New steps project ...
Here is the completed project. See the beginning in the previous photo.
A neighbour was going to put in a few steps from her walkway down to her driveway... where she shortcuts to her car in the garage. Originally there were a couple of old wrecked flagstones in there somewhere. In the winter it is deadly..but, she still keeps using the short cut.
We talked her into doing something...she bought a few blocks.. and moved a bit of vegetation.. but, it was obvious she was never going to be able to do it herself. So, we put up our hands and took her to the local landscape supply place to buy something bigger. We found some slabs... got some crushed gravel in buckets... and, found out her back was really bad (plus she would never have been able to lift those things on a good day ) so we just started it one day while she was at work.
That jungle of thyme and pebbles was the worst part...it took a long time to rip it out and dig out some dirt and discovered plenty of decorator pebbles embedded in the dirt too.
Anyway... Greg and I have done a lot of rock work in our own yard..so he measured, levelled and heaved those huge slabs around ... we worked for 5 days ... several hours per day.
He did a LOT of levelling and pounding ... did I mention that he is pretty anal when it comes to doing things? Well, even outside he needs things to be within 1/16 of an inch..... arrghhh... I have to keep saying.... it's only outside ...It is the yard...you know... things like that.
So, our little neighbourhood project is complete..she is ecstatic and we are happy she will be safe during our long, cold, snowy and icy winter. This morning it is down to only +2C already... sign of things to come... and it's only September.
Completed photo beside this one...
New steps project ...
Here is the completed project. See the beginning in the previous photo.
A neighbour was going to put in a few steps from her walkway down to her driveway... where she shortcuts to her car in the garage. Originally there were a couple of old wrecked flagstones in there somewhere. In the winter it is deadly..but, she still keeps using the short cut.
We talked her into doing something...she bought a few blocks.. and moved a bit of vegetation.. but, it was obvious she was never going to be able to do it herself. So, we put up our hands and took her to the local landscape supply place to buy something bigger. We found some slabs... got some crushed gravel in buckets... and, found out her back was really bad (plus she would never have been able to lift those things on a good day ) so we just started it one day while she was at work.
That jungle of thyme and pebbles was the worst part...it took a long time to rip it out and dig out some dirt and discovered plenty of decorator pebbles embedded in the dirt too.
Anyway... Greg and I have done a lot of rock work in our own yard..so he measured, levelled and heaved those huge slabs around ... we worked for 5 days ... several hours per day.
He did a LOT of levelling and pounding ... did I mention that he is pretty anal when it comes to doing things? Well, even outside he needs things to be within 1/16 of an inch..... arrghhh... I have to keep saying.... it's only outside ...It is the yard...you know... things like that.
So, our little neighbourhood project is complete..she is ecstatic and we are happy she will be safe during our long, cold, snowy and icy winter. This morning it is down to only +2C already... sign of things to come... and it's only September.
Completed photo beside this one...