driveway border paver update...

Looks like it's going to be a scorcher (again) today! The sun was way too strong yesterday afternoon to continue the paver project -- and since he has the luxury of having more than a weekend to work on this -- Rick decided to wait until this morning to continue. I think that he should have started a bit earlier though. I was watching him and noticed that...



...there is an awful lot of asbestos asphalt edging to chisel away.

I sent him back to Home Depot -- to rent the "awesome" mini - jackhammer that he used while doing the paver walkway. He just smiled happily and off he went without an argument. Sofia can't wait until he returns -- she wants to hear him make some NOISE! :-)

saturday morning workout...

An early start, right after breakfast...



A little mid-morning backfill...



Now, just a few cuts with the tile saw and it will be finished before lunch!



Better get a good night's sleep -- the other side of the driveway is waiting! :-)

life after pavers...

According to our thermometer, it is 101 degrees in the sun right now. I just realized that the clock is not showing the correct time -- it is approximately 9:30 a.m. Thankfully, the pavers are done -- except for some detail work. The extra dirt and grading can wait until the temperature cools off. I think we'll be spending some time indoors with the air conditioner today.

ta da...

By 9:30 a.m. this morning the master craftsman was ready to fire up the tile saw. Nicholas had an orthodontist appointment -- so we left him unattended for awhile.



When we arrived home, we saw that he did fine while we were gone. We went inside to make lunch so he could keep going. I threw some chicken nuggets in the oven -- and -- I guess since my arm was tired from all that shoveling it decided to lay itself on the inside of the oven door...




Ouch! Good thing we only have to backfill some dirt and kick up some dust...



then it's time to relax...



Finally!

where we left off...

You guys are too funny with the comments! This is where we left off last night. Rick had to take a day off from work today to continue this project -- and hopefully complete it. All the blue skies and bright sunshine have set us back. We were hoping to finish by yesterday afternoon.

bright blue skies, and pavers, continued...

By 9:30 this morning this was all that was left from the 5 yards of aggregate that was dropped onto the driveway on Friday afternoon.




This is what was accomplished in the paver area.



By 1:30, this is what was accomplished in the beverage area.




These were showing signs of the 93 degree temperature and sun exposure...





So, it was time to go inside and make some lunch!




to be continued...

best seat in the house...

Yesterday morning was a beautiful weather day. A perfect day. Bright blue skies -- and not a cloud in sight. Perfect weather -- except if you are planning on digging a 20 foot x 25 foot pathway. Rick decided to rent a sod remover -- it worked like a charm and kept us hopeful that this project would continue to go along smoothly.

However, the dirt beneath the sod was a smidge softer than concrete. So a trip back to the tool rental place was in order. Rick rented some sort of jack hammer thingie -- which worked well. He broke up the dirt -- and I helped shovel the dirt. By last night, this is what we had accomplished -- and after shoveling all I could do was think about sitting down in that chair.

By this afternoon this is what we have accomplished. It is waaaaay too hot out there right now.

So this is the chair to be sitting in!

pathway to the lovely...

...in progress! Our next project is the paver walkway from the driveway to the gate. The pink string has been strung! If you squint and look right behind Ozzy in the picture you can see it. The pavers and aggregate are being ordered as I write. If weather permits, the existing sod will be removed on Friday morning, and we will continue working non-stop throughout the weekend -- except for a barbequed hamburger on Father's day.

Oh, if you're wondering what is "the lovely" -- it's this: