In the last post for this project we saw the sonotube footings beneath the four corners of the concrete slab. When the decorative stone & brickwork is complete, each footing will secure and support a pavilion column. Within the 12″ wide bluestone border is a row of brick to visually tie-in the surrounding brick patio. The [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 28, 2009
Overhead Wires Can Sometimes Be An Eyesore Usually when there are overhead wires they are in front of the house along the road. That’s usually a workable feature in that most passers-by look at the house and generally don’t pick up on the wires. This backyard project, however, had an atypical situation. The utility poles and wires [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, May 24, 2009
Organized Chaos To some it may look like chaos – two excavators working close to one another. But if you stand there for a while and watch, it begins to almost look choreographed. These machine operators know exactly what each other is doing because they’re experienced and have planned their strategy in advance. The steel rods [...]
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Friday, November 20, 2009
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