As phase one of a larger scheme, last week we built a retaining wall in our back yard. We had a shed under the deck that we wanted to relocate, and so the excavating and building fun ensued. Eventually, we plan to remove the landscaping rock from under the deck, and put in a patio & patio door. Though it's a walk-out level basement, the original owners refrained from putting in a door to keep their kids from sneaking out at night (as if the windows wouldn't work just as well for that).
We rented a bobcat to remove this weird rock retaining wall of sorts, then built the new wall with help from my dad and our neighbors next-door, who happen to have some handy landscaping experience.
We dismantled the shed and rebuilt it next to the new wall.
Of course, the kids seem to think that we did all this work so we could restore the middle swing to its previous location. Much to their dismay, it had been taken down to make room for the shed over a year ago.
Exciting, eh? Now to start buying lotto tickets so we can afford the patio endeavor...
We rented a bobcat to remove this weird rock retaining wall of sorts, then built the new wall with help from my dad and our neighbors next-door, who happen to have some handy landscaping experience.
We dismantled the shed and rebuilt it next to the new wall.
Of course, the kids seem to think that we did all this work so we could restore the middle swing to its previous location. Much to their dismay, it had been taken down to make room for the shed over a year ago.
Exciting, eh? Now to start buying lotto tickets so we can afford the patio endeavor...
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