Landscaping

Excavation

Dave Monteith finished the excavation last month. The footing for the stone wall wouldn't drain (pure clay) so Montieth came back last week to dig a trench from the wall footing to the perimeter drain. They laid pipe and backfilled with gravel. The footing is now draining well.

Monteith cut the driveway and removed the blacktop in October. We are moving the driveway away from the house and lowering the elevation.

As a result of all this earthmoving we are now entirely surrounded by mud.

Driveway. Click to enlarge



Landscape Plan

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Fence Elevation

The fence has been revised slightly due to grade considerations.

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Stone Walls

The mason, Brad Stubbe, started the stone walls on Monday. He and his crew are very fast, the pictures below show 3 days work. The stone is all from Braefield Farm. John has been stockpiling stone for this project. On the last picture at far right you can see the slab stairs.

Monday Morning. Click to enlarge.


Monday Afternoon. Click to enlarge.


Wednesday Afternoon. Click to enlarge.