Proy Wood

Finally the walkways are poured, pea gravel in place, topsoil spread (mostly, some will have to wait for some other walks and retaining walls to be done), and some of the plantings done.  Still need to plant a lot of vinca around the base of the deck, but that will have to wait for the mulch to be spread since it is easier to pull back the mulch to plant than it is to spread mulch under the vinca vines (which are coming from under the deck).  A truck load of mulch is coming tomorrow so I can begin to spread it and Judy can continue to plant the vinca.  Even with all that to do, I thought I would post some "final" pictures any way.

Here you can see most of the pile of top soil that I need to spread and some of where I have spread it.

A better view of the underside, I think the stain job made a world of difference compared to what it looked like before.

Before the staining, walk and topsoil...

With the walk poured and the forms removed, we were finally able to finalize the entrance to the deck.

Another view of the entrance.

Still have a few more outside jobs we would like to get done before it gets too hot.  Already too hot in the afternoon to do things like shoveling and raking.  Hopefully in a week or so, the guys that did the walks will be able to get back to build a couple of small retaining walls at the other end of the house and a walk between the barn and basement for me to move wood along from the barn to the shop.


We would also like to do a dry stream bed to help with run-off from the end of the drive (down an abandoned section of drive) during extremely heavy rains, but that might have to wait for cooler weather.

The deck part of the project was finished this morning.  Tommy and Ken Bafford of B & B Home Improvement, the sub-contractors did a wonderful job.  Their attention to details is great but they are very efficient too.

The last of the decking is down and they are starting on the last of the railing.

Just need to get the walk ways poured at the top and bottom steps.  This weekend, we started putting plants on the deck.


Guess I need to bring up the old grill (or get it replaced) before the weather gets too hot.  Here are some more shots.

The Deck and sun room.

For comparison, the original deck and screen porch.

The pad outside the basement garage door, and the access door for under the deck.

 I just need to run water and power to the top of the deck and it will be ready for use.  I need to order another rail post to mount the water to.  Guess Ill look for a transparent stain to even out the wood.

Part 6