Sunday, April 12, 2015

A New Path for the Side Yard





For the past couple of years, I've wanted to get rid of the grass on our side yard.  It's a really narrow area and kind of pain to mow.  We put a shed back there to hold the snow blower in the summer and store my pots for the winter, but other than that, we rarely go back there.  Pavers and pea gravel seemed like an easy solution.  Of course, once the project starts, it's always harder on the body than expected.  :)
 
We started with this:
 
 
We removed a truckload of sod.
 
 
 
 
We ordered a yard of sand, but the guy with the tractor at the garden center put this road base gravel in the truck.  Once it's put in the truck, there are not a lot of choices.  Luckily, it worked out ok.
 
 
 
They were able to add the pavers to the truck with a forklift.  Then we only had to handle them a couple of times.  At 18 pounds each, they are heavier than you might expect.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 It took a LONG time to set the pavers.  Each had to be completely level itself, and with the other pavers.  We used 2x4 pieces to keep the spacing correct.  As soon as we'd finish two rows, we'd fill the rows with the road base to hold the pavers in place.













 
 
We are thrilled with the result!  And amazingly enough, we had only two shovelfuls of the road base left over.  Boy were we lucky that we had enough, but not too much.


While we were in the middle of this project, we added this adorable boy to our family.  Henry is such a sweet boy and we are thrilled he's ours! 

 
 
 
Thank you for your visit!
 
Pam




Thanks so much to Cindy at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home for the feature this week!


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15 comments:

  1. Looks amazing, Pam! I've always wanted to do something like that to our side yard too. Such a cute new pup!

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  2. Pam that side area looks fabulous with the pavers!! Congrats on Henry what a cutie!!

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  3. Henry is just adorable, Pam!! How precious he looks. :-D You did a wonderful job on your paver walkway; I love the way it curves! It really looks beautiful, and I'm sure you'll enjoy not having to mow there.

    Thanks for sharing! Visiting from Amaze Me Monday -- have a great week.

    Hugs,

    Denise at Forest Manor

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  4. I'm impressed! What a great job you two did. I know how hard the labor is since we did a patio and path made with flagstone a while back. It's well worth the effort and it looks like you guys did all the steps to perfection! Henry looks like a sweetie- that's so nice of you to give him a home.

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  5. It's beautiful Pam !!!
    What a job - I know how heavy those are - we once did it up the sideway of an older house we had - I love how yours turned out !
    xxx

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  6. Your sideyard project turned out beautifully. I can only imagine how much work and planning it must have taken. You were lucky to tackle it in the spring rather than in the heat and humidity of summer.
    Now for the real story...I would love to hear all the details of how you added that cutie pie, Henry, to your family. He looks like he will be forever grateful to you guys. More, please.

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  7. great job and such an improvement. Something we need to do too soon.

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  8. Your new path looks great. I'm sure it was a lot of hard work. Congrats on your new handsome addition.

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  9. That path is gorgeous. (And so is your little dog.)

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  10. It was worth all the hard work, because it looks great! Of course, I'm not the one that had to do it ;)

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  11. Great job! Welcome to Henry, such a cutie!
    Thanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
    Blessings,
    Cindy

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  12. Great job! Welcome to Henry, such a cutie!
    Thanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
    Blessings,
    Cindy

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  13. Awesome jog, Pam, and what a sweet addition to your family! Visiting from Amaze Me Monday - congrats on the feature.
    Rita C at Panoply

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  14. I love Henry! Your project turned out so nice, looks great!

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