Landscaping: Phase I

Our big accomplishment for 2008 is having completed the first phase of our landscaping project. When we purchased our home, there was pretty much just dirt in the backyard and on the side of the house. We wanted to put in a nice backyard, pour concrete on the side of the house for RV access and then refurbish the front yard to update the curb appeal.

We broke it into those three phases and tackled Phase I in 2008, which was the sideyard concrete project. First Chad had to spend many days tearing out the grass, tearing down an exisiting wall and leveling all the dirt. Then he built a masonry 1/2 wall between us and the neighbors. Then, in April, the concrete was poured. Since April, we've installed a shed and, just recently, Chad completed the gate to go across the whole thing.

It was a lot of work, but the end result is really nice.

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After: