You want a cement pad on a slope? How are you going to do that?” First thing’s first, a RETAINING WALL is in the works. YUP, we are in the process of building our own! Have you ever decided you were going to build something and the looks you get from people say ‘WHAT? YOU CRAZY? WHY? Just get it done!’ Yeah, we get those looks alot. HAHA..but let’s not forget the annoyances we’ve had along ... continue reading...
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Building a Retaining Wall
Designing and Planning a Retaining Wall
Our non-existent woodpile Do you all remember our poor non-existent woodpile? I’m back to those contractors again that did our cement patio. Yes…the ones who screwed us! Our original contract included a second cement pad that was supposed to be built for a woodpile that never came to fruition! Sigh… It was a beautiful idea; a woodpile 3 feet from the room that houses our woodturning stove. I ... continue reading...
How To Move a Hot Tub…UM…or How NOT To!
THE FREE HOT TUB Our backyard dream project continued because that included a FREE HOT TUB REMEMBER? Ed’s buddy from work was ecstatic that our concrete was finished because it meant just one step closer to removing his unwanted hot tub off his deck and loading it onto our beautiful new patio. (ALL the credit for that beautiful new patio I am giving to the highly skilled concrete workers and ... continue reading...
