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Front Yard Improvements

Our front yard started as an unlevel mess, scared by the loss of two trees to death and disease. To make it manageable, we decided to install a retaining wall around the entire yard and grade the yard to one consistent level. So far, that's involved cutting out a nice chunk of reinforced concrete, removal of a pesky root left by the fir tree, excavation, pouring and leveling of a sand and gravel foundation, and setting and leveling bricks. After nearly a year of stagnation, we finally had to bring in some help to finish the job. Now the wall is done and grass is in.
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  • Since we had the excavator there, Clemans also offered to start excavating for the walls.  He turned what would have been several days of manual labor into twenty minutes of machine work.
  • Since we had the excavator there, Clemans also offered to start excavating for the walls.  He turned what would have been several days of manual labor into twenty minutes of machine work.
  • Since we had the excavator there, Clemans also offered to start excavating for the walls.  He turned what would have been several days of manual labor into twenty minutes of machine work.
  • Since we had the excavator there, Clemans also offered to start excavating for the walls.  He turned what would have been several days of manual labor into twenty minutes of machine work.
  • Since we had the excavator there, Clemans also offered to start excavating for the walls.  He turned what would have been several days of manual labor into twenty minutes of machine work.
  • The mess left behind a short day's work.
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  • The mess left behind a short day's work.
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  • The mess left behind a short day's work.
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  • A first look at the roots we couldn't get with the excavator for fear of damaging the driveway
  • The mess left behind a short day's work.
  • The mess left behind a short day's work.
  • Steve gave us a hand removing the concrete blocks.  We loaded about 1200 lbs worth of 200-300 lb blocks into his poor littled over-loaded truck.
  • Steve gave us a hand removing the concrete blocks.  We loaded about 1200 lbs worth of 200-300 lb blocks into his poor littled over-loaded truck.
  • Steve gave us a hand removing the concrete blocks.  We loaded about 1200 lbs worth of 200-300 lb blocks into his poor littled over-loaded truck.
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