Ta-Done!

Well…we’re done!! It’s been a couple of weeks since the last post, but it’s because we took some time to actually enjoy all of our hard work 🙂

After the rainstorm & flooded basement debacle, we spent the next couple of days finishing up the deck skirting and planting. Then called it finished for the year. This means that we didn’t finish everything we thought we would (cable rail for the deck, concrete patio, etc…) but we got most everything done:

• Demolish existing deck and garage
• Re-build deck and add new stairs and railing (have a wood rail in place but wanted to do a cable rail – this may have to wait until next year)
• Build new fence and gate
• Break out concrete, add drainage (just in case), build retaining wall, fill with dirt and plant garden and raised beds
• Add irrigation and lighting
• Repair and stain concrete patio (this will have to be next year)

To remind you, this is where we started:

And 6 weeks later, we had this:  

It was a long, hot summer, but we have such a great space to enjoy the (hopefully) few weeks of nice weather this year!

So backyard is done…for now 🙂

-H