 Sat, Sep 17, 2005 |
 Sat, Sep 17, 2005 |
 Sat, Sep 17, 2005 |
| The hot tub enclosure. | Steps will wrap around the curved part. | See the slope. Some dirt will be brought in to flatten it out some. |
 Sat, Sep 17, 2005 |
 Sat, Sep 17, 2005 |
 Sat, Sep 17, 2005 |
| The hot tub slides in and will be about 1 foot higher than the block wall. On either side, stairs will go down to the lawn. | A lot of stone work has been done so far. You can see the remnants on the ground. | We're still trying to figure out what to do with the transition from the stairs to the wall on the right. |
 Thu, Oct 13, 2005 |
 Thu, Oct 13, 2005 |
 Thu, Oct 13, 2005 |
| You can see how much we lowered the grade. Now I won't hit my head on the roof. | We have to dig 6 feet down only 2 feet away from the utility pole. | |
 Thu, Oct 13, 2005 |
 Thu, Oct 13, 2005 |
 Thu, Oct 13, 2005 |
| The brick wall will be removed and a true retaining wall will be built in its place. The utility pole needs to be anchored before digging. | The back patio surface is complete. We used Golden Buckskin flagstone. | |
 Thu, Oct 13, 2005 |
 Thu, Oct 13, 2005 |
 Thu, Oct 13, 2005 |
| The stairs have been poured and now need stone. | The tree looks good in here. | Digging for the sewer pipe. |
 Fri, Nov 11, 2005 |
 Fri, Nov 11, 2005 |
 Fri, Nov 11, 2005 |
| The brick wall in the front yard is being removed to make way for a new retaining wall. | Removing dirt on the North side of the house using a pick and a shovel. Back-breaking work! | The telephone pole needs to be anchored before we dig the corner out. |
 Tue, Nov 15, 2005 |
 Wed, Dec 21, 2005 |
 Wed, Dec 21, 2005 |
| Looking over the hot tub at the north wall. The only tree left in the backyard is the orange tree. | We need to anchor the telephone pole prior to digging the dirt out around it for a retaining wall. | Removal of the old brick wall starts so we can install a real retaining wall. |
 Fri, Dec 23, 2005 |
 Fri, Dec 23, 2005 |
 Fri, Dec 23, 2005 |
| Forming up the retaining wall. | Rich is verifying the depth of the hole. It has to go 18" into the bedrock. | |
 Fri, Dec 23, 2005 |
 Fri, Dec 23, 2005 |
 Fri, Dec 23, 2005 |
| As you can see we are 2 feet into the bedrock. | Rich wants these pictures to prove the depth in case the inspector asks. | |
 Fri, Dec 23, 2005 |
 Fri, Dec 23, 2005 |
 Fri, Dec 23, 2005 |
| Front yard retaining wall. | The corner of the wall will be dug out after the sides are poured. This is to minimize stress on the telephone pole. | |