West Craigs, Edinburgh Garden Transformation — Burlington Ivory Porcelain, Timber Pergola & Turf
A new-build back garden in West Craigs, EH12 rebuilt into a low-maintenance outdoor room — Burlington Ivory porcelain paving, a timber pergola, custom granite stepping stones and fresh turf, framed by Venetian-style slatted fencing.
Completed West Craigs garden — timber pergola, Burlington Ivory porcelain paving and fresh turf by Maybury Landscaping.
Garden Transformation in West Craigs, Edinburgh
Maybury Landscaping rebuilt a new-build back garden in West Craigs, Edinburgh (EH12) using Burlington Ivory 20mm porcelain paving, a pressure-treated timber pergola, custom granite stepping stones and freshly laid turf — completed in roughly three weeks with a 10-year workmanship guarantee.
Project at a Glance
The Brief
A West Craigs family wanted their developer-grade back garden turned into a proper outdoor room — somewhere to entertain on porcelain, a shaded pergola pocket for the evenings, and a real turf lawn for the children to play on.
Our Approach
- Full strip-out of the builder slabs and turf
- Re-graded levels with corrected drainage falls
- Burlington Ivory porcelain on a full mortar bed
- Timber pergola in the garden's sun pocket
- Custom stepping stones & hand-cut granite edging
- Fresh turf lawn over screened topsoil
Before & After
Drag each slider to compare the West Craigs developer hand-over with the finished garden.
Bare Developer Lawn → Burlington Ivory Porcelain & Pergola
The handover garden was a thin, patchy lawn over compacted West Craigs clay. We re-graded the whole plot, corrected the drainage falls and laid full Burlington Ivory porcelain beneath a new timber pergola.
Empty New-Build Plot → Curved Turf Lawn Island
A featureless rectangle of grass became a sculpted turf lawn island, wrapped in hand-cut granite edging and large-format Burlington Ivory porcelain — soft underfoot, sharp to look at.
Tired Grey Slabs → Outdoor Living Terrace
We lifted the builder-grade grey slabs, rebuilt the base with correct falls and introduced a timber raised bed, custom stepping stones and a calm porcelain terrace for entertaining.
Rough Side Strip → Custom Stepping Stones
The rough grass side-return became a permeable run of custom granite stepping stones set into decorative gravel — a quiet, practical route from patio to gate.
The Four Features That Define This West Craigs Garden
Burlington Ivory porcelain, a timber pergola, custom stepping stones and fresh turf — every element chosen to look right in West Craigs for the next decade.
Materials & Craftsmanship
Every surface in this West Craigs garden was chosen for how it would weather a Scottish winter and still look right in five and ten years' time.
Burlington Ivory Porcelain Paving
20mm outdoor porcelain in a warm ivory-travertine tone. R11 anti-slip, frost-proof and under 0.5% water absorption — laid on a full mortar bed over 150mm MOT Type 1 with priming slurry so it never rocks or stains.
Timber Pergola
A pressure-treated timber pergola fixed to galvanised post shoes, set in the garden's sun pocket and built to carry string lights and climbing plants for evening shade and privacy.
Custom Granite Stepping Stones
Bespoke stepping stones hand-set into a decorative gravel band beside the raised bed — a permeable, low-maintenance path that drains freely through Edinburgh's wet winters.
Fresh Turf Lawn
Premium cultivated turf laid over screened topsoil with proper falls for drainage — real grass that stays cool underfoot and gives the children a soft space to play.
Hand-Cut Granite Edging
Each granite edge piece was hand-cut on site to trace the sweep of the lawn — a curve machine-cut concrete edging simply cannot achieve.
Venetian-Style Slatted Fencing
Horizontal slatted cedar-tone screens frame the pergola and lift a standard new-build boundary into a designed, contemporary backdrop.
Landscaping & Garden Design in West Craigs, Edinburgh
West Craigs is one of West Edinburgh's fastest-growing new-build neighbourhoods, sitting right beside Maybury and the Gyle in the EH12 postcode. Almost every garden here is handed over the same way — a thin roll of turf over compacted clay, a few grey slabs by the back door and no real design. That is exactly the kind of blank canvas we transform best.
As a local design-and-build specialist, we turn West Craigs handover gardens into proper outdoor living space: Burlington Ivory porcelain terraces, timber pergolas, custom granite stepping stones, fresh turf lawns and Venetian-style fencing, all built on corrected levels with drainage that actually copes with Edinburgh rain.
If you live in West Craigs, Maybury, East Craigs, Corstorphine or anywhere in West Edinburgh and want a garden that looks designed rather than developer-standard, we'd love to survey it. Every project comes with a fixed written quote within 24 hours and our 10-year workmanship guarantee.
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