover

Decoration, commissioning and snagging.

Total programme: 6 weeks

Gallery

Hackney Concrete Yard to Brick Courtyard — Before — cracked concrete yard and exposed bins
Before — cracked concrete yard and exposed bins
Hackney Concrete Yard to Brick Courtyard — After — herringbone brick courtyard with slatted screens
After — herringbone brick courtyard with slatted screens

Client feedback (illustrative)

“Communication was steady from first survey through to snagging.”

Illustrative feedback — E8 garden transformation (portfolio example, not a real client review)

Project area

Approximate area only — Hackney, E8. No property addresses are published.

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