concrete

I've done my first concrete work, that is if you don't count digging a hole and pouring in a bag of concrete to support a mailbox. When the contractor removed the slab from between the house and the fence, we found more concrete under that in two sections like for car tires. Those pieces were blended a bit more into the main slab and didn't come out very nicely. About 50 pounds of QuickRete later and I've patched the front edge. You can see the change in color at the end of the walkway. That's my patch job.

I also layed in the pavers that lead up to the porch. Next is to paint some of the boards of the roof for moisture protection, then start framing in the porch to be screened. I've decided to go with 36' wide doors on the porch to make moving out easier than moving in was :-)

I also dug a trench around the front of the patio leading from just left of the walkway all the way to the right edge, turning then down about 3/4 of the length of the patio. I placed a PVC pipe with holes drilled in it to help with drainage, then covered it with drainage rock. Hopefully this will prevent any possible problems with water runoff making it's way onto the porch. The front edge of the porch is lower than the end of the yard, and the back edge of the porch is about 9' above ground, so the water should naturally roll around the porch now. imported-472