 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. | Ready to pour. |
 Fri, Dec 23, 2005 |
 Fri, Dec 23, 2005 |
 Fri, Dec 23, 2005 |
| Filling the form for the retaining wall on the north side of the house. | That's a big hole to fill. | The front part of the retaining wall gets filled. |
 Fri, Dec 23, 2005 |
 Wed, Jan 11, 2006 |
 Wed, Jan 11, 2006 |
| Still filling. | The forms have been removed from the retaining wall. Now the rest of the brick can be removed. | The neighbor has a Bird of Paradise that is cracking their retaining wall. |
 Thu, Jan 19, 2006 |
 Tue, Feb 7, 2006 |
 Tue, Feb 7, 2006 |
| The backyard has been cleaned. | The front yard hedge on the north side was removed today. | The south-side hedge (actually 4 different trees shaped into a hedge) was removed today. |
 Wed, Feb 15, 2006 |
 Wed, Feb 15, 2006 |
 Wed, Feb 15, 2006 |
| The water main is put in. It's one massive copper pipe. | Water enters the house here. There is 1" pipe throughout the house to keep the volume up. | The black pipe is the gas line. |
 Fri, Feb 17, 2006 |
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| Pat trims out the window in the garage as the landscapers work in the front yard. | ||