Driveway Progress

Our yard has now been in disarray for over two months and we have very little to show for it.  In January our new driveway was cut out, graveled, and rolled.  It snowed multiple times, was cold, and then rained over and over.  Once the crew started back to work on the driveway, they realized that the gravel that had been applied was not deep enough.  More gravel has been added, rolled down, and we hope that the crew will start laying the pavers soon.

In the meantime the crew started building a retaining wall and patio that will extend off of our deck.

Look carefully for the white paint outline and you’ll be able to picture our new patio.  The edges will be made of the pavers and the middle will be Greenstone.  Greenstone used to be mined in our area.  We saved a pile of it when we removed a patio that used to be located where our addition is now.  The wall is called a seating wall and should be perfect for you guessed it, sitting.

The concrete pad that you see in the picture below will be removed and will become a much larger landing constructed of pavers.  The pavers will be flush with the driveway.  The portion of driveway where my car is parked will become lawn.

Sitting on this new patio should be quite pleasant once it is complete. (The pine tree that you see planted at an odd angle is temporarily planted here until the front yard construction is complete.)

We plan to get a cocktail table and chairs that are somewhat like what a club at the beach has.  The middle part can either hold ice for drinks or it can be a fire pit.  I’m examining this one at the beach last fall to find the manufacturer’s name.

I hope one of us doesn’t accidentally go out the screened porch door.  If we do, the fall won’t be pretty.  The guys removed the steps today and I’m guessing that they’ll work in this area the rest of the week.

Now that things are rolling, it should be exciting to come home from work each day to see what has been accomplished.