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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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A good look at the root.  At this point, we had no idea how we were going to get it out.
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A good look at the root. At this point, we had no idea how we were going to get it out.

  • 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.
  • Manual excavation of the Alder root
  • Manual excavation of the Alder root
  • Cutting the root away at the driveway.
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  • The first piece of root out.  If I only knew how much more work I had ahead of me.
  • The first piece of root out.  If I only knew how much more work I had ahead of me.
  • Picking away at the root for hours
  • Manual excavation of the North wall foundation begins
  • A good look at the root.  At this point, we had no idea how we were going to get it out.
  • A good look at the root.  At this point, we had no idea how we were going to get it out.
  • A good look at the root.  At this point, we had no idea how we were going to get it out.
  • A good look at the root.  At this point, we had no idea how we were going to get it out.  And it took hours to excavate it this far.
  • A good look at the root.  At this point, we had no idea how we were going to get it out.  And it took hours to excavate it this far.
  • Picking away at the root for hours
  • Picking away at the root for hours
  • Picking away at the root for hours
  • Sand and gravel delivered for the wall foundation
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