Today was Day 1 of adding the brick patio to the backyard.
This backyard will one day be my sanctuary....
Where children can play and mommy can enjoy her coffee, mosquito free....
We can get a grill. Roast marshmallows. Watch birds. Listen to the owl that lives very near.......
I can watch the seasonal blooms (whenever things get planted!) :)
Adding a brick patio is a major deal.
Many men descended upon the backyard. Heavy duty machinery still sits in driveway.
A Bobcat removed all the old cement.
There was slight complication in making the ground not exactly level but set in such a way where water will not sit on top of brick.
After the grass was removed, the land was prepared. Measured one hundred times for perfection.
Crushed concrete added and flattened, then remeasured. Then Stone dust added and set and tramped.
Then the brick begins to be laid.
The walkway is runningbond. The patio is basketweave.
I feel like this outdoor space is really a terrific addition to the house.
Should be a major value add to this house.
BEFORE PICS:
Can't wait to see how Day 2 turns out! Should be all finished by tomorrow evening.
AUGUST 14th 2012
Day 2 - Cement in place. Sanded brushed in between bricks. Dirt laid around patio to resculpt ground, making slight incline and filling ditchy land 1-3 ft into the rest of yard. They still need to mulch and grass seed.
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