this stone needs a home

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this stone needs a home

July 05, 2013, 12:06:58 PM

started doing random home exterior work on 1june,,
been at it every daylight moment my body can offer.

this work is back breaking to say the least, but worth it.
posting random progress shots as we moved forward.

approx 900sqft done by me, chance and the wife in the afternoons and weekends across three weeks.

this stone needs a home

Reply #1 – July 05, 2013, 12:10:50 PM

A few shots of the stone work area before cutting up the ground

this stone needs a home

Reply #2 – July 05, 2013, 12:19:37 PM

might as well get some more materials ready and add some gravel to the driveway since its 1400ft long

this stone needs a home

Reply #3 – July 05, 2013, 12:31:41 PM

time to let my son chance run the bob cat
we concluded that running a roto tiller took us way way too long for the time frame & goals we have.

this stone needs a home

Reply #4 – July 05, 2013, 12:33:14 PM

time to pour come stone for water leaching

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Reply #5 – July 05, 2013, 12:37:17 PM

now we have all three tiers pretty much ready with the slightest downhill grade for water mitigation

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Reply #6 – July 05, 2013, 12:47:50 PM

time to get materials moving,, tried to keep the pics in time order but they may not come out like that in how they land here on the board

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Reply #7 – July 05, 2013, 12:51:44 PM

some in progress pics

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Reply #8 – July 05, 2013, 12:52:53 PM

and here are more,, cause we arent nearly done yet

this stone needs a home

Reply #9 – July 05, 2013, 12:54:02 PM

and another pic

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Reply #10 – July 05, 2013, 01:00:34 PM

now we should be really close to done with some minor touch ups,, need to add a stone herb garden box even up with the garage foundation to improve that look.
next year the garage gets an exterior face lift.

this stone needs a home

Reply #11 – July 05, 2013, 01:02:34 PM

so what is the first thing little trolls do?

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Reply #12 – July 05, 2013, 08:48:21 PM

thats quite a project

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Reply #13 – July 05, 2013, 11:55:34 PM

I know how much work that it. I did some landscaping for my old boss using premade stone.squares.like that. a lot, a lot of work. dump.sand and then gravel in the cracks and tamp it down good so it won't wash away.

good work Scott.

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Reply #14 – July 07, 2013, 08:47:52 PM

thanks,,
I found a trick to all this that i learned half way through week two.

you need these two tools to make it go REALLY FAST
tool #1
get one of those wooden fold up rulers , you dont see them much ,not sure what they are called but i have like six of them all older than me.
You open it up and basically use the fold up ruler and shape it to your opening your trying to fill.
now walk over to all the flat rocks you took off the pallet and find the rock that fits the shape the best.

tool #2
a cheap side grinder but with a stone cutting blade on it.
set the rock down into the area your trying to fill but*** set the edges on top of the already placed stone. Use your side grinder to "trace out" the shape just barely. now move your new stone out of the way for a minute,, cut away the areas on flag stone you etched on, hit along the lines you cut with a chissel, now set your new stone into its new home.

tool 3,,, a very good back... or a dolly to roll the rocks over to your work area.