Sneak Peek – Patio & Pond
Here is
a peek at one of our little ol’ projects. And
by little, I mean HUGE. A few years
ago, Mr. V and I decided to rip out the old rotting deck that came with the
house, and replace it with a nice little paver patio. After a little more discussion, we thought it
would be a great idea to also incorporate a small water feature.
Both
ideas started out small and ended up quite another thing entirely. And as is our custom, we did all the work
ourselves. I’ll save all the gory
details for another day, but I will tell you this. It was hell.
Most labor intensive work I have ever done. At one point, I may have been spotted
vomiting off the back of a tailgate from exertion.
It was
completed in two phases over the course of a few months. And we saved $18,000 (just for pond alone) doing it ourselves. And it was worth every ounce of sweat equity. I will take better pictures this spring when
things come back to life but you should be able to get an idea of the sad
‘before’ and the progression towards the ‘after’ state.
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The deck was just over that dirt patch from the french doors to fence |
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We dug this with shovels - much bigger footprint than old deck |
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Laying out pattern of tumbled pavers |
2 comments:
soooo gorgeous! i can't believe you did it all yourself! wow!
These are wonderful and inspirational, thank you for posting them
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