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The procrastination was actually due to the possibility of creating more space in my house by digging out the basement which would have created a couple more rooms, but meant that we would have had to excavate through the front garden. Having found out how much a good basement job actually costs however (answer- far too much!), and in turn deciding against it, I've redesigned the front garden and have a couple of my landscapers digging out the old wall and paving as I write this. The problem is that overall it has to house 4 bikes (which are currently in the hall and living room), two large wheelie bins (one for green waste and one for rubbish) plus two other recycling boxes! It's only about 4 metres by two metres, so it's a tall ask and all down to clever design. I've hit on the idea of building a wall with a return which will have a large metal tray sitting within it above bike level. This will be planted up and both visually hide the bikes but also act as a mini green roof, meaning I can get some planting into the scheme. I bet the tabloids won't be round when I've finished saying how lovely it is, but hey ho- there you go, they only want bad news and gossip.