DIY
DIY guides
Apollo Landscaping Supplies can supply you with a number of comprehensive brochures and fact sheets available that take you through all the steps to paving, landscaping and building retaining walls. These include planning, determining the quantity of pavers, wall blocks, base, filling and cement you will need, preparing the site, laying footings, dealing with drainage, etc. Available for download below is a guide to laying pavers and a guide to building retaining walls using ‘Gardenwall’ by Boral.
Guide to Laying Pavers
How to Build using Gardenwall
Selecting a Contractor
- An important rule of thumb when looking to hire any contractor is to choose a reputable contractor with proven experience in your project scale and type.
- At Apollo Landscaping Supplies we can recommend good tradesmen for the job you have in mind.
- Obtain at least three itemised quotes.
- Inspect previous work and contact other customers if possible to ensure the contractor is capable of doing the work required.
- Ask each contractor for an estimated start date. Request a time-frame so that you have a guide as to when the project will be complete based on reasonable weather conditions (remembering bad weather is often an unforeseen factor that can stall work).
Tips & Tricks
There are lots of tips and tricks that you can incorporate into your landscape to make it appear different to what it actually is. You can bring out the best features of your garden, conceal or direct the eye away from other areas – or even incorporate visual tricks that change the yard’s perception altogether!
- Make your garden look larger by only using a small number of different plant selections, colours and objects.
- A change of level can add drama and draws attention away. It also makes a small garden seem larger.
- A long yard can appear to be a bigger space and be given a sense of mystery by breaking up the length with screens (trellis, plantings) or raised garden beds that jut into the general area.
- A short yard can be given visual depth by placing focal points at the centre of the space.
- Directing the eye to the furthest point of a triangular or irregular yard will give a feeling of depth.
FAQ
- Do I need to come into the sales yard to place my order? What are my payment options?
- Are you open late, as I work until 5pm? Do you have a Display Centre?
- What are bulk bags and how are they used?
- When can you deliver?
- Is there a minimum amount I must order?
- Do you have instructions if I want to lay my own pavers or retaining walls?
- What if I need multiple products ie. Pavers & sand/gravel or soils & mulches for my job. How can I save on delivery charges.
- What size truck will come to my house? Will it damage my driveway?
- Will you tip/lift my material/ pavers/blocks etc into my back yard?
- What to do when receiving an order?
Q. Do I need to come into the sales yard to place my order? What are my payment options?
A. If you know what you need, then you can call and place your order with payment taken over the phone by credit card, or pay cash or cheque on delivery. (in some cases payment is required prior to delivery – direct deliveries or special orders only.) For assistance on working out quantities or to view products prior to ordering, drop down to our sales yard and the friendly staff will assist you with your enquiries. You can also utilize our Paving & Retaining Wall Display Centre, located with roadside frontage at 2 Musgrave Road, Coopers Plains, all products have product tags and brochures located close to each display for your information. Once you have made your selection you can see us at the sales yard or phone through your order for delivery.
Q. Are you open late, as I work until 5pm? Do you have a Display Centre?
A. We have a display centre that is open 24 hrs a day and 7 days a week. All major brands are displayed, a huge range of pavers, masonry and retaining wall blocks and decorative pebbles are available to view and product brochures are available to take home. If you have any queries on products you have seen, or you wish to place an order, simply call through to the Sales Yard during trading hours of 6:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday and 7:00am to 4:00pm on Saturdays.
Q. What are bulk bags, and how are they used?
A. We have all of our bin products, barks, gravels, decorative pebbles, garden soils, sand & mulch etc. available to be delivered in one cubic metre bulk bags. They can weigh up t 1.5 tonne and are delivered on our crane trucks.
Bulk bags are ideal for use if you have a restricted site or you don’t want to mix up your soil with your pebbles. Please note, as these bags can weigh up to 1.5 tonne, you will not be able to drag these bags around!
No waste; Clean Site; Difficult Truck Access; Store for Later Use
A. Most orders can be delivered same day, stocked items only, or within 1-2 days depending on the quantity of material ordered, availability of materials and the location of your job site. Call our sales yard at 07 3275 1195 to confirm your delivery date.
Q. Is there a minimum amount I must order?
A. No, if you are coming in to pick up, you can buy as little as a shovel full of any bin product or a sample paver or block, or if you are having product delivered, anything from ¼ m3 of bin product or any quantity of pavers, blocks or linkwalls. Surcharges may apply on smaller orders or orders that involve a lot of handling. Ask sales staff for any orders, no mater how big or small. Special pricing will apply on bulk orders on bin products, pavers, masonry and retaining wall blocks.
Q. Do you have instructions if I want to lay my own Pavers or Retaining Walls?
A. If you want to lay your own pavers or build your own retaining wall with linkwalls or similar, we have instruction sheets available for you or you can get the information from our website through the following link.
Q. What if I need multiple products ie. Pavers & sand/gravel or soils & mulches for my job. How can I save on delivery charges.
A. The sales staff will work out the best way for you to get all your products delivered with the least amount of fuss and delivery charges. We have a series of custom built trucks designed to take split loads, up to 3m3 each of 2 different loose products, as well as bulkbags (for crane truck deliveries) useful for delivery of pavers and river sand/ roadbase or pebbles. With our range of trucks we will always be able to work out the best way to deliver everything that you need.
Q. What size truck will come to my house? Will it damage my driveway?
A. The trucks pictured on our website are the ones that will come to your job site. We have a variety of different sized trucks for most situations, if you have a narrow access, simply inform the sales staff when ordering and an appropriate sized truck will be used for the delivery. We have been delivering products for 20 years and rarely damage our customers’ driveways. However, that is not to say it is impossible. We leave the final decision up to you, the customer. Apollo Landscaping Supplies is not responsible for damage to driveways after receiving authorization from you, the customer, to back onto your driveway.
Q. Will you tip/lift my material/ pavers/blocks etc into my back yard?
A. If there is access to the area you want your material we will do our best to accommodate you. We leave the final decision to our experienced drivers. Charges for this service may apply.
Q. What to do when receiving an order?
- Clear cars from driveway
- Make sure there are no trees or wires over the area where you want your materials placed.
- If you aren’t going to be present for the delivery please leave directions for the driver.
