Millboard Swim Spa Decking Terrace in Heronsgate

Herronsgate

Garden Design in Heronsgate – Swim Spa, Millboard Decking and Garden Room

A swim spa formed the centrepiece of this garden transformation in Heronsgate. Our clients wanted a place to swim, relax and entertain, with a covered lounge area and attractive poolside decking. We created a beautiful backdrop that complemented their established garden.

Steve and Rees Landscapes brought these elements together through carefully planned groundworks, structural preparation and a generous Millboard decking terrace.

The Brief: A Garden for Swimming and Relaxing

The design needed to accommodate a swim spa and glass garden room. It was essential to create a comfortable connection between the different outdoor spaces.

Alongside the pool, our clients wanted somewhere sheltered to unwind and a separate lounge area for entertaining. The finished layout combines the swim spa terrace with a lower seating area. It also had a fire pit and barbecue, giving each space a clear purpose within the wider garden.

Structural Preparation for the Glass Garden Room

Work began with the foundations and decking arrangement around the glass garden room. Carefully constructed support pads provided calculated bearing points for the structure. The decking frame required detailed planning around the supports and anticipated loads.

This preparation was an essential part of the project. The garden room, swim spa and surrounding terrace needed coordinated foundations, levels and access arrangements before the visible finishes could take shape.

Groundworks and Garden Drainage

Creating space for the swim spa involved excavating approximately 130 cubic metres of soil. Rather than removing all the excavated material, we reused it to form a landscaped berm around the lower part of the garden.

The berm formed part of the approach to managing surface water, helping to direct it away from areas the clients wanted to protect.

Retaining walls, soakaways and approximately 25 tonnes of reinforced concrete were also integral to the groundworks. Across the project, the combined material weight exceeded 200 tonnes, reflecting the scale of construction beneath the finished garden.

Careful planning of drainage, retaining structures and ground levels allowed the leisure spaces to sit comfortably within the existing landscape.

Millboard Decking Around the Swim Spa

Our clients selected Millboard Enhanced Grain decking in Limed Oak for the swim spa terrace.

Its moulded timber texture and soft colouring provide an attractive contrast to the water, glass and surrounding greenery. The boards create a consistent finish across the terrace, with the low maintenance requirements that appealed to our clients.

The design also makes provision for servicing the swim spa. Multiple inspection hatches give maintenance specialists access to equipment beneath the decking. This avoided the need to dismantle large sections of the terrace for routine work.

These practical details help the garden function well beyond the day of completion.

A Lounge Terrace for Outdoor Entertaining

A step down from the swim spa deck leads to a lounge area with a fire pit and barbecue.

This change in level defines the seating space while keeping it connected to the pool terrace. Together with the covered lounge and glass garden room, it gives the clients several ways to enjoy their garden. It includes from swimming and quiet relaxation to evenings entertaining friends.

Experienced Garden Designers and Landscapers in Heronsgate

With 40 years of combined experience, Steve and Rees bring practical construction knowledge and thoughtful design to demanding garden projects.

This Heronsgate transformation brings together substantial groundworks, drainage, retaining structures, bespoke decking and outdoor living spaces. The result is a garden designed around how the clients want to spend their time, with the construction beneath it receiving the same attention as the finished appearance.

Planning a Garden Transformation in Heronsgate?

Steve and Rees Landscapes designs and builds gardens in Heronsgate, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Chalfont St Peter and the surrounding areas.

Whether your plans include a swim spa, a garden room, a bespoke decking terrace or a complete redesign. We can help bring the different elements together into a considered, practical garden.

Contact Steve and Rees Landscapes to discuss your garden design and landscaping project.

Project Details

Location: Heronsgate
Client: Private residential
Completed: 2022
Features: Swim spa, glass garden room, covered lounge, Millboard decking, retaining walls, drainage and outdoor entertaining area
Decking: Millboard Enhanced Grain in Limed Oak
Suppliers: Country Supplies

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Our approach

We believe a well-designed garden should be a pleasure to live in, thoughtfully built and made to last.

For us, good design starts with listening. We take time to understand how you want to use your garden, what matters to you and the character of your home.

We bring the same care to construction as we do to design. From the preparation beneath a patio to the finishing details around a border, each part contributes to the quality of the whole garden.

We favour materials suited to their purpose and planting that can thrive in its surroundings. We consider how your garden will mature and how much maintenance you want, creating a space you can enjoy for years to come.

Steve & Rees

Throughout the process he and his team have worked tirelessly to ensure we received the best design, consideration and implementation of our brief.

As a landscaper, he is a professional and did a brilliant job and completed when he said he would in a calm and measured way.

Steve and Rees worked hard in all weathers, to create a beautiful garden for us. I would highly recommend Karl and his team to create some magical for you, and to do it really well.

Rees came up with an imaginative design that has brought interest, variety and colour. The landscaping Steve, Rees and their team did was excellent and they were a pleasure to work with too.

Steve and his team were skilled and friendly, and the results were amazing. They were professional and always left things tidy. Would highly recommend.

Fast efficient service from a passionate professional who puts his competitors to shame. Excellent work at reasonable prices. You’d be mad not to use him.

What a professional garden landscape artist does is give you something that you would never do yourself. Highly recommended.

All the team were exceptionally professional, hardworking, polite and tidy. We are thrilled with the results and thoroughly recommend this business.

I could not have wished for better. I would recommend Rees, Steve and their team to you all. I could not fault them in any way and it was an absolute pleasure to work with them.

Very efficient team, hard workers and really nice people too! Great job with a really uniform finish on a complex-shaped deck. Neat workers, clearing up each evening, and finally leaving my garden and garage in perfect order.

From start to finish-excellent service and he has transformed my garden. I’m now in love with my garden and will be spending many happy hours out there.Before and After pictures - excellent transformation

Very professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. Great design and helpful discussions, making sure we got the best results. Would not hesitate to recommend.

Steve & Rees did an excellent job. From initial design considerations to preparation and installation. The team worked well and on time to transform our garden with Trex decking.

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We adapt to the needs of every client, fluent in a combination of traditional techniques ensuring the hard landscaping works in harmony with the soft planting, garden art and style in your garden.