I was quoted £50k for my garden reno – so I did it myself on a much cheap budget, I even managed to get fencing for 49p | The Sun

July 7, 2023

WE all love a garden makeover – but getting a professional to do it can be quite costly.

Homeowner’s Chloe and her partner were quoted £50,000 to landscape their entire garden.

So they decided to do it themselves for less than a third of the price.

She even managed to get fencing for 49p.

Chloe, who goes by the name of The White Pines Project on TikTok, revealed to her 16.4k followers just how she did it.

In the video caption, she said: “Cheap modern fences and more can be made using these cheap roofing battens.

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“We’ve literally transformed our garden for less using them.”

According to Garden Patch, whopping £18.6bn was spent on UK gardens in 2021 and the average total spend per adult with a garden was £690, £241 of this was spent on renovations, closely followed by accessories (£180), tools (£140) and garden toys (£190).

She first starts off by showing her wooden gazebo, which included fencing which she bought for 49p per metre.

Chloe then explains how they got “modern fencing panels and screens” which would have cost ” £100 per panel in the shops” but they built their own – which came to “£32 per panel.”

I was quoted £50k for my garden reno – so I did it myself on a much cheap budget, I even managed to get fencing for 49p | The Sun

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