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Pictures as promised
OK, sorry for the delay y'all, but here's some pics of our new puppy, Maybelle, and our newly completed patio. I realized I don't actually have any final photos of the yard, but these will have to do. Not shown in the pics are the fencing we did around the dog area to keep it separate from the patio if we want (it has a gate to the patio), and the hoards of rocks we did around the patio edges and on the tree "hill". The concrete "bridge" will eventually lead to some sod, and we will be adding some more plants, but we had to delay that because we ran out of money! We will also be seeding the remainder of the property (the back 1/4 or so is mostly leach field for the septic) next spring. The patio is 920 sq ft, and we had a good 20 people sitting around that firepit at our party.
This was not a MM project at all as most of it was hired out (H helped with some of the manual labor stuff), but it sure turned out nice, and we resolved a lot of the grading/drainage issues we were having because they didn't do a great job of compacting the soil after building the house. We opted for the paver patio instead of the less expensive concrete or stamped concrete because the soil here is very expansive, and concrete will just crack. This area also gets full sun for most of the day so we didn't want the maintenance of a deck. Since we plan to be here a long time, we wanted something that will last and be easy to repair if needed. With the pavers, we can just pop one out if it breaks and replace it.
This was not a MM project at all as most of it was hired out (H helped with some of the manual labor stuff), but it sure turned out nice, and we resolved a lot of the grading/drainage issues we were having because they didn't do a great job of compacting the soil after building the house. We opted for the paver patio instead of the less expensive concrete or stamped concrete because the soil here is very expansive, and concrete will just crack. This area also gets full sun for most of the day so we didn't want the maintenance of a deck. Since we plan to be here a long time, we wanted something that will last and be easy to repair if needed. With the pavers, we can just pop one out if it breaks and replace it.
Re: Pictures as promised
Aaaaaaaaaaand I'm in love with your dogs. So cute!
Pavers are pricey because they lay each one by hand, it took a week and a half to put in because it's basically one guy doing the actual laying, with a helper or two to do the prep. A similar size stamped/stained concrete would have been half the price.
The firepit set up was in the 3000-3500 range I think. We had to run a gas line from the opposite side of the house, on the front of the house, all the way out there and the components for a natural gas firepit are obviously more than if you just did a wood burning one. We also continued the gas line out further for a future outbuilding so that added into the cost too (you can see where that is, the pile of rocks in the background is covering up the stub).
Thanks for the pics! Your backyard looks amazing! Those pavers are beautiful and that fire pit with all the seating is perfect for entertaining.
Cute pups! I know the boxer is an "older puppy", but she is already a big girl! (edited to fix gender).
And yup, our girl got spayed on Friday, she weighed in at 53 lbs, she's a big girl! The previous owners had seen her parents and I guess her dad was big too. It's been an adventure keeping her quiet all weekend.