Building a shed or a garden office: your new building requires structural integrity. You’ll need a perfectly level surface before you begin your building project. For best results, lay a concrete base.

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Building a play area: if you’re putting a trampoline, slide, swing set, or monkey bars in your garden, you’ll need levelness for structural integrity. A trampoline, for example, requires its legs to be evenly supported all the way around the base; otherwise, the body of the trampoline becomes weak, and it can be dangerous. You probably have an industrial-sized digger in your head, but a mini-digger is all you really need for a garden.One further note on handles, which is less about the material and more about the shape; make sure that the handle’s D-grip is wide enough for your hands. Some spades have wider handles than others, and if you have to squish your hands into too small a grip, it’s going to be uncomfortable. Carbon steel, on the other hand, has the ability to rust. Whilst it won’t rust immediately, or especially easily, it still has the potential to do so. Therefore, slightly more maintenance and care is required with a carbon-steel blade. The main benefit of carbon steel is that it’s stronger than stainless steel due to its high carbon content. With a head made from carbon steel, instead of the standard stainless-steel construction, this Kent and Stowe Digging Spade is a particularly strong tool to use in the garden. Digging spades that weigh between 1.5 – 2.5 kg are generally easy to manage whilst being robust enough to withstand all typical gardening work. The blade of the spade, also referred to as the head, tend to be made of either stainless steel or carbon steel. So, what’s the difference?

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The lowest end of the lawn will need reinforcing with sleepers or planks to the height of the highest level of the soil. This will ensure the ground doesn’t sink downwards with gravity. If you’re laying a new lawn, either with turf or grass seed, ensure that the soil is moist. Water the soil lightly before turfing or sowing new seed if it hasn’t rained since rolling. How to level a garden: Levelling with a digger Loosening the soil in the garden beds with an electric hand-held cultivatorNevertheless, it’s a great tool for any garden job, and has the strength to make tough tasks a lot easier. Plus, there’s the added reassurance of knowing exactly where it’s been made. This Wilkinson Sword Digging Spade isn’t just aesthetically pleasing, even though the traditional wooden handle does make it a visually-appealing addition to the shed. Regardless of the handle material you go for, you should wear gardening gloves to avoid blisters. Features That Indicate Quality This spade isn’t a budget item, but fits neatly into the ‘mid-range’ price category, bringing the quality you would expect as a result. Measure your lawn area precisely to calculate how much topsoil you’re likely to need. Don’t estimate it; use a tape measure. And measure it twice to ensure you’ve got the correct figures to work with.