Yard Renovation

It took about a week when the crew finally came to renovate the yard. By then, the weeds were so tall, one of the crew had to cut them down with a power blade.

The left image is the backyard. That's Mollie on the deck. You can see our new patio doors and the pergola above her. The right image is the side yard with the tall weeds that were later cut down..






 The left image is the front yard with fresh sod. The former flower beds have been replaced with large riverstone. The right image shows the side yard with fresh sod.

The left image shows the coarse riverstone used. The right image shows part of the back yard renovation, including some sodded areas and some areas of seeded topsoil. In the background, you can see the bottom of the deck and pergola with metal steps down into the yard.

We did have problems with our contractor, as expected. The problems included a crushed down spout, a damaged back gate, and a broken piece of concrete walk way. He'll not get a favorable testimony from me.

There will still be some work for us to do, including frequent spraying out of weeds in the topsoil that was used and less frequent spraying out of weeds that pop up in the riverstone. But, compared to the pre-renovation situation, we're happy with the results.