tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286898602024-03-19T01:48:18.262-07:001900 FarmhouseRemodeling a quaint little farmhouse in Oregon, and getting loads of splinters along the way.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.comBlogger228125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-25422398416995727652022-08-23T19:23:00.004-07:002022-08-23T21:57:28.516-07:00The Stopping Point<p> While I wouldn't say the 1900 Farmhouse is completely complete, I feel it has been brought to a place where I can leave it and move on for other challenges.</p><p>Please visit my new blog on a cabin that I am building out in the Columbia River Gorge...</p><p>https://stevensoncabin.blogspot.com</p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-29398230230944932782021-03-23T19:10:00.001-07:002022-08-23T19:21:29.090-07:00New Fence<p> After a good 40 years and a two series of several wood post replacements, I decided to completely redo the 6' wood fence. The pressure treated posts were replaced with post master metal posts and for a solid look, I did a board on board design.</p><p>I also stained it red and added windows for a creative touch.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHeHBhAAUm4kTqZkxb2YZOimA9Tm9VYWILsafLCs6Do9_Hpf8fGhjas0qBjCnKM-PC8LE5HtB15ZfxUbDjAEZbluYpQAeO3NHMQTmK7-0dWnjGUUwf8b_-0tcndBgX5ReOSMR73vfbiQ6gFDwGKCbaTn8LLTZ0PZJAwenl68q2s4ArR3Z2Jk/s4032/IMG_1024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHeHBhAAUm4kTqZkxb2YZOimA9Tm9VYWILsafLCs6Do9_Hpf8fGhjas0qBjCnKM-PC8LE5HtB15ZfxUbDjAEZbluYpQAeO3NHMQTmK7-0dWnjGUUwf8b_-0tcndBgX5ReOSMR73vfbiQ6gFDwGKCbaTn8LLTZ0PZJAwenl68q2s4ArR3Z2Jk/s320/IMG_1024.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_YfOkLqkOAAY8ipUq_s5HqjlOmpAkoIaPcTUFhXi-yMn4QuCfczPaECuH2_Y4zQiRdj-z_TvgPDctkEZwR18Inw4nEGE1lXmqsmmKLpP0_uQ-bpIzjigdboGqo69-jMNrHGaD5PmIob1U1QYe_v5OSdza4vCgS6IRvLXU2KAc8Tc3HKb-9c/s4032/IMG_0991.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_YfOkLqkOAAY8ipUq_s5HqjlOmpAkoIaPcTUFhXi-yMn4QuCfczPaECuH2_Y4zQiRdj-z_TvgPDctkEZwR18Inw4nEGE1lXmqsmmKLpP0_uQ-bpIzjigdboGqo69-jMNrHGaD5PmIob1U1QYe_v5OSdza4vCgS6IRvLXU2KAc8Tc3HKb-9c/s320/IMG_0991.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMwchzJbeoN0NuldrJViGSQH4qHxJkK-TDw4TDHFJkPyBeor62e3Pf9sSW0Kj1E1NhWPLKdDU94GbCvfbECqawY-QNKYzjeDJ8AdoSee84wrfTYZait7hTkIVILP-1Q_75DYGsdrKRhNbAKKAg7W8iejxahf6vr22HIQAuEwb4qaqUWQw6LE/s4032/IMG_4750.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMwchzJbeoN0NuldrJViGSQH4qHxJkK-TDw4TDHFJkPyBeor62e3Pf9sSW0Kj1E1NhWPLKdDU94GbCvfbECqawY-QNKYzjeDJ8AdoSee84wrfTYZait7hTkIVILP-1Q_75DYGsdrKRhNbAKKAg7W8iejxahf6vr22HIQAuEwb4qaqUWQw6LE/s320/IMG_4750.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGnrU4S17lQDUJR_T1XySk75h-qemhV7A62ckYswdVm4L62ayx-cLLmG-d4JDlgIcEedMgjFEVpmnltRAchOq0pQBeJZ1yHaGj1o919Emt8wsBtXGrL2pCBCHo8q6P8G0SFoZUoA3GMf1tYgh1LfkJB6Ub-ptsBOB_To07y6fDaNhDfqojEw/s4032/IMG_0990.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGnrU4S17lQDUJR_T1XySk75h-qemhV7A62ckYswdVm4L62ayx-cLLmG-d4JDlgIcEedMgjFEVpmnltRAchOq0pQBeJZ1yHaGj1o919Emt8wsBtXGrL2pCBCHo8q6P8G0SFoZUoA3GMf1tYgh1LfkJB6Ub-ptsBOB_To07y6fDaNhDfqojEw/s320/IMG_0990.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXII95_bW-vUx83RW2B7qemIeXhHlKdkxEzLCrNWiOtcSSAU6CmykQ7RkNrnLXHU5eL1Iio1LaU0nd8lhyi0U6PbsUPPHwVoFSi6XXTdcq-nyL8So0SllGkTCdJubumUGm9rjNARegkEijXJvdbe4MFiEaC9zbyy8J7vEpcpC3dk-qBWuSDMs/s4032/IMG_0989.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXII95_bW-vUx83RW2B7qemIeXhHlKdkxEzLCrNWiOtcSSAU6CmykQ7RkNrnLXHU5eL1Iio1LaU0nd8lhyi0U6PbsUPPHwVoFSi6XXTdcq-nyL8So0SllGkTCdJubumUGm9rjNARegkEijXJvdbe4MFiEaC9zbyy8J7vEpcpC3dk-qBWuSDMs/s320/IMG_0989.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RrUPLJzKMvVL5mcPyYmY_B9BPpG576JeGC83qgjdfhM8UJRJtoVvCErGBEHwJvt3iuLC8R2kvONJuS4XfzZRykPcK-XUdG_QX4MH5TF_5CKtfm--ejn85ClT0KH-qIhmxwPFWZDnboOMhBqYQNd43XOD2_p0W5I3u7mHc1KQtIlRypWP1pc/s4032/IMG_0956.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RrUPLJzKMvVL5mcPyYmY_B9BPpG576JeGC83qgjdfhM8UJRJtoVvCErGBEHwJvt3iuLC8R2kvONJuS4XfzZRykPcK-XUdG_QX4MH5TF_5CKtfm--ejn85ClT0KH-qIhmxwPFWZDnboOMhBqYQNd43XOD2_p0W5I3u7mHc1KQtIlRypWP1pc/s320/IMG_0956.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjbNSW9iL6oSkwQkVAoGBj1YyOjaLbRpear4nxoXjsSNHanyh9o1aDp4_QpyzCvos2bBkgD0Cx8ijliqEk0cwvCk3atRsYWEvT7nZUsTUuLB5_4ICO8eKhxzPLrf8b51h42Eo476Shv8C7sWrNQZCJIbJWrUZ1fi4Qo58-729rAhsQuxVSvM/s4032/IMG_0955.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjbNSW9iL6oSkwQkVAoGBj1YyOjaLbRpear4nxoXjsSNHanyh9o1aDp4_QpyzCvos2bBkgD0Cx8ijliqEk0cwvCk3atRsYWEvT7nZUsTUuLB5_4ICO8eKhxzPLrf8b51h42Eo476Shv8C7sWrNQZCJIbJWrUZ1fi4Qo58-729rAhsQuxVSvM/s320/IMG_0955.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2k9nSu2c-W9V069toIpxZcRlAj3RSXsmeX8fcLF-RGU2FI10yOUalxB_AAb6P6ZXPY2h3F3BzDSRaSK6hMiSgLYiIBuVyjxrGXZFobfwVlA1j07Jeodlu_0om2CUmoTY2h-K2CUx-HS-Dpg92MTaLlvggV3FMOv-0TFQPO6yx3T4wPFHxT9M/s4032/IMG_0856.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2k9nSu2c-W9V069toIpxZcRlAj3RSXsmeX8fcLF-RGU2FI10yOUalxB_AAb6P6ZXPY2h3F3BzDSRaSK6hMiSgLYiIBuVyjxrGXZFobfwVlA1j07Jeodlu_0om2CUmoTY2h-K2CUx-HS-Dpg92MTaLlvggV3FMOv-0TFQPO6yx3T4wPFHxT9M/s320/IMG_0856.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUVooqr07M7j0E4sCLUj55gvw_7Zrp3FqyAgtw9NhZGLLeah_ENeMwlMz2oOoXp0rwGu75WRojcT1GVoffxG_xKv3yuJXQiu3YTeoN666NE4WdqrQuzH_REQbWeX2w3Gq5HZpbCSIUFhAkw9SVTOjhXUA1PTzO5aK3mSsHqb_ZNYWhlv584o/s4032/IMG_0855.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUVooqr07M7j0E4sCLUj55gvw_7Zrp3FqyAgtw9NhZGLLeah_ENeMwlMz2oOoXp0rwGu75WRojcT1GVoffxG_xKv3yuJXQiu3YTeoN666NE4WdqrQuzH_REQbWeX2w3Gq5HZpbCSIUFhAkw9SVTOjhXUA1PTzO5aK3mSsHqb_ZNYWhlv584o/s320/IMG_0855.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQr3WI2Uad9QKUBNoVjxcX3Xw7v8vod6ZlKMH75yvvrPzD9DjfdVomT9fvjqxubMnDnZxFB_znkzd25b0FLzm_GrZ-06gZYBhQZvQH1KZRLk7zwQZYbRtzYZdd7v6Qh1oNsi1raIpWUA91rHCoJIEWZG8bhePg_QiaM9fRH3KeFrp6NP-QgI/s4032/IMG_0853.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQr3WI2Uad9QKUBNoVjxcX3Xw7v8vod6ZlKMH75yvvrPzD9DjfdVomT9fvjqxubMnDnZxFB_znkzd25b0FLzm_GrZ-06gZYBhQZvQH1KZRLk7zwQZYbRtzYZdd7v6Qh1oNsi1raIpWUA91rHCoJIEWZG8bhePg_QiaM9fRH3KeFrp6NP-QgI/s320/IMG_0853.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRP-WBd-r0NkLJELPXk7xwkJNfUZ3far-qhBmY6WP07_GoRrmon_UV0gkQphQrGHU-G9hqvYhIOIMBlXQKZ6Eqo40-ghD3Ru0_oMd_FimX34f0PkPTKHTqHb87Ns8xDuetB1kj4dn91qBryu3EQt1VDGyCxurkyzKyIB5G-mzIGKzQxJRRqA/s4032/IMG_0851.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRP-WBd-r0NkLJELPXk7xwkJNfUZ3far-qhBmY6WP07_GoRrmon_UV0gkQphQrGHU-G9hqvYhIOIMBlXQKZ6Eqo40-ghD3Ru0_oMd_FimX34f0PkPTKHTqHb87Ns8xDuetB1kj4dn91qBryu3EQt1VDGyCxurkyzKyIB5G-mzIGKzQxJRRqA/s320/IMG_0851.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2IFO9B6-GjTbE_DLuDh0QxFUgIUWLMlL1o7NDsTR_LJSDHfIQ4VXHaj2UocwgPzEJ5SQwQaqnY0xhnur-qhTEBHp0MXLKjS20HUGg0WsE2RzYbpi-i2YpisY6aHXMFc_eHfUtOU6dQniD0lWkMxIvLHSU1E4VVSIvjp0IcTAvojUz2ecBHY/s4032/IMG_0848.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2IFO9B6-GjTbE_DLuDh0QxFUgIUWLMlL1o7NDsTR_LJSDHfIQ4VXHaj2UocwgPzEJ5SQwQaqnY0xhnur-qhTEBHp0MXLKjS20HUGg0WsE2RzYbpi-i2YpisY6aHXMFc_eHfUtOU6dQniD0lWkMxIvLHSU1E4VVSIvjp0IcTAvojUz2ecBHY/s320/IMG_0848.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2hjbsWXQqRly5n98l8BBeL1HWMlbPX521rwJQY0BDyFa6EngaXLYcaV3KjaYwTqDMi2TMMkc9YpJC64A8Prm266H4SO7OXL4qGxJblwNnkeGHP0O6qMtKv37NdNcJjmhzmQSR6X97rpEZKbHWvfn8EI_z9ynJ4e_nOWogTCDDA5Dz1UIIms/s4032/IMG_0832.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2hjbsWXQqRly5n98l8BBeL1HWMlbPX521rwJQY0BDyFa6EngaXLYcaV3KjaYwTqDMi2TMMkc9YpJC64A8Prm266H4SO7OXL4qGxJblwNnkeGHP0O6qMtKv37NdNcJjmhzmQSR6X97rpEZKbHWvfn8EI_z9ynJ4e_nOWogTCDDA5Dz1UIIms/s320/IMG_0832.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xMLCS3bxfG8MyrCDC7o5vMfmfu8QEsv50Gm0rNHNA5u--KDiJ7xU6jvRJaE59ZZmKoYQJ77AfzCdY80sFSaUTvPOvrOoCYKXl0qZbd5BN9k4-GUwTzRY3jUH5xXvfVLO1JdTudo-8Nn26gRPzk-70bZ9T5QDBnto1qSawKQnPr3CgFdk4pI/s4032/63850419995__1116CA26-2551-4329-8DA2-3C07FF6F3650.fullsizerender.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xMLCS3bxfG8MyrCDC7o5vMfmfu8QEsv50Gm0rNHNA5u--KDiJ7xU6jvRJaE59ZZmKoYQJ77AfzCdY80sFSaUTvPOvrOoCYKXl0qZbd5BN9k4-GUwTzRY3jUH5xXvfVLO1JdTudo-8Nn26gRPzk-70bZ9T5QDBnto1qSawKQnPr3CgFdk4pI/s320/63850419995__1116CA26-2551-4329-8DA2-3C07FF6F3650.fullsizerender.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-17364565106824852922017-07-13T22:25:00.000-07:002020-07-13T22:52:12.160-07:00Potting Shed Painted And Nearly Done<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here is the potting shed all painted. Many more final details were to come after this point, like window boxes, internal shelves and walls, hanging pots and water spigot install and a sink and on and on. But, for the purpose of the blog, this is a good stopping point.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
As I was putting the finishing touches on the exterior of the potting shed, I would often get comments from passerbys asking if I was making a tiny house or if I was planning on putting it on Airbnb. My response was that it was just a potting shed but that I made it a little more interesting for myself. However, I couldn't help my mind wander. What else could I do with such a structure...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEj-CF7nOQCOyzGR_lvGIAhD8srFkesiHBMjisUCudjEGWZlM1IaCskdEovbA2BN_8u-z-lvqk4E2syp3vBdKnLzeYENlzywJBKatXbAflJ2fFEDO3fPtlwnF9995R6lucs5cUg/s1600/IMG_3615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEj-CF7nOQCOyzGR_lvGIAhD8srFkesiHBMjisUCudjEGWZlM1IaCskdEovbA2BN_8u-z-lvqk4E2syp3vBdKnLzeYENlzywJBKatXbAflJ2fFEDO3fPtlwnF9995R6lucs5cUg/s320/IMG_3615.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOLIfEZFi1AfRNwc3cvYzhpBestpqgSNtEX53z8Yyykz-afbCTgahFdQlCuaicg6jFfI2nGYiU-BDeVNAZFVMGTWtXsrC6dRCpsaG_9YhbouDxue3XP1z2zvrN_4VjE5MIzXD6Q/s1600/IMG_3616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOLIfEZFi1AfRNwc3cvYzhpBestpqgSNtEX53z8Yyykz-afbCTgahFdQlCuaicg6jFfI2nGYiU-BDeVNAZFVMGTWtXsrC6dRCpsaG_9YhbouDxue3XP1z2zvrN_4VjE5MIzXD6Q/s320/IMG_3616.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-0iVJ4DHEvfcYKTyh1Uh2yohywQB85_YFMf9iRnu5U2v4LwZBZreceTbcqHEneENL6n-AWcuzSAP8UV9haBSmBXdr1VTKaFIYt1r9CrcDlSB5NUTqj-nZvLFgTPWpbyyIyNi5g/s1600/IMG_3617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-0iVJ4DHEvfcYKTyh1Uh2yohywQB85_YFMf9iRnu5U2v4LwZBZreceTbcqHEneENL6n-AWcuzSAP8UV9haBSmBXdr1VTKaFIYt1r9CrcDlSB5NUTqj-nZvLFgTPWpbyyIyNi5g/s320/IMG_3617.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-57841098261228146652017-07-02T22:18:00.000-07:002020-07-13T22:24:41.835-07:00Electricity Comes To The Potting Shed <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here are some early photos of the shed after adding some craigslist found chandeliers. I later went to add some string lighting for a much more calmer effect.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRG3AulkGPInTkyz1DAnHVfO3SV2cj8L7_uqQ1hE4pNs0ffL0KO7sjdkyyBEDVAcS3qDg801L5awigJDV6tPoFqiBjzN_uOyXJwuUeyL3aOCb3NogtPs2z8S83RwYbuDCMJbY6A/s1600/IMG_3426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRG3AulkGPInTkyz1DAnHVfO3SV2cj8L7_uqQ1hE4pNs0ffL0KO7sjdkyyBEDVAcS3qDg801L5awigJDV6tPoFqiBjzN_uOyXJwuUeyL3aOCb3NogtPs2z8S83RwYbuDCMJbY6A/s320/IMG_3426.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnctWaqo1wA8t8ie_gMkLFGO_94OenW_5MzpOYJ6Yb1MrCv08b1kzNonheBhfE4Pfolo-JaYJH3pM8J_IrhEFA0duHxGGvZTRcpNHYpHE6k7f4tatrO79CZHZzwsb4bq0YZoblw/s1600/IMG_3427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnctWaqo1wA8t8ie_gMkLFGO_94OenW_5MzpOYJ6Yb1MrCv08b1kzNonheBhfE4Pfolo-JaYJH3pM8J_IrhEFA0duHxGGvZTRcpNHYpHE6k7f4tatrO79CZHZzwsb4bq0YZoblw/s320/IMG_3427.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEj5Ol5E1rDP19E5JKCzNn3VxLc8k2JitsegXDTIcLn7VbmarOfXEocYYOF_IbkUDHPcEZgeVujhz0t4x-DCLJVvvDU-lcygyLudwti1Xsl0prQOluY6NQ7vTtzZQyFu_dQ0UIow/s1600/IMG_3428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEj5Ol5E1rDP19E5JKCzNn3VxLc8k2JitsegXDTIcLn7VbmarOfXEocYYOF_IbkUDHPcEZgeVujhz0t4x-DCLJVvvDU-lcygyLudwti1Xsl0prQOluY6NQ7vTtzZQyFu_dQ0UIow/s320/IMG_3428.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPuG648d2ClLrW_e0-euDWsQ7_wf3Fy_lGO8p4whDfxuvNUTnjc_rkYxYANWL4xlKtp2Pa9rRQg-ij5bB9ArNrrFSf7_JuQ6i-D1jVN4Sp5s8YSAFh9XCHSPyyrwnGnha_KFk4A/s1600/IMG_3429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPuG648d2ClLrW_e0-euDWsQ7_wf3Fy_lGO8p4whDfxuvNUTnjc_rkYxYANWL4xlKtp2Pa9rRQg-ij5bB9ArNrrFSf7_JuQ6i-D1jVN4Sp5s8YSAFh9XCHSPyyrwnGnha_KFk4A/s320/IMG_3429.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br /><br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-53895215430480884832017-06-16T22:03:00.000-07:002020-07-13T22:15:09.025-07:00Window and Door Install<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
One of the more rewarding aspects of the potting shed project was using some reclaimed material. The three windows came from our neighbors across the street. They were redoing their sun patio, and Gary happened to see this and asked what they would do with the old windows. Since they were just going to trash them, we ended up stashing them away for about 3 or 4 years in hopes we could use them. We finally did.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The doors came from "rebuilders center". Not as cheap as the free windows but worthwhile.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZlkWr1q02y72NBRaeqQT2zJtw2o_YxzDLIJ97S0dIxmEPYa3AJErHJ12kys-_y9xiLkcH0LDcuo9Zv-4PNMOGs9wdrXQY3L7Gqr8UlnQm-MPnQ2ruUVh9vYSnxsQfhwKKc28jQ/s1600/IMG_3196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZlkWr1q02y72NBRaeqQT2zJtw2o_YxzDLIJ97S0dIxmEPYa3AJErHJ12kys-_y9xiLkcH0LDcuo9Zv-4PNMOGs9wdrXQY3L7Gqr8UlnQm-MPnQ2ruUVh9vYSnxsQfhwKKc28jQ/s320/IMG_3196.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yUgnkGXEiF762fG6Iqa0h012lrUidbMp5PoI2_TbnuNtRYT2xfu7Xcs3yoazNcpHRxQmGhM77gQdBbUutbsin-WqKIxRu5SZlVY9PaMxKkPOK-ABQK3o0QT5QfnywKuGN80f_A/s1600/IMG_3211+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yUgnkGXEiF762fG6Iqa0h012lrUidbMp5PoI2_TbnuNtRYT2xfu7Xcs3yoazNcpHRxQmGhM77gQdBbUutbsin-WqKIxRu5SZlVY9PaMxKkPOK-ABQK3o0QT5QfnywKuGN80f_A/s320/IMG_3211+2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-81005666262473645122017-06-13T21:52:00.000-07:002020-07-13T22:37:14.324-07:00Potting Shed Siding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
To match the siding on my home, I added this dutch ship lap siding to the potting shed. It was fairly expensive but worth the character it provides. Also, so easy to cut and install with a finish nail gun. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrk-3buuDT0YU6WNe11-OCY73uqIMHwD7PKDR-9hbOTEcal25fB6Tz0qteOfKIw6jZheegqQGfkpljgQCXtwBNWbymx0HbRTVIT6OXwG0iIlSid4W2FAajxgQFoY576i573QG-Ig/s1600/IMG_3104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrk-3buuDT0YU6WNe11-OCY73uqIMHwD7PKDR-9hbOTEcal25fB6Tz0qteOfKIw6jZheegqQGfkpljgQCXtwBNWbymx0HbRTVIT6OXwG0iIlSid4W2FAajxgQFoY576i573QG-Ig/s320/IMG_3104.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hw9Keg1IjxVRpnE8xkNHP8NL-GYjpmPd7GRC1beZD4DEoGIcUw2STLu3d8Ob2SSj5T8xoUE7Uqt4Myak4tEOXeRoj8CWiwoBifK63jpEv-lMAtI4Ek9G0YbP3CJfjJE3kmz1KQ/s1600/IMG_3107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hw9Keg1IjxVRpnE8xkNHP8NL-GYjpmPd7GRC1beZD4DEoGIcUw2STLu3d8Ob2SSj5T8xoUE7Uqt4Myak4tEOXeRoj8CWiwoBifK63jpEv-lMAtI4Ek9G0YbP3CJfjJE3kmz1KQ/s320/IMG_3107.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinI7-bl_FLEr29O7t2phff-sDsYrfI2pTivUSH_Q_eQz2ZngiGzCfd1V1dyXapZk9A6q2MMpZNexwFMFYKgJyuh0sQqMnOKlNaM8xtM3Q__Pz2K1oSdh-_N3UYCgW47B9X3Ewsug/s1600/IMG_3108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinI7-bl_FLEr29O7t2phff-sDsYrfI2pTivUSH_Q_eQz2ZngiGzCfd1V1dyXapZk9A6q2MMpZNexwFMFYKgJyuh0sQqMnOKlNaM8xtM3Q__Pz2K1oSdh-_N3UYCgW47B9X3Ewsug/s320/IMG_3108.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanqGTqKAxaqV5dYAddAc2n4dzcn71mfeiiXbaS8RTvBPPpWg3nFR24M22fY1Eu3b7AyOVdT2C5SshyphenhyphenS0VjTr6qO5WXssY5UPD5q7BydQzxJ_O7q8ttd9hPBDcj_UTJRoIr5X0bQ/s1600/IMG_3198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanqGTqKAxaqV5dYAddAc2n4dzcn71mfeiiXbaS8RTvBPPpWg3nFR24M22fY1Eu3b7AyOVdT2C5SshyphenhyphenS0VjTr6qO5WXssY5UPD5q7BydQzxJ_O7q8ttd9hPBDcj_UTJRoIr5X0bQ/s320/IMG_3198.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNce6WGNI4br1UwCOqsh0rB0ZrZ35usam_KcY6upkbPCgtJmhJHvpXBLFItIoTEJW8x66iDQJgEYevG5aA4fGUrfWl80R0E83IZqq41HbkuctKJ2UuOBbrHgicAjRuyoBUmD-G8g/s1600/IMG_7182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNce6WGNI4br1UwCOqsh0rB0ZrZ35usam_KcY6upkbPCgtJmhJHvpXBLFItIoTEJW8x66iDQJgEYevG5aA4fGUrfWl80R0E83IZqq41HbkuctKJ2UuOBbrHgicAjRuyoBUmD-G8g/s320/IMG_7182.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-47771361529009904152017-06-05T21:38:00.000-07:002020-07-13T21:49:07.164-07:00Roof Rafters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well, my last post confidently stated how easy framing the walls were. As for roof rafters, it was a completely different story. Not impossible but certainly challenging. Most likely due to having to build it while balancing on a ladder.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
And that dormer... I think it took about 7 hours and many cuts. But I love a good challenge. It was worth it.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7G21XrfON1NwwRWCcPfJ5sJxFYUuU6g0vqkWbFyWVcV-z8dIVbYXb8Vzclqt8f7L1nEcW-0h9glQ2P4b5-in37Dgfrh9S3hFYWg3fu2KXWuTYMIs49oG5ikcOUPYLtPQLFIBDWQ/s1600/IMG_3070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7G21XrfON1NwwRWCcPfJ5sJxFYUuU6g0vqkWbFyWVcV-z8dIVbYXb8Vzclqt8f7L1nEcW-0h9glQ2P4b5-in37Dgfrh9S3hFYWg3fu2KXWuTYMIs49oG5ikcOUPYLtPQLFIBDWQ/s320/IMG_3070.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhnoB6exk1dBrzWz-alaA_LFdgwbmHFwGPDQlAemN9ElkxdqMqFdB3g1PkvQ5PnKCtGD2DWwO8fc6RSxcV8mIPEP8IEHnJY2__0tk83-zQaZ-KGdDDFmqDIPv9I7VNsh35EYdtw/s1600/IMG_3077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhnoB6exk1dBrzWz-alaA_LFdgwbmHFwGPDQlAemN9ElkxdqMqFdB3g1PkvQ5PnKCtGD2DWwO8fc6RSxcV8mIPEP8IEHnJY2__0tk83-zQaZ-KGdDDFmqDIPv9I7VNsh35EYdtw/s320/IMG_3077.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja93eHSd1S6cXVxfKhcC50a2IZGQ8wXXAzAW1oJK37I8x4Sy1T5Pkybv-FgU9-qi4OOjsNhsfxd5_To_bh991S1oWlBurY6IO0z4UBsBKS3w8aBVYGXeIEN2n4YhqlVO_v8dOMag/s1600/IMG_3079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja93eHSd1S6cXVxfKhcC50a2IZGQ8wXXAzAW1oJK37I8x4Sy1T5Pkybv-FgU9-qi4OOjsNhsfxd5_To_bh991S1oWlBurY6IO0z4UBsBKS3w8aBVYGXeIEN2n4YhqlVO_v8dOMag/s320/IMG_3079.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-43501490534609726692017-05-31T09:49:00.000-07:002020-07-13T21:33:16.782-07:00Framing the WallsI like framing. It's not extremely challenging just as long as you have measured everything correctly. The outcome creates a bit of excitement as you can start to see the shape of the building take place. I was able to get the walls framed in about 16 hours and it went pretty smooth.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCS0XxKjiSfSd0lYIB8NsPN60QvaXzIouKFu7C6HdR5619nbmnh4rxsq6TnXuYgfCaXmuoQCT_vXsKcGXTzmonNj1p-eC8saJ6IiMOWTfCOB2p1mchrfFjk748RJ2H11IY30VeA/s1600/IMG_2835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCS0XxKjiSfSd0lYIB8NsPN60QvaXzIouKFu7C6HdR5619nbmnh4rxsq6TnXuYgfCaXmuoQCT_vXsKcGXTzmonNj1p-eC8saJ6IiMOWTfCOB2p1mchrfFjk748RJ2H11IY30VeA/s320/IMG_2835.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfyknJ2b8hsiSJOdqWp9dkQm3W6OZSY4Q1gCO8ZaTVxSwMRYdjlSD15doLFkJiVwTJygq5m1lP1xVIXJlWECQwJqTr4DEMbS1RGV9j2sZR-sU4Rrnx98k_P5TT-mpzkMh3BmsMA/s1600/IMG_2843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfyknJ2b8hsiSJOdqWp9dkQm3W6OZSY4Q1gCO8ZaTVxSwMRYdjlSD15doLFkJiVwTJygq5m1lP1xVIXJlWECQwJqTr4DEMbS1RGV9j2sZR-sU4Rrnx98k_P5TT-mpzkMh3BmsMA/s320/IMG_2843.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
I<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZB47RqZv0IUo2rlCHQZAtsSnNV6Cf38kO2GX5lWqc5-SbSCqNUr6qsDMj5wbTbLZi8bwWHlg7AixSxO1Bldgw2BajWVRxA8QSqlGxnsH5oUBDUmE06F5LBx1Uk6IgLJE2qgZdiA/s1600/IMG_2976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZB47RqZv0IUo2rlCHQZAtsSnNV6Cf38kO2GX5lWqc5-SbSCqNUr6qsDMj5wbTbLZi8bwWHlg7AixSxO1Bldgw2BajWVRxA8QSqlGxnsH5oUBDUmE06F5LBx1Uk6IgLJE2qgZdiA/s320/IMG_2976.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br /><br />
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-88911102543730253592017-05-19T09:47:00.000-07:002017-06-15T10:59:13.724-07:00Concrete Pad PourWhen I first decided on the floor being concrete, I figured I'd just do it by bags and a mixer. But after a few folks comments on getting it delivered, I looked into that. It turns out, after all expenses of mixer rental, bag delivery, the cost was only about $14 less to do it all by hand. Naturally, I went with the concrete mini mix delivery to save my back.<br />
<br />
I was able to get it scheduled just before having to take some time off to entertain out of towners so the timing was perfect. It literally only took 10 minutes to get it poured and fortunately my neighbor happened to being around and helped me scree it, and even did the first smooth float.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuDr4gmbNyaJmjE_vUkKf0ioADJp90-F4iPtM_QhUNa0654ozftaz24HpkWKVu2mj31n4Qayrd8pBjH6P5DZxZ_xqF-Vq2aqDXd3ZNMkoA9TPC56-KkQBlG4reyWSOqBDc3EEew/s1600/IMG_2696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuDr4gmbNyaJmjE_vUkKf0ioADJp90-F4iPtM_QhUNa0654ozftaz24HpkWKVu2mj31n4Qayrd8pBjH6P5DZxZ_xqF-Vq2aqDXd3ZNMkoA9TPC56-KkQBlG4reyWSOqBDc3EEew/s320/IMG_2696.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuYLFK8dm0R1hqNe1g6Xf-8hdI2y58Y9FDo7mslaWXTvUIpEfCqzB0bMnZqtcFKcmBCrkTXdDuJJgzblkroLeH682tjqj-3YbbDGJkOJma6FEiCipxGunb474og_TvxnEcajMnA/s1600/IMG_7043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuYLFK8dm0R1hqNe1g6Xf-8hdI2y58Y9FDo7mslaWXTvUIpEfCqzB0bMnZqtcFKcmBCrkTXdDuJJgzblkroLeH682tjqj-3YbbDGJkOJma6FEiCipxGunb474og_TvxnEcajMnA/s320/IMG_7043.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNBSXUHjeu01xUfJ4ar3Y3WV_FKMAAf6t1TbKd-Ji6mX_vj-TrNw9g9LdutSPJOlMRVmOBIGFqubL3nrub1o6vqpjIGMEwDuCZNjQoxZZju_Wo4UmgfuHwn08uozNmrfuTfw_lw/s1600/IMG_2698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNBSXUHjeu01xUfJ4ar3Y3WV_FKMAAf6t1TbKd-Ji6mX_vj-TrNw9g9LdutSPJOlMRVmOBIGFqubL3nrub1o6vqpjIGMEwDuCZNjQoxZZju_Wo4UmgfuHwn08uozNmrfuTfw_lw/s320/IMG_2698.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQhh8T2OL-uoPGc6YlZzxEew5VUi80sBxYLD1eIP_GrAhz1KtAlFOIUjAqGi1Aok4P1elpjVTNqNAZ3SCM5wjX91em-KKMv6rKjF35fsB3hyphenhyphenX9Ogw90vN5P5h1My7AQ6271uS0g/s1600/IMG_2699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQhh8T2OL-uoPGc6YlZzxEew5VUi80sBxYLD1eIP_GrAhz1KtAlFOIUjAqGi1Aok4P1elpjVTNqNAZ3SCM5wjX91em-KKMv6rKjF35fsB3hyphenhyphenX9Ogw90vN5P5h1My7AQ6271uS0g/s320/IMG_2699.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRV-3yGOiVsPvUhUg4olKFNDyT2reHXsHyOiPW0yc5tGknCNJEEGqAl2sKrYepGkqe-MgEWim6SihcAGgM2smBNuNs-WmC56MGfC6yVAE2qwNnNfASKhZPArHFYIMBqsDvVRE0g/s1600/IMG_2702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRV-3yGOiVsPvUhUg4olKFNDyT2reHXsHyOiPW0yc5tGknCNJEEGqAl2sKrYepGkqe-MgEWim6SihcAGgM2smBNuNs-WmC56MGfC6yVAE2qwNnNfASKhZPArHFYIMBqsDvVRE0g/s320/IMG_2702.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-70220145255810658852017-05-17T09:41:00.000-07:002017-06-11T12:32:51.815-07:00Concrete Pad PrepFor the potting shed floor, I decided on concrete from my experience of stepping through the floor of the shed that existed on the house when I bought it. I also liked the idea of being able to sweep and clean it easy.<br />
<br />
I first had to dig out the space for the slab and a good 6" below it. With the birch tree right next to it, it delayed progress as I had to cut through a lot of big roots. I'm hoping I don't loose the tree actually. The next challenge was getting around all my "utilities" that multiplied through the years- sprinkler system, landscape light lines, drip irrigation and the electrical wiring for the outlet of the previous water fall.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4w54QTl_jNbv8ZqrHT5tZSZJwX8Y6sOWP_tyoKJMnFIAubU_EBRwCseLNZhvg2TNy5-oi7GEy_zpumKryySyJTsTHlm-CU8nm_n9oRlgZ_6_TraVZ05zEX9AgKRpHCL1XyNGCVw/s1600/IMG_2678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4w54QTl_jNbv8ZqrHT5tZSZJwX8Y6sOWP_tyoKJMnFIAubU_EBRwCseLNZhvg2TNy5-oi7GEy_zpumKryySyJTsTHlm-CU8nm_n9oRlgZ_6_TraVZ05zEX9AgKRpHCL1XyNGCVw/s320/IMG_2678.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWhnXJcUdjlNmA_EV25rQzFZlMa5Sw0uYgr9VIMin5KBlEqFGXy9tgB2b3gO7idhVfB44Z5YY-d0be8FLwxlx0_sROkgL441vKYwillbLVTCHGU22IBlH_HVjet92FFhbiw7rAg/s1600/IMG_2679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWhnXJcUdjlNmA_EV25rQzFZlMa5Sw0uYgr9VIMin5KBlEqFGXy9tgB2b3gO7idhVfB44Z5YY-d0be8FLwxlx0_sROkgL441vKYwillbLVTCHGU22IBlH_HVjet92FFhbiw7rAg/s320/IMG_2679.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzjag3wiTk8A_a7NskIgeW1rFm26f545qGSIaznpwJlXQ8YgRW5MWNgKNNdOaEWV5mmMh51ucn-GlAHA85HLD23OPQ9ZkBhLDv8LD2c1U2szI8ngSq_wHJq50SXNso-FUFRAVqA/s1600/IMG_2680.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzjag3wiTk8A_a7NskIgeW1rFm26f545qGSIaznpwJlXQ8YgRW5MWNgKNNdOaEWV5mmMh51ucn-GlAHA85HLD23OPQ9ZkBhLDv8LD2c1U2szI8ngSq_wHJq50SXNso-FUFRAVqA/s320/IMG_2680.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35e7i08w-_QlYcq47-IYiOA-Omc-pR_c92W87n-a4ChbmW6SQ_3HbPYrr31A_F36FzBTtq7WZtEUC6h_2ZUvFN3FdyFvbvsWjz6Blp6f54EqZyverg6CSqdE55iXfsh2SogOO5A/s1600/IMG_2695.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35e7i08w-_QlYcq47-IYiOA-Omc-pR_c92W87n-a4ChbmW6SQ_3HbPYrr31A_F36FzBTtq7WZtEUC6h_2ZUvFN3FdyFvbvsWjz6Blp6f54EqZyverg6CSqdE55iXfsh2SogOO5A/s320/IMG_2695.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-12300161647791927842017-05-15T09:34:00.000-07:002017-06-09T10:18:42.265-07:00Deconstruction of the Old ShedNow with the design established, it was time to deconstruct the shed that I had built 16 years ago. It took longer than expected which made me proud knowing that I built it well. I kept all the leftover lumber to be reused in the next shed. And anything not worth keeping gets collected as firewood.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwIBFO7VUqAHtvCBwgN3mDzV27Y8BqqBZwS5xrhhVrN6wU1AuoT4a-Sh_dVdrirz5AWtAYFEoesK5yLD6_4R97c1hFJiQ2wIXRLa-qodNjAwn-V88H2MJdRuiuHVrbHQ7EhSeeA/s1600/IMG_2660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwIBFO7VUqAHtvCBwgN3mDzV27Y8BqqBZwS5xrhhVrN6wU1AuoT4a-Sh_dVdrirz5AWtAYFEoesK5yLD6_4R97c1hFJiQ2wIXRLa-qodNjAwn-V88H2MJdRuiuHVrbHQ7EhSeeA/s320/IMG_2660.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphKFTkBcLoMlGRYElWJBNumKOBPXaM2R-lJSv9FdkOV3cRY0-TQiVl5BNC8wRuC95QtM6jCTPQ_CJbflLEMHZLqBuXdqceSi41fQgx_rzbT_di478bn_471L1Aai4EvJ7Fc8O0Q/s1600/IMG_2663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphKFTkBcLoMlGRYElWJBNumKOBPXaM2R-lJSv9FdkOV3cRY0-TQiVl5BNC8wRuC95QtM6jCTPQ_CJbflLEMHZLqBuXdqceSi41fQgx_rzbT_di478bn_471L1Aai4EvJ7Fc8O0Q/s320/IMG_2663.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd7n5IHm-GqpkTPzxIoIlASg-h0jKddz_ejT-tcHzbK5ZoQdnoqQrAo3sYfLZP3QZ8LiJZyKwaJJao7WbcWBlCZmcEpqUrxeD0VOf4Q7j4f9-bYQFGZLvJMuO9fJBR_sy0gI_-g/s1600/IMG_2664.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd7n5IHm-GqpkTPzxIoIlASg-h0jKddz_ejT-tcHzbK5ZoQdnoqQrAo3sYfLZP3QZ8LiJZyKwaJJao7WbcWBlCZmcEpqUrxeD0VOf4Q7j4f9-bYQFGZLvJMuO9fJBR_sy0gI_-g/s320/IMG_2664.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3aFXC0LjBoy11TzVn6aRLolIjVE-GebITXf7qL-_eN0uqzPF7-87wfZJfqKIIqC8jZs-YkBOJBnp3zchLJxXDp_Qr0pEgUWC-1sxtnuxfuIFjFgziI1Yotts4ECj61DeaZoh9A/s1600/IMG_2673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3aFXC0LjBoy11TzVn6aRLolIjVE-GebITXf7qL-_eN0uqzPF7-87wfZJfqKIIqC8jZs-YkBOJBnp3zchLJxXDp_Qr0pEgUWC-1sxtnuxfuIFjFgziI1Yotts4ECj61DeaZoh9A/s320/IMG_2673.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRXVvazkE3Be8_XJwygw4zgvLxubupj0ZZUxi8qg5NmRzwONRezJYyX41m_7piSSHQQnipzMdyWBQ1t4c_BCk4-LmBWJCEUhV185xkZs78fntUlmusaRY2-WZP0aI8RfIXqw7Iw/s1600/IMG_2674.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRXVvazkE3Be8_XJwygw4zgvLxubupj0ZZUxi8qg5NmRzwONRezJYyX41m_7piSSHQQnipzMdyWBQ1t4c_BCk4-LmBWJCEUhV185xkZs78fntUlmusaRY2-WZP0aI8RfIXqw7Iw/s320/IMG_2674.jpg" width="320" /></a>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-26554187761390523712017-05-13T09:19:00.000-07:002017-06-06T08:10:32.411-07:00Potting Shed DesignThe blog is back. After nearly a 4 year break, I've taken on another project on the 1900 Farmhouse worth blogging about- a potting shed. Though the idea of building a potting shed has been in the works for a few years, I'm finally going for it.<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
First step is the style of shed that I wanted. There are a ton of great ideas on the web but I landed on just matching the design of the house. Dormer and all.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Next step is laying it out on paper. Below are some captures of the design using an app on my iPad called Concepts. It took awhile to get the hang of the app and many frustrating moments of: "why don't I just do this on paper", but after a good few hours, it all clicked.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZxMBdjyjWXTIIiIBDQNZqmS4kkOGv2nQuI1T-6DHTdFvpeWawkh-ia4y61kSUX9PAEEX16UpznWGTj6T_IjOeaSbRhpni1ca9nzTyWaKOYVK69Cog7qkNc9J_QgmBEAlcZ7AHA/s1600/IMG_0438.PNG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZxMBdjyjWXTIIiIBDQNZqmS4kkOGv2nQuI1T-6DHTdFvpeWawkh-ia4y61kSUX9PAEEX16UpznWGTj6T_IjOeaSbRhpni1ca9nzTyWaKOYVK69Cog7qkNc9J_QgmBEAlcZ7AHA/s320/IMG_0438.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I also created a framing diagram to get a better feel for how much lumber I'd need as well as work out details and questions before cutting the 2x4s.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge92ptgX7_Dn6URPX1Ab5f_vMX-yoZuPrEXNfQAzFnL-jSwENr-dvSGR70ptqU77ggLVrW1Hv1_XahfzEbGV4RH_6lQpkKLjBoN2u6Vl4INI_YAgyuhHEVuF1JiywjgZZMqdSkoA/s1600/IMG_0436.PNG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge92ptgX7_Dn6URPX1Ab5f_vMX-yoZuPrEXNfQAzFnL-jSwENr-dvSGR70ptqU77ggLVrW1Hv1_XahfzEbGV4RH_6lQpkKLjBoN2u6Vl4INI_YAgyuhHEVuF1JiywjgZZMqdSkoA/s320/IMG_0436.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
The plan view shows there will be two sections of the potting shed- one for storage of lawn equipment and another for a work area.</div>
<div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmn90fFBg_IysJ7dIFC7RUwJbYN29ZcCSIKxDf9avcn4S5NRvFqjEhkd4KUFC9Zv1EBNt_N08WO_E40flyp9qJysVXo6fPO_lKQ8k1su37uaToywJZpM1vTkow-S2E1Nd4QqsiPw/s1600/IMG_0437.PNG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmn90fFBg_IysJ7dIFC7RUwJbYN29ZcCSIKxDf9avcn4S5NRvFqjEhkd4KUFC9Zv1EBNt_N08WO_E40flyp9qJysVXo6fPO_lKQ8k1su37uaToywJZpM1vTkow-S2E1Nd4QqsiPw/s320/IMG_0437.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-21730969347485722872013-06-11T16:15:00.000-07:002013-07-02T10:15:21.522-07:00PlantsThe main reason for contracting out to Jane Coombs for a landscape design was that I knew little to nothing about what plants would survive under the thick canopy of the Douglas Fir trees that I planted in 1996. After failing at few plantings in the past, or at least not satisfied with how it looked after a year or two, I thought the investment would be worth it.<br />
<br />
I used Jane's list of plant names (in Latin) and with the help of the Google, I tracked down a nursery that carried the bulk of the plants - Forest Farm and they were in my same state. Unfortunately, I was at the north part of the state, and they were way south, so I had to have them shipped.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Cy2hnktrTUXoufs1qm4NdGl2A3ugrEyLTTzSUoL0aCgwtjRjV7apNiJLiy4fGuYRYaasYcsqyCTbiKIWOKtVu0OC1IJj6czBcOjN7kcjWw6v6fFAAW5bOkC7j9loJn1_U58zFw/s1600/IMG_5787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Cy2hnktrTUXoufs1qm4NdGl2A3ugrEyLTTzSUoL0aCgwtjRjV7apNiJLiy4fGuYRYaasYcsqyCTbiKIWOKtVu0OC1IJj6czBcOjN7kcjWw6v6fFAAW5bOkC7j9loJn1_U58zFw/s320/IMG_5787.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBna0d6C78oZMrZKfRsjmV_XWOldJl92fs3K8QZYgkw7nSLN0vI91pqHQKgUeGHJgTIn0XHXwmgTuxSMSd1jqd79oCJdrtDW5QTTz59moAEXHwOFBwKmINQBd_Y6OS2ynE25cEKQ/s1600/IMG_5788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBna0d6C78oZMrZKfRsjmV_XWOldJl92fs3K8QZYgkw7nSLN0vI91pqHQKgUeGHJgTIn0XHXwmgTuxSMSd1jqd79oCJdrtDW5QTTz59moAEXHwOFBwKmINQBd_Y6OS2ynE25cEKQ/s320/IMG_5788.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Depsite being in boxes, they turned out to be in very good shape.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHTXxppa9Xlp_8x-I0i2gfZj5M6NzjgiUEF-ua6n93wzhLFXmb-IVAvZMi7UWVDW2L9CjA_H1RYr022ZcONl0a4DgATUu3UpGhEc8KuSL7FtT8T5FwnK_12vuNtyVFDB1r4aHiw/s1600/IMG_5791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHTXxppa9Xlp_8x-I0i2gfZj5M6NzjgiUEF-ua6n93wzhLFXmb-IVAvZMi7UWVDW2L9CjA_H1RYr022ZcONl0a4DgATUu3UpGhEc8KuSL7FtT8T5FwnK_12vuNtyVFDB1r4aHiw/s320/IMG_5791.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are most of the plants. After I ordered and shipped 'Polystichum polyblepharum', I felt pretty silly finding out that it is a common fern which are like weeds out here. But I my intention was to stick to Jane's design.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4qGkwJ8pdvDoz1Jc3UzY7eDMJy7TRybV8GL4XxZsmxkMEMqDh37GvkTjkRnuessXQTQ0LGEK_ovT_dtcxIbb2ysbXaFOaTJzmz45wD9i3sTTgjt1lUSZol30SjbkvwWxxKhO1g/s1600/IMG_5834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4qGkwJ8pdvDoz1Jc3UzY7eDMJy7TRybV8GL4XxZsmxkMEMqDh37GvkTjkRnuessXQTQ0LGEK_ovT_dtcxIbb2ysbXaFOaTJzmz45wD9i3sTTgjt1lUSZol30SjbkvwWxxKhO1g/s320/IMG_5834.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnZj07_AlbuCdFX4lXtJy30m3FIL-NaUcRKNxZeL-z3LbFybO40JTQwqRh8p-tj4MeNfKCcZpnKLI-QD263tZnxh9ZS1oKkdPAWr_UJQhyphyphenhyphenbJ_lZEO2fDZq1g1hak7a-M9WEw/s1600/IMG_5836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnZj07_AlbuCdFX4lXtJy30m3FIL-NaUcRKNxZeL-z3LbFybO40JTQwqRh8p-tj4MeNfKCcZpnKLI-QD263tZnxh9ZS1oKkdPAWr_UJQhyphyphenhyphenbJ_lZEO2fDZq1g1hak7a-M9WEw/s320/IMG_5836.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNQroSZjAHkUmkh529sXFVsiNczI6sKc8Qh5yNBEsS9zQdO110wg0nazPSPjbYaVqLNycpHAc8hbl5hVF_K7a8ChBw5v2FtV4lQfz8SQTXaXee6k9BbJusOab0wWPFOyjJLK1YQ/s1600/IMG_5837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNQroSZjAHkUmkh529sXFVsiNczI6sKc8Qh5yNBEsS9zQdO110wg0nazPSPjbYaVqLNycpHAc8hbl5hVF_K7a8ChBw5v2FtV4lQfz8SQTXaXee6k9BbJusOab0wWPFOyjJLK1YQ/s320/IMG_5837.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND7a7oUgt8NSa2TEDlG85UkMW3Om63uufLT5pWeU0vNrvJ673aFpNsCjUvbk_qm6BcqIWoKJOvYU5WkIRQvBYyQAeBuV21DL9xIfDZXE3PwZmG-6V-qZhnYK8AixBbfdMk_hkTA/s1600/IMG_5840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND7a7oUgt8NSa2TEDlG85UkMW3Om63uufLT5pWeU0vNrvJ673aFpNsCjUvbk_qm6BcqIWoKJOvYU5WkIRQvBYyQAeBuV21DL9xIfDZXE3PwZmG-6V-qZhnYK8AixBbfdMk_hkTA/s320/IMG_5840.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jane was insistent on a great big pot outside the dining room.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGytgkuq8y1HEQAxY-6XRcM8MsGQHVQji_K44k0m1PUKpRCYUDRFiteE9MiiAnTH2uma5Y8S8KA7Qsa2210yLRHW3cbT2GGa2orGA6wkdpx0DaLR_L53hgwyxfZ7VcQ9FQ1TGuow/s1600/IMG_5841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGytgkuq8y1HEQAxY-6XRcM8MsGQHVQji_K44k0m1PUKpRCYUDRFiteE9MiiAnTH2uma5Y8S8KA7Qsa2210yLRHW3cbT2GGa2orGA6wkdpx0DaLR_L53hgwyxfZ7VcQ9FQ1TGuow/s320/IMG_5841.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7BPz-8wLMjLLWYfQ7GESXYoXd86pwI7QBI0xm2bleDY_BunwhGO1bnA9X08uKiaUcDfyiDAGkKMvTdMOuIZCDOUDK8k_ktUxOr0je9dD7jsb7gAtTZMRS0lKjmeOsyenRJgx2w/s1600/IMG_5843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7BPz-8wLMjLLWYfQ7GESXYoXd86pwI7QBI0xm2bleDY_BunwhGO1bnA9X08uKiaUcDfyiDAGkKMvTdMOuIZCDOUDK8k_ktUxOr0je9dD7jsb7gAtTZMRS0lKjmeOsyenRJgx2w/s320/IMG_5843.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It took me about 8 hours to get most of the plants in. The next day I had little desire to plant the remaining few.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQi6qIzNyZVZhiO2U_k10BNkfV_ZpwclU0K-3i8a2rjubRgEmIAGWdLuzf_BDeNlGTSXwI0WUOH5GgTKhXwS7h8LM6oOUI4lwyMl8NuHdUq9pIROQRQPbnzA-zT_thNzd2PRmig/s1600/IMG_5845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQi6qIzNyZVZhiO2U_k10BNkfV_ZpwclU0K-3i8a2rjubRgEmIAGWdLuzf_BDeNlGTSXwI0WUOH5GgTKhXwS7h8LM6oOUI4lwyMl8NuHdUq9pIROQRQPbnzA-zT_thNzd2PRmig/s320/IMG_5845.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Agb3MzgEOz4Bxx0rJ3NKAmjaaOwXYR0N5yAG7PYvDpp3wBoLVXMYKsydmfhRAjwRSjcT_RDEvB2ERzQBuY8KRatjk5IyOALK_yX8XCmEqyFt2E_RF8AhY6X_8JOmcpHkt12GLw/s1600/IMG_5847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Agb3MzgEOz4Bxx0rJ3NKAmjaaOwXYR0N5yAG7PYvDpp3wBoLVXMYKsydmfhRAjwRSjcT_RDEvB2ERzQBuY8KRatjk5IyOALK_yX8XCmEqyFt2E_RF8AhY6X_8JOmcpHkt12GLw/s320/IMG_5847.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Carex M. (ice dance grass) is going to look great under landscape lighting.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-12246328638544371312013-06-06T16:12:00.000-07:002013-07-01T08:39:16.881-07:00Peeler Poles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
For an added feature of the hardscape, the landscape designer included "peeler poles" to the edges of a couple of mounds. It's basically ranch fence posts that comes in several different diameters and placed at random heights. With the various berms in the landscape, it helps keep the dirt off of the trees and house.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhoqyBiTSvXwmYFn2ZYpV9JHlo_jtd9DTPJqq-YXD3c4WBuYmiE6dbpHWR_z076QxzuKb9tmyqj94-N7A8MY1SQCcqAYREQDd_7Ddp5SjUC5LDtqeeXk-OGynCztmHuXxMob1IA/s1600/IMG_5739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhoqyBiTSvXwmYFn2ZYpV9JHlo_jtd9DTPJqq-YXD3c4WBuYmiE6dbpHWR_z076QxzuKb9tmyqj94-N7A8MY1SQCcqAYREQDd_7Ddp5SjUC5LDtqeeXk-OGynCztmHuXxMob1IA/s320/IMG_5739.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Though the heights of the poles are to be random, that doesn't stop this anal retentive guy from organizing out pre-determined cut lengths. Yes, that's an iPad. I forgot to print out. Another testament to Apple - the iPad cleaned up from the sawdusting nicely.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxEQtGU5q9YJ2Kp39rDeEGmOANoFx2UFfDtyzc1gFTA3j-Odqezd_SXOJK_HfP3CrRk8xhO7IzJeCkvL0hX4JRyODyQnklTL_5S50mPr0eRSCuvgl8qpHPwBAR-wa7S6kCkXwJw/s1600/IMG_5741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxEQtGU5q9YJ2Kp39rDeEGmOANoFx2UFfDtyzc1gFTA3j-Odqezd_SXOJK_HfP3CrRk8xhO7IzJeCkvL0hX4JRyODyQnklTL_5S50mPr0eRSCuvgl8qpHPwBAR-wa7S6kCkXwJw/s320/IMG_5741.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgwBFzSlc7iCo_eXKLHeidnfpy3YuXYYdsyZXKoGqW-LEPkSIZZ8lNP7WD_XatyAkxk7ko7OECiv8M0wS8uOLWqCxs_NtGBT3O05yImpN9UKOmnatZCNok6uMGIg5g8bv71b8zQ/s1600/IMG_5750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgwBFzSlc7iCo_eXKLHeidnfpy3YuXYYdsyZXKoGqW-LEPkSIZZ8lNP7WD_XatyAkxk7ko7OECiv8M0wS8uOLWqCxs_NtGBT3O05yImpN9UKOmnatZCNok6uMGIg5g8bv71b8zQ/s320/IMG_5750.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVTr6xBSnlsEI9Xd320v76S0bHYCPHKkEsprpYXOzKWNkPoak9yrZCb3hF8GQKLJ8_y24SDz_yRNMsjBWCAE3uhUFHbj9xFFCMSjmGSt1nWfBAwTicXE8w_jAh7Mbv1SAzXfjfw/s1600/IMG_5754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVTr6xBSnlsEI9Xd320v76S0bHYCPHKkEsprpYXOzKWNkPoak9yrZCb3hF8GQKLJ8_y24SDz_yRNMsjBWCAE3uhUFHbj9xFFCMSjmGSt1nWfBAwTicXE8w_jAh7Mbv1SAzXfjfw/s320/IMG_5754.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having the different diameter poles organized by length really helped to pull quickly as the poles were placed based on the drawing layout I created seen below.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYprVJOu3Ztd_vcte7ZtD1C3mW-zj739_wvIkMa7EZ2p1O9RkYJVdoPWl4juRwdX0VrmuJUkJgsPZa0-DDnE6AYEd9o4sO2O_a9JkgCWVkwWUSV_eqnwT-mBB_G6V6UNAhosHRPg/s1600/landscape+Model+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYprVJOu3Ztd_vcte7ZtD1C3mW-zj739_wvIkMa7EZ2p1O9RkYJVdoPWl4juRwdX0VrmuJUkJgsPZa0-DDnE6AYEd9o4sO2O_a9JkgCWVkwWUSV_eqnwT-mBB_G6V6UNAhosHRPg/s320/landscape+Model+(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Done on AutoCAD, this helped in determining placement as well as quantity to buy.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7j0hfkBR5W205pBjlE-Y64xiAnVq0r1XlEB-qp2rxlseToB_xcqagIkqSznB8hdymrjwwUy10UeTNgjOyaHm_utMkhlRbmH314RWl0xOxQ1KRTsVJgHxfdT13tSk683rVAGT49Q/s1600/IMG_5752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7j0hfkBR5W205pBjlE-Y64xiAnVq0r1XlEB-qp2rxlseToB_xcqagIkqSznB8hdymrjwwUy10UeTNgjOyaHm_utMkhlRbmH314RWl0xOxQ1KRTsVJgHxfdT13tSk683rVAGT49Q/s320/IMG_5752.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the first pole is placed. The trench is roughly 12" deep except where there are roots. I added an inch of Quikrete dry to the base, then added the poles, and filled up with more Fast setting Quikrete which was dry. This allowed me to manipulate and straighten the poles as I worked. Once they were set, I'd add water to the Quikrete. Worked great.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijS806E0VrlhPPCP_gJRRAjKns3OFT_c54kK9Px41M-fsbHGw75B_6xvHb663JKky2lsyx_VQ7_lFjRH0VGoyvzD_bZc5hscTeY5u5ExaSJI15vuj4pcwlZUNXv8FIISNg53FiQ/s1600/IMG_5755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijS806E0VrlhPPCP_gJRRAjKns3OFT_c54kK9Px41M-fsbHGw75B_6xvHb663JKky2lsyx_VQ7_lFjRH0VGoyvzD_bZc5hscTeY5u5ExaSJI15vuj4pcwlZUNXv8FIISNg53FiQ/s320/IMG_5755.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu-ZS9xpMwBuJ1mZN2J6huv4dqrIwei7byqt-D4yCjp3wInftwtOTMkojJb1iiykimtrYWFgkuFVszFbl8uogM8uQizVPpbF1Lx7w5Tf4JTKbeUG1k99E3BNP41uyjNIzn7IcLQ/s1600/IMG_5781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu-ZS9xpMwBuJ1mZN2J6huv4dqrIwei7byqt-D4yCjp3wInftwtOTMkojJb1iiykimtrYWFgkuFVszFbl8uogM8uQizVPpbF1Lx7w5Tf4JTKbeUG1k99E3BNP41uyjNIzn7IcLQ/s320/IMG_5781.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtbcBa-wVpbjCaYAQURUk4QN1vnuSDey1MIZoSBpxk6CwFEiMWx7WmLVv02C4aY2Osik3MHUwmXMQB9eQ6pzsl4md7DKFannKAuUqICUJMKzbmzWzqIYEKpKj6356lRt0MvHEWQ/s1600/IMG_5782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtbcBa-wVpbjCaYAQURUk4QN1vnuSDey1MIZoSBpxk6CwFEiMWx7WmLVv02C4aY2Osik3MHUwmXMQB9eQ6pzsl4md7DKFannKAuUqICUJMKzbmzWzqIYEKpKj6356lRt0MvHEWQ/s320/IMG_5782.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0F4FFvIbis5B_fQJmHiKGUD3iurx1A41eaQY2H-XKW5UVAWNfNWWg7dmPvsnNa2wMnpFUy6h4i30VtdFsIjlCMbx8valMhHE2G2_gYCGAqX7VvQ20mhmf5A1Xz43IO87cGFI6WQ/s1600/IMG_5783.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0F4FFvIbis5B_fQJmHiKGUD3iurx1A41eaQY2H-XKW5UVAWNfNWWg7dmPvsnNa2wMnpFUy6h4i30VtdFsIjlCMbx8valMhHE2G2_gYCGAqX7VvQ20mhmf5A1Xz43IO87cGFI6WQ/s320/IMG_5783.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-2441070460170785142013-05-21T16:11:00.000-07:002013-06-28T16:46:30.646-07:00PathwaysOnce the round patio was installed, it served as the benchmark elevation for the pathways. Creating a level path throughout made for a challenge due to the screwy topography of my yard. Loads and loads of dirt were needed near the end.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXsHO7xs-XviPbgzruZ6a_te83S9eQnWUvpb1UerlJC_ibHwky-q1aAX-R7qApXJmqLaiqhCNqlydRD-Qm26iIQzLbVJCZ2tZdUx6Zi6XynNufN5iwsoN-5qvlTSslXIB9qOPgQ/s1600/IMG_5664.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXsHO7xs-XviPbgzruZ6a_te83S9eQnWUvpb1UerlJC_ibHwky-q1aAX-R7qApXJmqLaiqhCNqlydRD-Qm26iIQzLbVJCZ2tZdUx6Zi6XynNufN5iwsoN-5qvlTSslXIB9qOPgQ/s320/IMG_5664.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used the same material (Three Rivers) for the pathways. Since the pieces were smaller, it ws a little more tedious than the circular patio.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrDeGPrevpRm7haOJ_pqZkWuxFDCGPT_iu0u1667-E_-GZZyksMN0Hy_Y8nNjf65qC0H3gxxjtwI_AeI8KSxx9Sk426GJaLqgGekCfYCziHVjz8u6sjXO7QvBXwtgr9cvi99r_A/s1600/IMG_5665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrDeGPrevpRm7haOJ_pqZkWuxFDCGPT_iu0u1667-E_-GZZyksMN0Hy_Y8nNjf65qC0H3gxxjtwI_AeI8KSxx9Sk426GJaLqgGekCfYCziHVjz8u6sjXO7QvBXwtgr9cvi99r_A/s320/IMG_5665.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvowRcnU7JGCQ_ve2Zjw-5BTka3ZyWhMFOxikmqrfZpiSKmg_LeBXcHJ6-YrqSgIYhsYlYuc4MixG1VtaR7mimLWMRVwQjuSKIm2iDaJXYkJprkNyThYy7GnsS0M6mJ_n3fRAPA/s1600/IMG_5663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvowRcnU7JGCQ_ve2Zjw-5BTka3ZyWhMFOxikmqrfZpiSKmg_LeBXcHJ6-YrqSgIYhsYlYuc4MixG1VtaR7mimLWMRVwQjuSKIm2iDaJXYkJprkNyThYy7GnsS0M6mJ_n3fRAPA/s320/IMG_5663.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since my working hours were limited to about 2 to 3 in the evening after work, I'd set a line in the path that I'd make myself reach. It definitely help keep me focused on completing.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hxRvjqecz94io-mi4SLmcBn_QkE86MiwLrEDPGLulYGjWEkVfMSdkxKUPXuND02aOiUfemU7T-B-QVOTKvk0fJ0t2r2pDKMSSURxkXGMSiWCiXXwuC7sgKlYwaQuGRBLDwIeQA/s1600/IMG_5669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hxRvjqecz94io-mi4SLmcBn_QkE86MiwLrEDPGLulYGjWEkVfMSdkxKUPXuND02aOiUfemU7T-B-QVOTKvk0fJ0t2r2pDKMSSURxkXGMSiWCiXXwuC7sgKlYwaQuGRBLDwIeQA/s320/IMG_5669.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Kzqv3AFPwMw-rnqL9JhyphenhyphenWq2u-XSUMc3jZuL4azoAzozotYQ3wrOh43M75Bev2adZF7SgnLfhOi8EyiIbSIhjC4hJTfcAe8a99aEdRXBgUpCWovt_oI7qThCFykVc_ARiKX2vzA/s1600/IMG_5670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Kzqv3AFPwMw-rnqL9JhyphenhyphenWq2u-XSUMc3jZuL4azoAzozotYQ3wrOh43M75Bev2adZF7SgnLfhOi8EyiIbSIhjC4hJTfcAe8a99aEdRXBgUpCWovt_oI7qThCFykVc_ARiKX2vzA/s320/IMG_5670.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is an early picture prior to setting the sand in between the pavers. With the smaller pieces, they tend to move when walked upon. I will eventually add a mortar and sand mix to solidify the setting.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nir3zO1Mhs5xZob1pl5Wp35VB-imnZ0LYm-wJw8vR4rYLQdbdtFbQCpLvyo_dK5fCNLCtKdPi_kHg1vSp5JdjoiCK46ZB58HAXCkyNFncJF_gWgHie6yks6Gi12nbYGLrqKM7g/s1600/IMG_5688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nir3zO1Mhs5xZob1pl5Wp35VB-imnZ0LYm-wJw8vR4rYLQdbdtFbQCpLvyo_dK5fCNLCtKdPi_kHg1vSp5JdjoiCK46ZB58HAXCkyNFncJF_gWgHie6yks6Gi12nbYGLrqKM7g/s320/IMG_5688.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHhqSWThcEWzZwr_X1aNRg84S75iveoAZIMLOsgiKTWvtW6CGCVyd5nZBdEmvifV-eqFvWxuwv5CWgFywys5w6lKHegOXO_f6pJtbhIkB9qxCmZqqs_czU3IUpOUttkNcgMYayA/s1600/IMG_5691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHhqSWThcEWzZwr_X1aNRg84S75iveoAZIMLOsgiKTWvtW6CGCVyd5nZBdEmvifV-eqFvWxuwv5CWgFywys5w6lKHegOXO_f6pJtbhIkB9qxCmZqqs_czU3IUpOUttkNcgMYayA/s320/IMG_5691.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tried to keep the path as level as possible but since I was connecting up to another pathway a few inches lower, I allowed a gradual slope.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iBBjx8NtOf03wt7y3FqYoMLKzxnHWygdXn9_laY1N9gSkA4UJWgI4xH3niU24eLDKAhKmY-Qu1ocrfSLo9mTGMfTjnHiSrHyYIOXSW3uHhUnEMFPtkoCmJXmWCA0_nWzZ0mA3A/s1600/IMG_5692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iBBjx8NtOf03wt7y3FqYoMLKzxnHWygdXn9_laY1N9gSkA4UJWgI4xH3niU24eLDKAhKmY-Qu1ocrfSLo9mTGMfTjnHiSrHyYIOXSW3uHhUnEMFPtkoCmJXmWCA0_nWzZ0mA3A/s320/IMG_5692.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKTIGhErcAE4_LlrvSWOiKC5tfrgj8459z2B9c5Esjd5YfYCro7Crfz-H4Md3iInySbwOXdvRMaopc67xXyP6HaLV-0cAw2qkpOgzIgvVLXyuldui9Cfx7GI8xW8ZU62NM1d6eA/s1600/IMG_5693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKTIGhErcAE4_LlrvSWOiKC5tfrgj8459z2B9c5Esjd5YfYCro7Crfz-H4Md3iInySbwOXdvRMaopc67xXyP6HaLV-0cAw2qkpOgzIgvVLXyuldui9Cfx7GI8xW8ZU62NM1d6eA/s320/IMG_5693.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite part of the paths are the curves. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAHrQ98hfpUi2TAT34xmkOAFOU-xhkBA0ZNn2-eHdy4YeUbCqBYiJ-S9522k8QAzLCUR8buj3ScB9T0qvFviLRFNX3pyIN-xOjZyi-fcbfa9PEGllueCG7m5Y7u5FEEMy0bX32A/s1600/IMG_5694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAHrQ98hfpUi2TAT34xmkOAFOU-xhkBA0ZNn2-eHdy4YeUbCqBYiJ-S9522k8QAzLCUR8buj3ScB9T0qvFviLRFNX3pyIN-xOjZyi-fcbfa9PEGllueCG7m5Y7u5FEEMy0bX32A/s320/IMG_5694.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-69055590458236887842013-05-03T16:08:00.000-07:002013-06-27T11:00:30.050-07:00Round PatioThis is my first stab at placing flagstone so I wasn't too sure what to expect but I was really looking forward to the results. That in itself would be enough motivation to get this segment of the project rolling.<br />
<br />
The patio will be 11' in diameter and be the central focus of the landscape project. I am using Three Rivers rock out of the Sawtooth mountain range in Idaho, with black basalt pavers at the circumference giving it a bit of a framed look.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8Y8oD1fS5XnIQbBsNY-FbTnSrdcmhemCaKFXiGM3iTHonE7OVxLvzwSpS_egqy2L6uJk-IyHMlTw3G1-rLhWWpxwuf5e1lhf7EdtuUM_qFG-PAmokCfOFJRq7nmxm7NWXW92DQ/s1600/IMG_5544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8Y8oD1fS5XnIQbBsNY-FbTnSrdcmhemCaKFXiGM3iTHonE7OVxLvzwSpS_egqy2L6uJk-IyHMlTw3G1-rLhWWpxwuf5e1lhf7EdtuUM_qFG-PAmokCfOFJRq7nmxm7NWXW92DQ/s320/IMG_5544.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After digging and redigging to get the required 6" depth, I start with a metal post directly in the center as a reference point to ensure a true circular shape.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpgC2xptNNKkNQLWronalOQ8WWxd_eSD4wslInjSVD7juMllFGJOsl5HTK-DjhV1wkLtQ-XOjCZTY2z_QzBlZP59jmQ7Zl1OrpWr9s2evGy2cnGiizp2t59s5ZxWcrcQ-g3-cFA/s1600/IMG_5545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpgC2xptNNKkNQLWronalOQ8WWxd_eSD4wslInjSVD7juMllFGJOsl5HTK-DjhV1wkLtQ-XOjCZTY2z_QzBlZP59jmQ7Zl1OrpWr9s2evGy2cnGiizp2t59s5ZxWcrcQ-g3-cFA/s320/IMG_5545.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eJX0V88QsAg9nlslLIyIP0mtMuAQi5M_QRY9MeqhP7yHXVdTvknEXJU3xcXcUHoF0DdL-AUHo3hXJZOETH0BXH9QsULuRB4uTy31x8LTfFcg-ncKLaV-i_xgNqdCJcW8dkZeVA/s1600/IMG_5549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eJX0V88QsAg9nlslLIyIP0mtMuAQi5M_QRY9MeqhP7yHXVdTvknEXJU3xcXcUHoF0DdL-AUHo3hXJZOETH0BXH9QsULuRB4uTy31x8LTfFcg-ncKLaV-i_xgNqdCJcW8dkZeVA/s320/IMG_5549.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first layer consists of 3/4"-minus rock to serve as a base, about 3" to 4" thick.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3P9Lv1KstauvLxQ6fVN94DmUfSUHlPMsksjBb6DXLhm4BKmP02Fw1JXjLsS8rnMNMPTo3P_UIBC0f4jWQ9vM5Stv2KX2PAK55OzpXhAEjdYyZHjV-NxRmiIrjDM0JDacmbky5Q/s1600/IMG_5550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3P9Lv1KstauvLxQ6fVN94DmUfSUHlPMsksjBb6DXLhm4BKmP02Fw1JXjLsS8rnMNMPTo3P_UIBC0f4jWQ9vM5Stv2KX2PAK55OzpXhAEjdYyZHjV-NxRmiIrjDM0JDacmbky5Q/s320/IMG_5550.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I use a 2x4 from the center post with a level attached to give a rough, flat starting point.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidWCtfEQQZWXi5iBUT9P6u3ZI18G3eRxXwXBp25gv7HgfdOrqX84i_tTUdazsHGvc9VskC1-YCaZ9HsuiHsB86ROpWsRl8ofpF6APPNvJPgT1CrNpxEqDqgPHfr-wubHYBMfBzQ/s1600/IMG_5553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidWCtfEQQZWXi5iBUT9P6u3ZI18G3eRxXwXBp25gv7HgfdOrqX84i_tTUdazsHGvc9VskC1-YCaZ9HsuiHsB86ROpWsRl8ofpF6APPNvJPgT1CrNpxEqDqgPHfr-wubHYBMfBzQ/s320/IMG_5553.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added multiple holes in the 2x4 for adjustment since the bench encroaches (on purpose) into the patio.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd25BFiuDqCtaG1H0tPIqZvFZYVyRUB7g7MvhLVoW9XhOTLzPU26_8olUo78o-kwgop_GR9JM0J7DQMCbicaNHpNIa10sLp50UvVPPWHgzIqZhehj_1c0iJ5U5l71GkhebHFucw/s1600/IMG_5554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd25BFiuDqCtaG1H0tPIqZvFZYVyRUB7g7MvhLVoW9XhOTLzPU26_8olUo78o-kwgop_GR9JM0J7DQMCbicaNHpNIa10sLp50UvVPPWHgzIqZhehj_1c0iJ5U5l71GkhebHFucw/s320/IMG_5554.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More base for the center.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-zBFswOCOAErjmK8oXIFDS_RD84MlY_4If6VCfAn-y3SY0I2ZA7KpWaClYnB7xO6Fk9MldSalXxnJovsNczVZdhpUwML5I-U-i2kaBaRshJWT-VTdX2q-H6Y5UQorNhGuaoj7Q/s1600/IMG_5559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-zBFswOCOAErjmK8oXIFDS_RD84MlY_4If6VCfAn-y3SY0I2ZA7KpWaClYnB7xO6Fk9MldSalXxnJovsNczVZdhpUwML5I-U-i2kaBaRshJWT-VTdX2q-H6Y5UQorNhGuaoj7Q/s320/IMG_5559.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the 3/4"-minus is compacted (me jumping on a 12x24 piece of wood), I add the sand. Only about 1" to 1-1/2" is needed.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnYf2VOMVL5dvMh7QmlwBdILGEDE5yvLMn0nbE1115qkGWthCJaCIpjZjYQRXnBH_qAz0SNipUHOtbh2zTnDZWBYAzu84XQNBgbKQZxr7cgtL4J2-cEAm367urObrVkowj9dzpg/s1600/IMG_5563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnYf2VOMVL5dvMh7QmlwBdILGEDE5yvLMn0nbE1115qkGWthCJaCIpjZjYQRXnBH_qAz0SNipUHOtbh2zTnDZWBYAzu84XQNBgbKQZxr7cgtL4J2-cEAm367urObrVkowj9dzpg/s320/IMG_5563.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used a string tied to the center post for positioning, along with the level to start placing the black basalt pavers.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fqFmJfmGkwCLDNqTBlQta8Q850hxa4FQkKd9iHEoD5kqoQQADcdtNZrXfKlQUCpXgJkrA7fcx_-P0HqzFkncYZCWMxnSNbsWBAZIQya1-ca8n6dZv7AW2ZknmPip6I1ZJXfsDA/s1600/IMG_5564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fqFmJfmGkwCLDNqTBlQta8Q850hxa4FQkKd9iHEoD5kqoQQADcdtNZrXfKlQUCpXgJkrA7fcx_-P0HqzFkncYZCWMxnSNbsWBAZIQya1-ca8n6dZv7AW2ZknmPip6I1ZJXfsDA/s320/IMG_5564.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'd do a spot check every so often for levality as I made progress around the circumference.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbHiWaSD9SwQMkSWQ3C5HsJ1NVz3-CBSduttvT49lNWY4XPtFiSvv5G8zhom4aKxClt2bTUkteljU-Lvau39ryg_IxIZkLlzmi5GyLMlhgQlysfkZhpX32MYhBZA-bMd-ruYg7w/s1600/IMG_5570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbHiWaSD9SwQMkSWQ3C5HsJ1NVz3-CBSduttvT49lNWY4XPtFiSvv5G8zhom4aKxClt2bTUkteljU-Lvau39ryg_IxIZkLlzmi5GyLMlhgQlysfkZhpX32MYhBZA-bMd-ruYg7w/s320/IMG_5570.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The circumference is completed. Time to rock and roll.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7Z-7deE4-zOR2vuoDzE2OvjYL8r5udEBh1NA04uelq_vk-iCb-Opr2PUXW9YTAKviQ2kYjQGcfYnHPnZm_-RBLQKE_HKIOOt8zaTe88UvNMGHPvl0MZOtGbv8_EwUueUPlM-gA/s1600/IMG_5574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7Z-7deE4-zOR2vuoDzE2OvjYL8r5udEBh1NA04uelq_vk-iCb-Opr2PUXW9YTAKviQ2kYjQGcfYnHPnZm_-RBLQKE_HKIOOt8zaTe88UvNMGHPvl0MZOtGbv8_EwUueUPlM-gA/s320/IMG_5574.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since the Three Rivers flagstone was about 1-1/2" thick, I just used a 2x4 below the original 2x4 guide to level the sand.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQu6ZOI7ExfroSfhR_3wppROcPUVju5hrYgtirPd79l0UbVcUgDJVukiBVSjWPt2soS3PryujMDgJmHoD9PGQngdqrVWdM0jHp4ZeYiWrZx6Dw94aLAwu8TluWt8ThUBwoc93OQ/s1600/IMG_5576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQu6ZOI7ExfroSfhR_3wppROcPUVju5hrYgtirPd79l0UbVcUgDJVukiBVSjWPt2soS3PryujMDgJmHoD9PGQngdqrVWdM0jHp4ZeYiWrZx6Dw94aLAwu8TluWt8ThUBwoc93OQ/s320/IMG_5576.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm not sure what sort inherited strength I got to move that huge first piece, but I still had all my toes at the end which was good. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUv1R3fqjOsYXg2GbRiS6N5GYjDVVEYLP2iIPq9tq6oW1Qxra8oWmC5ijRy9JA8y5Z5uS8kfWhciuQ7KDUCEcl6wDxpoGp21E8j2dmBvo3s98opcCGblRC5eJsCT-hA3jlXSGlQ/s1600/IMG_5578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUv1R3fqjOsYXg2GbRiS6N5GYjDVVEYLP2iIPq9tq6oW1Qxra8oWmC5ijRy9JA8y5Z5uS8kfWhciuQ7KDUCEcl6wDxpoGp21E8j2dmBvo3s98opcCGblRC5eJsCT-hA3jlXSGlQ/s320/IMG_5578.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first several pieces were easy to fit in. Near the end, I had to do a lot of cutting with a 4" grinder saw. Just ask my neighbors - they can tell you how much cutting I had to do. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NyWa8X7vt8W4b0ufGC-nC8hgYRn2QOj-S6xxSoeyZZ_neBmN7ubLxqrfadboOkRy57_jZBubweofEN0VP8yDlK-_8W161jHowit-dpxcQsWxb-wgzvXDMjboqv0fHIjFp6K6Xw/s1600/IMG_5583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NyWa8X7vt8W4b0ufGC-nC8hgYRn2QOj-S6xxSoeyZZ_neBmN7ubLxqrfadboOkRy57_jZBubweofEN0VP8yDlK-_8W161jHowit-dpxcQsWxb-wgzvXDMjboqv0fHIjFp6K6Xw/s320/IMG_5583.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3R-_o35-qqiy4iTVfndhg2gMs1Fr6mCdur5taTPNwrY5Ru93Kp4vClBJZBuXiBeepMTH6Rq66hnA6KVlO7eGm7ON0RA4LwdqwUzv6ChtR6CEuyVL0GGIcb4d0-vPa2D9AB42Pw/s1600/IMG_5586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3R-_o35-qqiy4iTVfndhg2gMs1Fr6mCdur5taTPNwrY5Ru93Kp4vClBJZBuXiBeepMTH6Rq66hnA6KVlO7eGm7ON0RA4LwdqwUzv6ChtR6CEuyVL0GGIcb4d0-vPa2D9AB42Pw/s320/IMG_5586.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a good shot showing the various colors of the Three Rivers stand up rock, as the call it.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUk3fABd3rPP-xRbzyhyXlJPosgrf-Y5FZj2p-PwgYqVO0QnKNSU1jAHDSwHyaYQs262U8rmgjkxpN7ag3YGVowzi6XhHGGl6qXyw829eXEJ9OgMQ-bMdlHrR45Y82jR_KolqcVQ/s1600/IMG_5590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUk3fABd3rPP-xRbzyhyXlJPosgrf-Y5FZj2p-PwgYqVO0QnKNSU1jAHDSwHyaYQs262U8rmgjkxpN7ag3YGVowzi6XhHGGl6qXyw829eXEJ9OgMQ-bMdlHrR45Y82jR_KolqcVQ/s320/IMG_5590.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passed inspection. Barely.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-23630822254880043182013-04-30T15:59:00.000-07:002013-06-25T10:39:21.587-07:00Rock Wall Seating BenchThe boulders are in place for the most part and I'm really amped to get going on the round patio and pathways, but before I can do that I need to get the rock wall seating bench in place. Or at least the base of it.<br />
<br />
I start with about 4" to 6" of 3/4" minus as a base then start building with split grey basalt. Since it's conforming to the outside of the 11' diameter round patio, I can use squares and rectangular pieces rather than hunt and pick for concave shapes.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsLBJUS6K8olVH_7gzTopN-Goe_wAL6incvUzIcvvMYtsMoQtA_2yVMcMBL3najuUQyfx4BrOC0yljY76LHbC2esKWHEWdCIg7GzznbHr8NjvicftpxaAMGW97JEHvBWLk7tniQ/s1600/IMG_5512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsLBJUS6K8olVH_7gzTopN-Goe_wAL6incvUzIcvvMYtsMoQtA_2yVMcMBL3najuUQyfx4BrOC0yljY76LHbC2esKWHEWdCIg7GzznbHr8NjvicftpxaAMGW97JEHvBWLk7tniQ/s320/IMG_5512.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first 4 layers. As it's built, I fill the back with 3/4"-minus rock and let it migrate between and below the stone. This helps support and steady the unlevel surfaces.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxxrXJk8Aei5FtwP-JZHfZa6iMOxcs31lcIvBdXL0K8H2dV-fPckwvuBeQ37fTqz0Dwd7WSVDS33EjgTf36Ok8sDh8W94X5KI4TvT5pt1Dm458nyQaVRB42Jx8VwQ0PaRB0Fxpg/s1600/IMG_5513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxxrXJk8Aei5FtwP-JZHfZa6iMOxcs31lcIvBdXL0K8H2dV-fPckwvuBeQ37fTqz0Dwd7WSVDS33EjgTf36Ok8sDh8W94X5KI4TvT5pt1Dm458nyQaVRB42Jx8VwQ0PaRB0Fxpg/s320/IMG_5513.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhns71G9IiViDqn0WsL3VWO1S7zzWNhR0VAwAaZkG3KrKUBY8-kx9pGBQiV6gHIGuogeX3WRL-pMwIOAfRCOt4mD-8JC57j3lAM_9GQdw7PeyYR0F0OyvtoDrS7Tg6msrU0V6IuuA/s1600/IMG_5515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhns71G9IiViDqn0WsL3VWO1S7zzWNhR0VAwAaZkG3KrKUBY8-kx9pGBQiV6gHIGuogeX3WRL-pMwIOAfRCOt4mD-8JC57j3lAM_9GQdw7PeyYR0F0OyvtoDrS7Tg6msrU0V6IuuA/s320/IMG_5515.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moving along slowly. I try and vary the rock height to give it character but that creates lots of challenges. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQumE2TF8uZ_MxNuQxHf2eX_FO4CQ8hDSXau14pl1ZuAJVGokABI2tmZLQC6VL_z5mndZuoHD6LG96A8XwDVwh08XR4BxwumgpqCwYGw_QaBwBH3RARj3Q8Uy8JwhFzwvQZkF13g/s1600/IMG_5516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQumE2TF8uZ_MxNuQxHf2eX_FO4CQ8hDSXau14pl1ZuAJVGokABI2tmZLQC6VL_z5mndZuoHD6LG96A8XwDVwh08XR4BxwumgpqCwYGw_QaBwBH3RARj3Q8Uy8JwhFzwvQZkF13g/s320/IMG_5516.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At this point I stopped building the wall and would complete later. This part of the project was moving too slowly and I was anxious to get to the patio part.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uwV_-nywq9E4LX8ar7NJhUuvE2y3NdQfVsVCmjO2EEz6D1DJgmPUL7jg89VZSZHcjXZc88KlNf1I9rQhPIJK7e9xF3JZ352V5NNnbPUgC7gXrA5OhJzDaQ8TsVo-RG_GIT76_Q/s1600/IMG_6044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uwV_-nywq9E4LX8ar7NJhUuvE2y3NdQfVsVCmjO2EEz6D1DJgmPUL7jg89VZSZHcjXZc88KlNf1I9rQhPIJK7e9xF3JZ352V5NNnbPUgC7gXrA5OhJzDaQ8TsVo-RG_GIT76_Q/s320/IMG_6044.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The completed rock wall bench seat. The top pieces are the same material as the round porch and pathways and are mortared in, giving it a solid feel.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9FJ3hPo2xx4BVeGNVuo4yvldpytsdSYfZlWIFlZN-f1cfks7_iz0b1ImM0b0iOuqSBbht5Pi-AqSGx-RN-iSbb1bDLio0SPz8C01O25CtKv6GqWAfNiKFv4Qpz2aPa2oulP59g/s1600/IMG_6045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9FJ3hPo2xx4BVeGNVuo4yvldpytsdSYfZlWIFlZN-f1cfks7_iz0b1ImM0b0iOuqSBbht5Pi-AqSGx-RN-iSbb1bDLio0SPz8C01O25CtKv6GqWAfNiKFv4Qpz2aPa2oulP59g/s320/IMG_6045.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-24745547485218135122013-04-27T10:28:00.000-07:002013-05-22T09:34:18.224-07:00Boulders<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I wasn't too sure on how I was to deal with the boulders that the designer, Jane Coombs, added to the <a href="http://www.1900farmhouse.com/www.1900farmhouse.com/East_Side_Yard_Landscape.html" target="_blank">hardscape layout</a>. I knew how great they'd look. I just wasn't sure how to get them to the house and moved in place. It turned out to be much easier than anticipated. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
All that was needed was to select the boulders at the rock & stone landscape store and they set up delivery to the house. I then rented a Bobcat MT 52 from Lewis Rents (block away from the house). It was a walk behind model and narrow and easy to manuveur. It did tear up the yard pretty quickly though.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Once the boulders were in the general location, I moved them by hand to settle them in and backfilled with dirt so they looked like they'd been there naturally. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWgJ0FIyKJp-M-RCElJzI8kKdkFPnB45ikW4iOeyA8fg4WfoUkj8RG1fTozuSftrPGDy1297gKI06ElUAmes4BYF1b1DlRma4VpZ9uu1_KzwVQmxYVbYh8RX31PkCxUzIA8NDog/s1600/IMG_5403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWgJ0FIyKJp-M-RCElJzI8kKdkFPnB45ikW4iOeyA8fg4WfoUkj8RG1fTozuSftrPGDy1297gKI06ElUAmes4BYF1b1DlRma4VpZ9uu1_KzwVQmxYVbYh8RX31PkCxUzIA8NDog/s320/IMG_5403.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dumping the boulders</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizbbHB34cTduXfY2n36bnSYE5uhxwWpIzcc1X-YBaH6KVsxJkYZQpdC_ovXrlF7O5pKTX_AR47ic-UJ78AEhE4VHD69mSko3mOgmtwkz-a2L0uSHNu1r_P7sRwMc1kEXS4efI1w/s1600/IMG_5404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizbbHB34cTduXfY2n36bnSYE5uhxwWpIzcc1X-YBaH6KVsxJkYZQpdC_ovXrlF7O5pKTX_AR47ic-UJ78AEhE4VHD69mSko3mOgmtwkz-a2L0uSHNu1r_P7sRwMc1kEXS4efI1w/s320/IMG_5404.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKi4oA0Dn-LIZx0qveI3o5U8fkVgsP3KgBulof94A-WgQPIKhOGXVdb38eo1fVg_uM7Lp_Ps5W5WeTKBxyRWyAAHfCiP3aBSltMAoWY5B8w3LWRiwuyQzxsEZiujZ5ac6wXHEL0A/s1600/IMG_5484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKi4oA0Dn-LIZx0qveI3o5U8fkVgsP3KgBulof94A-WgQPIKhOGXVdb38eo1fVg_uM7Lp_Ps5W5WeTKBxyRWyAAHfCiP3aBSltMAoWY5B8w3LWRiwuyQzxsEZiujZ5ac6wXHEL0A/s320/IMG_5484.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bobcat poised and ready for action</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8JTeLrypAQ4XzJh_KGLSeRS3aiqeU8nODRYR0Za7Z9Of7llU2aToVr5Rp1ykEwL-yBljqsE_0kDhkLfN2iGUkNddcxT0mlk7nGhuJCL0zyOvbmxQDIXbGoR8phB_LulrcHV5UQ/s1600/IMG_5486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8JTeLrypAQ4XzJh_KGLSeRS3aiqeU8nODRYR0Za7Z9Of7llU2aToVr5Rp1ykEwL-yBljqsE_0kDhkLfN2iGUkNddcxT0mlk7nGhuJCL0zyOvbmxQDIXbGoR8phB_LulrcHV5UQ/s320/IMG_5486.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-89819214591661628862013-04-25T10:21:00.000-07:002013-05-13T09:42:35.188-07:00Outdoor Steps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
My favorite thing about working on the house is delving into challenges that I've never done before. This landscape project has all sorts of new adventures lying in wait. The first one is building concrete steps. I've done concrete bases for posts, slabs and plenty of other general concrete work but never steps.<br />
<br />
This task actually started last summer but more fun things to do in the sun distracted me and I abandoned all form building practices.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAJJ1rwKFPBqw-ptQMB3GfPlr7MfhnMzHNXLDCGHhLeoMCNXvmNZ1-BWYOMMAAT8zRPS11LS-poCHR7flnvUCn_ot9vn2h2KjVHU_i1zemLOA6TbRqlZm3S2b4Hvu_XmtUaeaeQ/s1600/IMG_2456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAJJ1rwKFPBqw-ptQMB3GfPlr7MfhnMzHNXLDCGHhLeoMCNXvmNZ1-BWYOMMAAT8zRPS11LS-poCHR7flnvUCn_ot9vn2h2KjVHU_i1zemLOA6TbRqlZm3S2b4Hvu_XmtUaeaeQ/s320/IMG_2456.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original steps. You can't see in this blurry picture but they're in bad shape with a major crack. Sledge hammer lying in wait.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuzEP-gwVJySvZe6ueWdEvsyu_C7xwDuCxdzaaWL-wqDIzGhPRH-6_426d1co8QjD8I4XbynN0NzkaZO6ZdvwcYnEZTwI8JjbnhHo6SDOAb3UkjbmyRKkoX1rVGozNJKMfZNEIw/s1600/IMG_2459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuzEP-gwVJySvZe6ueWdEvsyu_C7xwDuCxdzaaWL-wqDIzGhPRH-6_426d1co8QjD8I4XbynN0NzkaZO6ZdvwcYnEZTwI8JjbnhHo6SDOAb3UkjbmyRKkoX1rVGozNJKMfZNEIw/s320/IMG_2459.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fortunately, these were built poorly so demolition didn't take long.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydxoSKVNq5E2wKNNSxW_ajYT0zfb_ca0hf4JybnoRZi4djrdFTFGbbVaLi-NCze2Tc9bZ2Z9jOSLBGW73S5uc7hcm267HPunYQY8ancb8A_r_MG84r99gMnGeclz2DwXupKdvhw/s1600/IMG_2461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydxoSKVNq5E2wKNNSxW_ajYT0zfb_ca0hf4JybnoRZi4djrdFTFGbbVaLi-NCze2Tc9bZ2Z9jOSLBGW73S5uc7hcm267HPunYQY8ancb8A_r_MG84r99gMnGeclz2DwXupKdvhw/s320/IMG_2461.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a pile of rubble in minutes.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzYfi_XM9ZKirBLZQRcUlYOpak6SrAVG_paqhUWovoNO6Gorj6er2HxBqplz_CNroe8SyEI9gs91NAfNgQEaxd00Q6KCTc9lVbYd4Brr7IIhBu38vmlQlNB78FxaXM9iwZjl-JQ/s1600/IMG_2682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzYfi_XM9ZKirBLZQRcUlYOpak6SrAVG_paqhUWovoNO6Gorj6er2HxBqplz_CNroe8SyEI9gs91NAfNgQEaxd00Q6KCTc9lVbYd4Brr7IIhBu38vmlQlNB78FxaXM9iwZjl-JQ/s320/IMG_2682.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I laid out the new step shape with rope.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3YmQnNLO_cHQtm2lNVW0-P4Ww_zbuxPrhS-EoC49-rH2n_pv8QO867De2hIZwICVbojNsCmMTPzhom4Isls6TnLdkVTD5Y4T1kp5aO3RCF4en06ipaGHuMOU7e2yKmyvjvT5zg/s1600/IMG_3275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3YmQnNLO_cHQtm2lNVW0-P4Ww_zbuxPrhS-EoC49-rH2n_pv8QO867De2hIZwICVbojNsCmMTPzhom4Isls6TnLdkVTD5Y4T1kp5aO3RCF4en06ipaGHuMOU7e2yKmyvjvT5zg/s320/IMG_3275.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I pre-cut the stone pieces and shaped them on a 4x8 plywood. The steps acutally ended up being slightly different but this still helped.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGY1RLaV3ye_xw5VbVpHTRvqitfgSeqclIB92Q7A-hYOidswcqPdIDY4T9PwmQ70Xg4YYI2VtQjMNVCHnIIV1sBJDhavSxUT5_AgPmN4BFPBOzdjMbLeiWKocP08qio-FCnm5q5A/s1600/IMG_4996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGY1RLaV3ye_xw5VbVpHTRvqitfgSeqclIB92Q7A-hYOidswcqPdIDY4T9PwmQ70Xg4YYI2VtQjMNVCHnIIV1sBJDhavSxUT5_AgPmN4BFPBOzdjMbLeiWKocP08qio-FCnm5q5A/s320/IMG_4996.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After realizing I couldn't pound wood stakes in the ground, I discovered metal stakes with holes to attach the wood to.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjqIhB7aD2y0GywtiwFeLZ7qStwu-b68DQmJlEse60Lvk8L1lzlSEkPj0Kz8PpC8UTaVqXpE5Fas5cDdnXG6WEEA__EPRv1P173IvleSrMaGDLLLY1kLPc8klytKQnUpMy5wzcw/s1600/IMG_4998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjqIhB7aD2y0GywtiwFeLZ7qStwu-b68DQmJlEse60Lvk8L1lzlSEkPj0Kz8PpC8UTaVqXpE5Fas5cDdnXG6WEEA__EPRv1P173IvleSrMaGDLLLY1kLPc8klytKQnUpMy5wzcw/s320/IMG_4998.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting there with bendable but weak plywood.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaFZqZZKyn5uYNU6KHOJmWcxftMJKzQCbdhDBB_VyfoLPtOo_ZukFEkIiD7PoCfzMrHwQ0qQPHDqh4V919TsHzOe5abnttqcq_lbd2JoJ9Iv-NTc1PLIZNmi9IetiOLAeCcnEdg/s1600/IMG_5201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaFZqZZKyn5uYNU6KHOJmWcxftMJKzQCbdhDBB_VyfoLPtOo_ZukFEkIiD7PoCfzMrHwQ0qQPHDqh4V919TsHzOe5abnttqcq_lbd2JoJ9Iv-NTc1PLIZNmi9IetiOLAeCcnEdg/s320/IMG_5201.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After finding 1/4" plywood that would bend but not break, my forms were completed.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjco9yZVNloFLF6CWIGY5S5QXt9BnaAKn1NARZn6xTZ9WU-OYYKxpecCFO3RbEHkQZ9vD4YNqEQUKZyA9i7oq7GYvLmGyV4htVa-u-6ozqRq_U_PNDZ_BANVo0-GU9D_eBuLkdU3A/s1600/IMG_5216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjco9yZVNloFLF6CWIGY5S5QXt9BnaAKn1NARZn6xTZ9WU-OYYKxpecCFO3RbEHkQZ9vD4YNqEQUKZyA9i7oq7GYvLmGyV4htVa-u-6ozqRq_U_PNDZ_BANVo0-GU9D_eBuLkdU3A/s320/IMG_5216.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added 3/4" minus gravel up to 4" below the top of the forms and a few inches at the face of the step.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-ebUdLsUfcL4roHxaktURGl5bsaS8_YLmqs-LCEZLasEe7aZ2suA8_Dc3_oBVFa2VR_wCVq_URbsbjaDDQ1RbdiJwDW8mW9vBF0OLlhMJzud5r4YZsrc4Na3d5l7Ca67Wckupw/s1600/IMG_5235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-ebUdLsUfcL4roHxaktURGl5bsaS8_YLmqs-LCEZLasEe7aZ2suA8_Dc3_oBVFa2VR_wCVq_URbsbjaDDQ1RbdiJwDW8mW9vBF0OLlhMJzud5r4YZsrc4Na3d5l7Ca67Wckupw/s320/IMG_5235.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My orange buddy for the concrete mixing process which saved hours of manual concrete mixing.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqeyAW9PeBSp58r8MhbE1IjTS43N0IyWQu6yNd3HnUZPV6IdRLlFsACQE1c7RVNS1JaSpkZLrF2bI3lzi7FUP_N5ky1MFw3imKB1nfcUUCxtZjSbFOsGNZB-EKGU-nT9hZC40nw/s1600/IMG_5267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqeyAW9PeBSp58r8MhbE1IjTS43N0IyWQu6yNd3HnUZPV6IdRLlFsACQE1c7RVNS1JaSpkZLrF2bI3lzi7FUP_N5ky1MFw3imKB1nfcUUCxtZjSbFOsGNZB-EKGU-nT9hZC40nw/s320/IMG_5267.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding rebar to the top step.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVTvdpazSG1zeNOXHufr8AknXfvTHT4gKmswSKo412JZj9HkGt_qsrYVKoJqeRz5Q23r0H67vJcVGzy03npoU53Vd8TKN6xfxTSa2dDpmeu2PcLzSKIjRudexwLLGT9g4lHjlNw/s1600/IMG_5270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzVTvdpazSG1zeNOXHufr8AknXfvTHT4gKmswSKo412JZj9HkGt_qsrYVKoJqeRz5Q23r0H67vJcVGzy03npoU53Vd8TKN6xfxTSa2dDpmeu2PcLzSKIjRudexwLLGT9g4lHjlNw/s320/IMG_5270.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used 20 bags and was only about 1/4" shy of the top of the forms.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeW9zTjnttOQPohthSWau7oPiIaax62S-kcxpDXoZHs3JMgO1Ta5_Ol1ovE01H8_bun1IGtuxkcJFz2q9usYp-M7KRdVfqXRXfMDIqRi-xglkrf4jOpnhUDVuzG2VrW7OB_uv-A/s1600/IMG_5273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeW9zTjnttOQPohthSWau7oPiIaax62S-kcxpDXoZHs3JMgO1Ta5_Ol1ovE01H8_bun1IGtuxkcJFz2q9usYp-M7KRdVfqXRXfMDIqRi-xglkrf4jOpnhUDVuzG2VrW7OB_uv-A/s320/IMG_5273.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Done with the concrete pour</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZpU4odrrEx1wxDuLbAn8N5w3nH36k8ercfKDymbYN2EQXcw-PgzMXkcDfQXhPfC0Tr96A2aTGY5KqpfvbRbyHdDInuHAJsied5v_tDv531oHVpRqmcbn82E_00nRLBz-P2-rmQ/s1600/IMG_5274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZpU4odrrEx1wxDuLbAn8N5w3nH36k8ercfKDymbYN2EQXcw-PgzMXkcDfQXhPfC0Tr96A2aTGY5KqpfvbRbyHdDInuHAJsied5v_tDv531oHVpRqmcbn82E_00nRLBz-P2-rmQ/s320/IMG_5274.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And from the other side.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxn6SR5ywWMq1id_uwO32iOij4EdPSwTzNSNruuXPcTzIPPyi36P8LG7xmmfNv2NM8X3vlWIYHgsLbJL2_ANuS9miiT7qKVmljo3BH3eLgFSk0BQrhYHY6XHDMAYBrlVx_nB0hA/s1600/IMG_5320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxn6SR5ywWMq1id_uwO32iOij4EdPSwTzNSNruuXPcTzIPPyi36P8LG7xmmfNv2NM8X3vlWIYHgsLbJL2_ANuS9miiT7qKVmljo3BH3eLgFSk0BQrhYHY6XHDMAYBrlVx_nB0hA/s320/IMG_5320.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a couple of days, the forms are pulled off.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dUxxnIgeWyvBMnQodG17ozVJeF9IElcqh7wSiOLoia4jK9GqMrIF0ptOHGboWwjtpPfuNtwGDtZMU5TJ2PjgrNpxqqJynsec3PeIUnFTnnyKvvYpjKGGfq_QxE-EYXzHuLZP7g/s1600/IMG_5458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dUxxnIgeWyvBMnQodG17ozVJeF9IElcqh7wSiOLoia4jK9GqMrIF0ptOHGboWwjtpPfuNtwGDtZMU5TJ2PjgrNpxqqJynsec3PeIUnFTnnyKvvYpjKGGfq_QxE-EYXzHuLZP7g/s320/IMG_5458.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In mid stone install, using white polymer thin set. The challenge was the different thickness of travertine patio stone which ranged from 3/4" to 1 1/4"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RDsIv70Rqi0TS6KZxYYUyjGrdVKyRXiCLfu_xzV0X0RQqLDJK5y4LKVTmUc5CQ8eQ_JbD1O0IJVQZDe3EKt9i4jV-k5mad8IPUNMln18z09jhGjk5Bq-Nf5qRCRSrONsnIWOWA/s1600/IMG_5465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RDsIv70Rqi0TS6KZxYYUyjGrdVKyRXiCLfu_xzV0X0RQqLDJK5y4LKVTmUc5CQ8eQ_JbD1O0IJVQZDe3EKt9i4jV-k5mad8IPUNMln18z09jhGjk5Bq-Nf5qRCRSrONsnIWOWA/s320/IMG_5465.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Complete with the stone setting.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHMwQ1YclPEG1KaKG7kKL_d1xy8-slBJ8SbHPcw3EuCNIduCRiLp3te1jhJmZzm3TPS_lYS-2IgaH-Rw1n3YrtsOzgDbspiW6UvhrYfliwxTseF4OUR-C2uq3KzgZZB-MDHR3Vg/s1600/IMG_5469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHMwQ1YclPEG1KaKG7kKL_d1xy8-slBJ8SbHPcw3EuCNIduCRiLp3te1jhJmZzm3TPS_lYS-2IgaH-Rw1n3YrtsOzgDbspiW6UvhrYfliwxTseF4OUR-C2uq3KzgZZB-MDHR3Vg/s320/IMG_5469.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a day, I add the grout. I completed this at 9pm in the dark, literally feeling my way around to make sure the grout was set in place. This made for some surprises the next morning!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcW668tNef7noDljHhvyiH23pfD-cwbJE72h1gXpjBpEktRnvuvea54_BKHNSToyY-wCQVo85URrLicU0y7niCoKlg0QHMiVmfsJUErJOXQ0SV_S9LR_jxqMNJQU4F943YusR9g/s1600/IMG_5482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcW668tNef7noDljHhvyiH23pfD-cwbJE72h1gXpjBpEktRnvuvea54_BKHNSToyY-wCQVo85URrLicU0y7niCoKlg0QHMiVmfsJUErJOXQ0SV_S9LR_jxqMNJQU4F943YusR9g/s320/IMG_5482.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-49716573080417770242012-07-19T10:08:00.000-07:002013-05-10T10:15:44.981-07:00Hardscape Layout<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The moment I've been anticipating - laying out the <a href="http://www.1900farmhouse.com/www.1900farmhouse.com/East_Side_Yard_Landscape.html" target="_blank">hardscape design</a>. It was pretty exciting to see the patio and pathways take shape but man, was it a lot of work, not that I don't need the exercise! I used the excavated dirt to shape the mounds that have been designed.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Once everything had been dug out, the next task was the steps off of the dining room. However, summer had made it's arrival and it was time to have fun on the water. It wouldn't be until the following spring when I'd pick this back up again.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhexwz6DT6ZERBRDo0cgzykVpDXNrGN2Pb0LnLSn6XqxEtP_l7tZVtUR2Auz41OinrkdqY1mEBo2vRruS6NrlCCy-Y36hKa2S8L5zctCzTK_uwWiTiCpkcSScGniwUA-y4QYynWw/s1600/IMG_2690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhexwz6DT6ZERBRDo0cgzykVpDXNrGN2Pb0LnLSn6XqxEtP_l7tZVtUR2Auz41OinrkdqY1mEBo2vRruS6NrlCCy-Y36hKa2S8L5zctCzTK_uwWiTiCpkcSScGniwUA-y4QYynWw/s320/IMG_2690.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The digging started from the patio door where the new steps will be added.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0gA6hXnDJPqw11218LCAcJwiikmWO6JZdgZaNG9BsTC2QRgbdafJKvoWjstzwc2wJxxRCoAMcAPrPB3hqhovtDWDSpfmWAb1yWwBTMtTzC4kMQ5zcINlrvXPtHda0-7oiS7jOg/s1600/IMG_2710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0gA6hXnDJPqw11218LCAcJwiikmWO6JZdgZaNG9BsTC2QRgbdafJKvoWjstzwc2wJxxRCoAMcAPrPB3hqhovtDWDSpfmWAb1yWwBTMtTzC4kMQ5zcINlrvXPtHda0-7oiS7jOg/s320/IMG_2710.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The circular patio shaped by a rope tied down in the middle and used to mark the circumference.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoM0xXvmkuf6xqKaIlCX5WbSRnddAgGP7GoKlJm76jOU_QGTW89Jx21fnSSOCBolL_bGdbkPJgtu5E0S1CRbGUai7_tBZ7rqjBzXkuWbHVnUNKj_nQ-U1KQDQmISB3yg1nEIwVg/s1600/IMG_2713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoM0xXvmkuf6xqKaIlCX5WbSRnddAgGP7GoKlJm76jOU_QGTW89Jx21fnSSOCBolL_bGdbkPJgtu5E0S1CRbGUai7_tBZ7rqjBzXkuWbHVnUNKj_nQ-U1KQDQmISB3yg1nEIwVg/s320/IMG_2713.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting there, but slowly.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsD3Hmyo5jBZkMDcuXtUNgDm7s6e1xS3EG26f29ffmEP85h83IDngcGv4PRTcsh-hhEQRuogjhXxlR-rM8AObkSUtYYgDuUGXC8Qqse6M-8phVxl6ULTl-e1k2kwIRTgbM3y0j6A/s1600/IMG_2730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsD3Hmyo5jBZkMDcuXtUNgDm7s6e1xS3EG26f29ffmEP85h83IDngcGv4PRTcsh-hhEQRuogjhXxlR-rM8AObkSUtYYgDuUGXC8Qqse6M-8phVxl6ULTl-e1k2kwIRTgbM3y0j6A/s320/IMG_2730.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost done...</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFPU28RYb-LSBgZpe2GdUQfX_0ARHOlZTDHlVyXOU_RmfxqDAw9pI5rW6N9WITg0kzFO4ppOXm0Q8ZtW6kBAHM1xp9fktJJCcoQktRaH6dfFvb8FLXOCqQn6NBuPLcDV99F1D2A/s1600/IMG_2692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFPU28RYb-LSBgZpe2GdUQfX_0ARHOlZTDHlVyXOU_RmfxqDAw9pI5rW6N9WITg0kzFO4ppOXm0Q8ZtW6kBAHM1xp9fktJJCcoQktRaH6dfFvb8FLXOCqQn6NBuPLcDV99F1D2A/s320/IMG_2692.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxpOSXCf6lKuuYsBwAK76tiVl9SOhtbAARaex8x6B0iRj8v4Y4QjjCIkbJS4DAkGJzqNcaN2mgfIhyAHoxDjUxJHDyZedh2C-J_RzHSJRLY6puNhYCHb4kCvwOfNO7Q2fNKkGNw/s1600/IMG_3193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxpOSXCf6lKuuYsBwAK76tiVl9SOhtbAARaex8x6B0iRj8v4Y4QjjCIkbJS4DAkGJzqNcaN2mgfIhyAHoxDjUxJHDyZedh2C-J_RzHSJRLY6puNhYCHb4kCvwOfNO7Q2fNKkGNw/s320/IMG_3193.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A good shot showing the mounds built from the excavated dirt.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBInwBsRORUxUlTq2NG6tHvXQqJsRN8Ll6mHqxy7Xqp75c788RTLpAfm_mxw5h9eW_IPaFmC94a4uAppl9BWhu4H6IKUK1NtzGc6KwO-mTLVffLvmmfEkE6YUGflVPMbMmm5CEZw/s1600/IMG_3263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBInwBsRORUxUlTq2NG6tHvXQqJsRN8Ll6mHqxy7Xqp75c788RTLpAfm_mxw5h9eW_IPaFmC94a4uAppl9BWhu4H6IKUK1NtzGc6KwO-mTLVffLvmmfEkE6YUGflVPMbMmm5CEZw/s320/IMG_3263.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the south</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jl4YL5eyi8so8WjkhW0RJMsOkg92QQ4LfRFHTtbp6-rEYV8Vxn8auwwepVXcum6jwaqQ_BxDxK6_MwuYw5yGCf5yVErNq-EEL0qBXy5AuanL4LZppG3btbXLAM0uPwCsUdje0A/s1600/IMG_3267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jl4YL5eyi8so8WjkhW0RJMsOkg92QQ4LfRFHTtbp6-rEYV8Vxn8auwwepVXcum6jwaqQ_BxDxK6_MwuYw5yGCf5yVErNq-EEL0qBXy5AuanL4LZppG3btbXLAM0uPwCsUdje0A/s320/IMG_3267.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-18815184000794043212012-06-12T09:36:00.000-07:002013-05-08T10:22:15.473-07:00Yard FillNow that window wells have their brick extensions, it's time to regrade the yard and slope it away from the house. I got a yard of compost delivered and along with the mound of soil from the neighbors excavation, I hope to have enough to add about 6" of new ground with a lot of digging, moving and raking.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNL9IJq1y40LxAkcbLz-usn5PnlK9fP68i_JUdVBK3qcPNKCZvXsiRRV_lagPpvhUwGOdT5Z-PYntWHYy6VfURJRMs5ukTterNsdzSmFgCMFkotuhJj4MxT592bNP6VZbex8x5Pg/s1600/IMG_2595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNL9IJq1y40LxAkcbLz-usn5PnlK9fP68i_JUdVBK3qcPNKCZvXsiRRV_lagPpvhUwGOdT5Z-PYntWHYy6VfURJRMs5ukTterNsdzSmFgCMFkotuhJj4MxT592bNP6VZbex8x5Pg/s320/IMG_2595.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDKVkaN-f2Xg9K3NwByMmARoxI8Wo_xuqzhmQYYOO4ZfoeXswMewIaDYb-XrtvcbLgwgfJWRy8fKbECkRKtIK8EmCL2Hab1rHdAkTW09nd9wQ7Uzr1iqnGFtHiYKeWae_RWV0Yg/s1600/IMG_2597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDKVkaN-f2Xg9K3NwByMmARoxI8Wo_xuqzhmQYYOO4ZfoeXswMewIaDYb-XrtvcbLgwgfJWRy8fKbECkRKtIK8EmCL2Hab1rHdAkTW09nd9wQ7Uzr1iqnGFtHiYKeWae_RWV0Yg/s320/IMG_2597.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xGgymiT0HD4qU_GPdTQqgT5ULqBXZJR35nnjYKztbgSqJJeoEJMGMFFxD_UGqvTGa8DXMBJbkgtVe8wEZfz6l2CFHfi9iXDtP-so4N9t6R4kKTYSOa5Yk-A8jKXzvDEDW1Qhgw/s1600/IMG_2590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xGgymiT0HD4qU_GPdTQqgT5ULqBXZJR35nnjYKztbgSqJJeoEJMGMFFxD_UGqvTGa8DXMBJbkgtVe8wEZfz6l2CFHfi9iXDtP-so4N9t6R4kKTYSOa5Yk-A8jKXzvDEDW1Qhgw/s320/IMG_2590.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4WPcIyaoE6FzRxs7vLjLAHnJX8609rUQv4NwDoYW7WokhWVNGKDuL0orZwuncjjPhzZLlPLrU6ExeTzxETxyGcIkvFd0JZFMfrXd7q49sOWNkREkMhNgEKXJQHZ-BJqlVNM9Kg/s1600/IMG_2592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4WPcIyaoE6FzRxs7vLjLAHnJX8609rUQv4NwDoYW7WokhWVNGKDuL0orZwuncjjPhzZLlPLrU6ExeTzxETxyGcIkvFd0JZFMfrXd7q49sOWNkREkMhNgEKXJQHZ-BJqlVNM9Kg/s320/IMG_2592.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-64231763222929607432012-05-27T09:32:00.000-07:002013-05-07T09:32:02.832-07:00Brick Wall in Corner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Though it's not directly a part of the new <a href="http://www.1900farmhouse.com/www.1900farmhouse.com/East_Side_Yard_Landscape.html" target="_blank">landscape design</a> underway, I decided to build a quick wall for a corner of the yard that's been needing some separation from the yard for some time. Since I had the extra brick and motivation, I deviated from the main landscape project and went for it. It still has much more work to do and many other ideas are mulling around in my head, but for how quick it went I was surprised by the results.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqf_PStjU_bohqlzKStB0Mq2oK9SHHZWuGJNcZh3QRJhq4toTN8LVroTUOb37V3fUivKqQdtXBXesVFJ6mpt5okUeoRZxtkZ-eAXblTQOThYvZn8HVbkaLrw1WCvVZP6HfgaxeQ/s1600/IMG_2334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqf_PStjU_bohqlzKStB0Mq2oK9SHHZWuGJNcZh3QRJhq4toTN8LVroTUOb37V3fUivKqQdtXBXesVFJ6mpt5okUeoRZxtkZ-eAXblTQOThYvZn8HVbkaLrw1WCvVZP6HfgaxeQ/s320/IMG_2334.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWU8w35yediQkNnhyphenhyphen3nVP6Pi4qrTQGiuLpf2C7FHdn8nd6MNamcQGrcsdLA6vR_uJMIt7hjsvdP8u84USeu2z268-7NmJ9SFXXcPc0s3diaWc-gt10vw5utZ4RsiGlrNym_YuKg/s1600/IMG_2335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWU8w35yediQkNnhyphenhyphen3nVP6Pi4qrTQGiuLpf2C7FHdn8nd6MNamcQGrcsdLA6vR_uJMIt7hjsvdP8u84USeu2z268-7NmJ9SFXXcPc0s3diaWc-gt10vw5utZ4RsiGlrNym_YuKg/s320/IMG_2335.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3i_E9fSFXFiw6wLLyepDXt3RSF0m69ESiDYjCuGqJKoqEEn932Y1zvCheoSyQ3bpCy_tXF_EfOaUxUPwRko_4ESLKbafiKvMJNbAOjsxJFYVfTG_cZifdJfJH0mK6mzRMkc_KQ/s1600/IMG_2336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3i_E9fSFXFiw6wLLyepDXt3RSF0m69ESiDYjCuGqJKoqEEn932Y1zvCheoSyQ3bpCy_tXF_EfOaUxUPwRko_4ESLKbafiKvMJNbAOjsxJFYVfTG_cZifdJfJH0mK6mzRMkc_KQ/s320/IMG_2336.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EOvLS7WvzbNuRIOmqIaR0rZqYr-GvnMrBEAkQbm-C7JbAQx46B9E4YL8CY2_TA6Sm7Cv9SEUmaJXkNiZQM3B7hqvLuMIZstHwXRDJRVHDGp_9QuqPUe3bgQlBYyokE2L9YlkYQ/s1600/IMG_2337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EOvLS7WvzbNuRIOmqIaR0rZqYr-GvnMrBEAkQbm-C7JbAQx46B9E4YL8CY2_TA6Sm7Cv9SEUmaJXkNiZQM3B7hqvLuMIZstHwXRDJRVHDGp_9QuqPUe3bgQlBYyokE2L9YlkYQ/s320/IMG_2337.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhl3-WZJ60kEB-QplEkmrRR0c1oC6__0e4Z1Qw_pSGNNWu_i41iLzsZqswvy_alVsO6OSM40i0P6H5TsSxfmrdYmb7KRJXvo4Y98Bc-fEawnJJF-Uce2dTNbRrHQAsK2ugtNHgw/s1600/IMG_2570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhl3-WZJ60kEB-QplEkmrRR0c1oC6__0e4Z1Qw_pSGNNWu_i41iLzsZqswvy_alVsO6OSM40i0P6H5TsSxfmrdYmb7KRJXvo4Y98Bc-fEawnJJF-Uce2dTNbRrHQAsK2ugtNHgw/s320/IMG_2570.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-82053858113169724582012-05-12T09:08:00.000-07:002013-05-06T10:55:39.657-07:00Bay Support<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
The first major task in the <a href="http://www.1900farmhouse.com/www.1900farmhouse.com/East_Side_Yard_Landscape.html" target="_blank">landscape project</a> was to remove and build new steps. After breaking up the old concrete steps off of the dining room, I learned that the bay section of the dining room wasn't supported very well. It was essentially cantelevered and supported by the floor joists. I suppose after all these years that was doing the job, but since this would be my only opportunity to get under that bay section there easily, I decided to add posts for a more direct support.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b0bcvuXgaWd3WF3-7WHhnT76DrxAvBUWCLMLMoySDDce5rSmgoz4UpMYMwst4GgF-8rYdmclNwrMxSSqmIFNi0TwWav1XybcZKm12zIGu_JYCoeZkubVKKSWsdOPSALhtpqEYQ/s1600/IMG_2520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2b0bcvuXgaWd3WF3-7WHhnT76DrxAvBUWCLMLMoySDDce5rSmgoz4UpMYMwst4GgF-8rYdmclNwrMxSSqmIFNi0TwWav1XybcZKm12zIGu_JYCoeZkubVKKSWsdOPSALhtpqEYQ/s320/IMG_2520.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2YFDDjaah5jecjrGp_ROq_-iWLJ2hFHca7GS1lNTyYaKL5CksWr7wEIQK2vz_2htQjf7OpVgbiqtjYeewPW_LqJi_KxMZuNScfeKAKKUyt-meSiQaRsz4RwsbRLJmR_OT-19yQ/s1600/IMG_2521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2YFDDjaah5jecjrGp_ROq_-iWLJ2hFHca7GS1lNTyYaKL5CksWr7wEIQK2vz_2htQjf7OpVgbiqtjYeewPW_LqJi_KxMZuNScfeKAKKUyt-meSiQaRsz4RwsbRLJmR_OT-19yQ/s320/IMG_2521.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1EJblezS06ok4HpBt_rM1FyX78ZGfMNfDmYQZ3cX28ESWuxt6LsL5bTbv0Q-kcqtbCN_3iWyAkAzgQBVG_ryVxRv6deVvwlNXc3WcO7QmmBcBCKugGpDHVFRUx4K-oXR0eqddw/s1600/IMG_2517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1EJblezS06ok4HpBt_rM1FyX78ZGfMNfDmYQZ3cX28ESWuxt6LsL5bTbv0Q-kcqtbCN_3iWyAkAzgQBVG_ryVxRv6deVvwlNXc3WcO7QmmBcBCKugGpDHVFRUx4K-oXR0eqddw/s320/IMG_2517.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzRDRZ-nrRuE3AZ8w9asRWPPdo_Lin5EKmbMGkjsKqm2bhPQVTsbFxIa7zX1VTzfHnLYJqk8X5IUFL6rYsT7V4rfw9vq0MLaSVTLSRosXptx0B_W29dbWwve1lQYQoTZTo2HtBw/s1600/IMG_2524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzRDRZ-nrRuE3AZ8w9asRWPPdo_Lin5EKmbMGkjsKqm2bhPQVTsbFxIa7zX1VTzfHnLYJqk8X5IUFL6rYsT7V4rfw9vq0MLaSVTLSRosXptx0B_W29dbWwve1lQYQoTZTo2HtBw/s320/IMG_2524.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIIi9xAFvp_k_ThewUhfwKJUF_J1-tuVur_L_X2Tna1gMB4blapUNbfTkuWH6jY6FGMX4nh2MM5bvpxJ4Md604I19oozCim8ecqQczscuuHcDpNfzqKvXfcXkG3iumzEUoTTUcQ/s1600/IMG_2522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIIi9xAFvp_k_ThewUhfwKJUF_J1-tuVur_L_X2Tna1gMB4blapUNbfTkuWH6jY6FGMX4nh2MM5bvpxJ4Md604I19oozCim8ecqQczscuuHcDpNfzqKvXfcXkG3iumzEUoTTUcQ/s320/IMG_2522.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-38825750751423941122012-05-07T09:01:00.000-07:002013-05-06T10:48:29.162-07:00Window Well<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The landscape project of the east side of my house official began in May of 2012 with the extension of the basement window wells. The slope of the yard went TOWARDS the house so the only thing I could do to reverse that slope was to raise grade at the house, which meant at the window wells.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I used the brick from the old BBQ area as the brick extension and mortared them in.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Click <a href="http://www.1900farmhouse.com/www.1900farmhouse.com/East_Side_Yard_Landscape.html" target="_blank">here</a> for the hardscape plan of the new landscape project.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIefenvxPn6iMCfMk3_RXZgZOP7vtX7y7767GZbAkfEHwVvrQdCXfQBA2RR7_Urc8uK5qNcnpypdA-H_VEZ81Fg7FrewPZR4UUkdeFdQtaRNEZzEQYpd4gkjcaYa1FeiJ04XWDw/s1600/IMG_2313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIefenvxPn6iMCfMk3_RXZgZOP7vtX7y7767GZbAkfEHwVvrQdCXfQBA2RR7_Urc8uK5qNcnpypdA-H_VEZ81Fg7FrewPZR4UUkdeFdQtaRNEZzEQYpd4gkjcaYa1FeiJ04XWDw/s320/IMG_2313.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LPUxvrOIfx5r8oNHbaF7v0lh2ZGHAN1I_0iGk1aCLOu8FgZZWa73msqd0oNdvmcHxAaKX_SRCvP9HhN_kLMC9Nlvy5GC_sujDqQ1c4yt5BKUBR37PB-uVzOdD3T0uTacdFRBnA/s1600/IMG_2328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LPUxvrOIfx5r8oNHbaF7v0lh2ZGHAN1I_0iGk1aCLOu8FgZZWa73msqd0oNdvmcHxAaKX_SRCvP9HhN_kLMC9Nlvy5GC_sujDqQ1c4yt5BKUBR37PB-uVzOdD3T0uTacdFRBnA/s320/IMG_2328.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQciHnDqBOuJKofPP9vTWT9OzrKtldP55HoJt9-KVz26rmdON-W94hkNyxGscOLeTT6ZCQBlmUjrAqWTDcUEn9suytil4VXaevMlDsl50vF_KEyCeCk0T3BMVsZV8IcpGO_k_8w/s1600/IMG_2326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQciHnDqBOuJKofPP9vTWT9OzrKtldP55HoJt9-KVz26rmdON-W94hkNyxGscOLeTT6ZCQBlmUjrAqWTDcUEn9suytil4VXaevMlDsl50vF_KEyCeCk0T3BMVsZV8IcpGO_k_8w/s320/IMG_2326.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpLdrYqvcRjKWaiRQIbqzMqGGHvm7uJwYG9WFsp2F50QBrxlV8ha_jFxD6ZbD74EPixRk16Q_H7UNdENhFaIqZ588znKwikKpmst-dXat1xU5XQZkjhRYyrOY_Ron_g1RLmc93g/s1600/IMG_2331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpLdrYqvcRjKWaiRQIbqzMqGGHvm7uJwYG9WFsp2F50QBrxlV8ha_jFxD6ZbD74EPixRk16Q_H7UNdENhFaIqZ588znKwikKpmst-dXat1xU5XQZkjhRYyrOY_Ron_g1RLmc93g/s320/IMG_2331.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28689860.post-30543090725332002682012-05-02T18:12:00.000-07:002013-05-02T11:26:22.256-07:00Kitchen Remodel VideoI've been chipping away at this compilation video from the kitchen remodel for the past several months. and I finally got it completed!<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yMeVhbQmmoE" width="560"></iframe><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMeVhbQmmoE&feature=plcp">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMeVhbQmmoE&feature=plcp</a><br />
<br />
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054746147261725963noreply@blogger.com1