Patio Work

So far, the weather this October has been perfect. Sunny days in the 70's and cool nights in the 50's. Even though Daniel wasn't feeling too great, we just couldn't spend the weekend inside. So, we worked on the path that runs from the deck to the fence.

When we built the deck last year, we didn't think we'd reuse those octoganal pavers. They look a little dated. However, now that we have the deck, it seems like some kind of path is needed in that spot and we are not ready to tackle the time consuming, expensive job of redoing the whole path that extends all the way around the house. So, we are just putting the pavers back down the way they were (except now they will be level and have grass growing near them!). The only problem is, we are a coupe short. Four to be exact. Instead of pouring concrete, we used several of these concrete slabs as supports for the deck last year. Thinking we wouldn't ever need them, it seemed a great way to recycle at the time. Now, having searched all the home improvement stores, patio builders, and the internet, we realized they don't sell them anymore. So, unless we come up with an alternative, we will probably be making our own pavers in the near future to fill in this gap!

Even completing this short distance is much more work than I originally thought! The whole path is gently sloped towards the gate. For the longest time, the gate has required a shove to open. I used to hate how it scraped against the too-high path. We raised the gate an inch or so, but the ground is so much higher near the deck that the path has to be sloped too. Since we also have several other projects going on and some camping planned for this October, I'm not sure when we'll finish this. I'm going to try to make it a priority because it's been a mess for so long that I can hardly wait for it to be finished! It's gonna look great!