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Back Yard Improvements

We hired a contractor to come save our back yard from weed invasion and turn it into a comfortable place to relax. We had the terrace leveled, the retaining wall cleaned and extended, a paver patio put in, a french drain installed, and concrete stairs poured up to the patio. Over the next year or so, we'll be planting some arborvitae to add some privacy, adding raised planters on the terrace for a garden, and possibly adding a small shed.
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Backyard prior to renovation
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Backyard prior to renovation

  • Backyard prior to renovation
  • Backyard prior to renovation
  • Weeds removed and terrace graded
  • Weeds removed and terrace graded
  • Wall cleaned and extended, sand and gravel base in for patio, and forms in for stairs
  • Wall cleaned and extended, sand and gravel base in for patio, and forms in for stairs
  • Wall cleaned and extended, sand and gravel base in for patio, and forms in for stairs
  • Wall cleaned and extended, sand and gravel base in for patio, and forms in for stairs
  • Wall cleaned and extended, sand and gravel base in for patio, and forms in for stairs
  • Wall cleaned and extended, sand and gravel base in for patio, and forms in for stairs
  • Patio in, french drain finished, and stairs poured.  The temporary tarp is to protect the stairs from rain as the concrete sets.
  • Patio in, french drain finished, and stairs poured.  The temporary tarp is to protect the stairs from rain as the concrete sets.
  • Patio in, french drain finished, and stairs poured.  The temporary tarp is to protect the stairs from rain as the concrete sets.
  • Patio in, french drain finished, and stairs poured.  The temporary tarp is to protect the stairs from rain as the concrete sets.
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  • This is a stitched panorama of the the whole backyard.  It's distorted, but it shows the whole thing.
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