All in all, it's just another brick in the...floor. This is another of those items that has been finished for quite some time, but I'm just getting around to posting about it. For the longest time I've been intending to install concrete paver walkways around the perimeter of our back lawn. We put in some short walkways about 16 years ago, which will give some ideal about how long I've been procrastinating on installing the remainder.
The impetus for finally kicking this project off was Denise's decision to purchase a hot tub. The hot tub required a slab and as long as I was installing the slab it figured we should complete all the adjoining walkways. The hot tub purchase also created a deadline. The tub had a definite delivery/installation date scheduled and the walkways needed to be (mostly) completed before the delivery date.
So, after much excavation and leveling and boarder installation, we took delivery of about 4 and a half pallets (about eight tons, give or take) and started laying them out. Interestingly, the only access to our back yard is on the side opposite the installation and the pallets were too heavy to forklift across the lawn. So, all 16000 pounds had to be transferred by hand, hand truck, little red wagon or whatever means were readily available.
Over the course of several weekends, the pavers made their way across the yard and into their appointed places.
The reward for all the hard work was a long soak in the tub after the installation was complete.
Pictures to follow.
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