Trees Out - Rocks In

Another project planned for this summer is to tidy up the bank opposite our garage/workshop and use all of the remaining rocks gathered from around the property to build a thigh-high rock wall that incorporates a cedar trellis. Step 1 was to have our new friend Ryan from Ryno Bobcat visit with his Bobcat, Excavator and Dump Truck. Within a very short time, Ryan removed the 9 old pine tree stumps, re-shaped the bank, leveled various piles of dirt on the property, dug a few more holes for upcoming projects, delivered 6 yards of driveway crush & 6 yards of topsoil and rounded up every possible rock to be found on the whole 2 acres.

July: All Hands on Deck

The first two weeks of July (holiday) has been spent prepping the area around the house under the veranda for a raised wooden deck. The overall plan has been to place concrete footings which have pressure treated 4 x 4's set on them, along with a pressure treated 2 x 4 fastened to the house foundation with concrete anchors. The 2 x 6 joists have then been fastened between the wood on the house wall and the 4 x 4's making way for the fir decking which is almost ready to install.