Soccer idol Wayne Rooney is having his £50,000 garden
landscaped again - so he can get his lawn just like the turf at Old
Trafford.
The footballer brought back workman to rip up the old turf at his
£4m mansion in Prestbury, Cheshire so it could be replaced by new
grass and under soil heating - believed to be similar to that at
the United stadium.
Wayne and fiancee Coleen McLoughlin, both 21, had spent tens of
thousand of pounds on lawns and shrubs in the run up to their move
to the prupose built property in December 2005.
But the garden became heavily scorched by last Summer's heatwave
and it is feared the quality of the grass may have been permanently
affected by the high temperatures.
Now contractors are back at the site putting in new turf and even
under soil heating so Wayne can feel as though he is stepping onto
the United pitch as he goes outside to prune his roses.
But Wayne and Coleen has made sure none of the workmen can peek in
at his propertyater erectiong fencing around the main
driveway.
One insider said: "The garden was badly scorched last summer and
Wayne and Coleen thought it could be a good time to renovate it and
get it up to the best standard possible.
"They have a great house but it needs to compliemented by a great
garden.
"Wayne himself wants the grass to be as good as the turf at Old
Trafford.
"Stepping out on the pitch is one of his biggest thrills and he
wants to recreate that back home."
Rooney and Coleen waited 14 months to move into what will be their
matrimonial home in and spared no expense in ensuring every aspect
of the house was perfect.
One of the additions was a £30,000 state-of-the-art security CCTV
system to stop peeping toms leering in.
The pan and tilt cameras stand outside the front entrance and each
side of the house with further cameras at the back near Rooney's
private tennis court.
The cameras are believed to have sensors which will pick up any
movement up to 50 yards outside the house then automatically commit
any footage on tape.
Rooney has seven plasma screen TVs in the house costing an
estimated £40,000.
Wayne Rooney's house before the
landscapers were called back
BBC's Changing Rooms designer Laura McKee was behind the interior
designs - which are believed to include Greek statues adorning the
corridor.
Rooney - who grew up in a council semi in Croxteth, Liverpool -
hired an eleven-strong squad of builders to work on his purpose
built pad.
Work on the building began in October 2004 when Rooney demolished a
1930s mansion to make way for the Footballers'-wives-style
home.
In the grounds Rooney spent £50,000 to turf and design the back and
front garden.
And the Rooney mansion with the
work taking place to upgrade the lawn
It features a specially built path which runs through a private
wood to the footballer's own private sports stadium's private
sports ground which will house a five-a-side football pitch plus
basketball, tennis and badminton courts.
It is believed the all weather stadium had under-floor heating so
Rooney will be able to top up his training skills at home with his
Manchester United team-mates.
Looking at the front of the house, Rooney has a giant swimming pool
with Jacuzzi on the far left.
On the right is a changing room then Rooney's own private cinema
where he watches his favourite movies.
Past the hallway with sweeping staircase is a cloakroom and study
before a doorway to a huge family room with conservatory and state
of the art kitchen. Rooney's dining and living room looks over the
back garden.
Soccer star Ashley Ward and his wife Dawn oversaw the building of
the property through their successful construction and property
development firm.
