Hello dirt! Most of the work took place while we were both traveling for work. Nolan’s dad was over house/dog-sitting and would frequently send us photos. (Thanks Glen!) We kept the two flower bed areas from the original landscape job that Nolan’s parents did. I figure that even I can keep up with a small…
Calling in the pros
Remember last year we cut down the trees, put on a new deck (ok, 95% of a deck) and I attempted to trim the lilacs? That’s all fine and good but when your backyard still looks like this, it’s time to call in the pros. Nolan liked to joke that it was our “butterfly sanctuary”, but…
Deck – During
Warning: This is a boring post. Sorry.Just some pictures of wood, footings, cement, joists and boards.Wood delivery day! I transplanted a bunch of hostas that were previously living here. They would have been right in line of the new stairs. No bueno. Make sure you call your local peeps before you dig. Even though there were…
Deck – During
Then comes demo time! It’s hard to stop a girl with safety sunglasses and mittens! I did about 5%, if that, of the demo work. Like I mentioned before, Jeff helped out a ton, including the demoing. I slipped a little with the sawzall and Nolan took it away. I was good at picking up…
Deck- Before
I took this picture last winter and it’s one of only a few before pictures I have of the old deck. We had a couple reasons for redoing the deck: It didn’t have any stairs. It was as wide as the house and made the patio below a wasted space. The deck boards were…