My other backyard blitz

When my dad had a stroke recently Mum asked me to do some "paving" at her house to ensure she didnt have to deal with the weeds/garden etc.

she has gone off to Singapore (yesterday for one week) to visit some old friends. She needs the break. Before she left she ordered the paving bricks and left me with the strong impression that she hoped the job would be finished when she got back (seeing as i dont have anything else to do).

the bricks



I went there today and started the job. As usual i did not quite get all of the logistics sorted - i didnt order a miniskip bin - so i will have some double handling (more than I thought but manageable). While it looked like it might be a relatively small, straightforward job nothing is every really that easy. I cant believe how much rubbish there was hidden away in the corner (photos later). When i started moving everything the place was like cockroach/spider heaven - they were everywhere.

I arrived at 9.30 and left at 3.30 and i did not stop at all. I have made a pretty big dent in the "demolition - removing plants and rubbish" but there is still a fair bit of soil to remove and a bit of construction (repairs to retaining walls etc) to complete.

I took some before and after photos, just for the record. Lets see if we can get this job done by Wednesday next week (it will be a stretch).

The before shots:

I have to fill in the gap down the side path, pave in front of the Shed, pave all the garden bed down the back fence (except where i have left the 2 trees). To do this i need to repair/replace some of the retaining blocks and "adjust" the reticulation.









the after shots:











following is an example of some of the "rubbish" saved just in case it was needed later. It was part of the stuff in the bottom of the "ice chest" - now completely empty - on the wall in the after photo. there were literally hundreds of the little limestone offcuts - god knows what for.



Just before i left the bin turned up (good service). An added bonus - a larger bin because they did not have the size i ordered. GOOD JOB with all this rubbish. The first job tomorrow will be to put all the rubbish laying around it, into it.