Hammer time

 Jonathan + jack hammer rental = what I came I came home to last Wednesday.  This strategically created rubble used to serve as a solid concrete path that formed a "Y" from the back patio to the back gate on the left and the shed on the right.

Mid day Thursday Jonathan finished his jack hammering and started mapping out the trench for our front yard retraining wall.  From walkway to retaining wall, the Caetano-Hupp household  takes recycling seriously!








Mid morning Sunday we tossed the last shovel of dirt from the trench, then poured in a good 600 lbs of sand in to help in the leveling of the blocks. Using the dolly we transported two blocks at a time from the back to front yard and attempted to start laying the initial level. Turns out leveling these beasty 70+ pound blocks isn't as simple as hopped.  Time to think this over and possibly figure out a new approach.

With a little research and ingenuity Jonathan figured out another approach for the wall. Instead of laying the blocks in two layers he turned the blocks upright against one of the walls of the trench. Tadaa!  In just two days time Jonathan placed all of the wall stones and the drainage pipe, which will move water away from the wall towards the back yard.

The wall is not complete, but pretty darn close, and its looking great.  Little fill here, little rock placement there and our retaining wall will be in business.

Supervisor Jackson approves!

Oh, and by the way, as of this Tuesday our red rock piles is completely gone!  Hooray for free resource scavengers!