Pre-August 2005
This is what the yard looked like originally. Mostly dirt and weeds! The first picture is the right side of the house where the wall will be. The second image is of the plan that I put together for the yard. You can see where the house is and the property line along the sidewalk.
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August 2005
I pretty much started working on the yard in August. I ordered tons and tons (like 60 tons) of materials from C&C Stone and had it all delivered over two or three weekends. I rented a small bobcat a few times and used that to dig the foundation of the soon to be Great Wall. The first image is of the foundation being dug. The second is some of the material in the back yard.
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Sepetmber 2005
By September, the foundation of the wall was basically complete. I had the first "tier" of the wall laid out and just had to work to backfill behind the wall. I also had managed to tie in the downspouts from the house into an underground drainage system (as seen in the second picture.)
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October 2005
Work came to a complete stop as the weather started to get worse and I started traveling for work. I think in the 6 months I was traveling I only put 3-4 blocks in the wall.... just to say that some progress was made.
April 2006
Upon my return, work started up again. These pictures are from the morning of the last day of construction. You can see the bobcat in the background and the foundation of the second tier of the wall. I also have the capstones on a good portion of the first tier that you can see in the foreground.
After two days of hard work moving blocks, dirt, and rock, the wall is finally done!! I would like to get a sprinkler system in before I put down the topsoil and try to grow some grass. So far, the only thing that has grown in the yard are weeds.
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1 comment:
Congrats on completing the Great Wall Steve! It looks like you did a really great job, and it definitely improves the look of the property from the street.
So what project is next on your list?
- Dave
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