Update 2 on the walk project!

[WebmasterAlex]

I have been SO bad..these pics are from 2 weeks ago but I will try to keep this in order...

We had the "crew" over to dig out the walk and fill it back in...
A couple of high school students that KNOW how to work!! In this picture you see the path dug out and filled in with gravel. It was dug out to a total depth of roughly 8 inchs. This is a VERY important step. The foundation must be solid or you will have non stop problems. After being dug out I ran a plate compactor over it several times, wet it down and did it again. It was then filled with the gravel and once again ran over with the plate compactor. A plate compactor is a rental tool, not cheap but worth it's weight in gold on this size project. It looks like this:

This is the result

It is easy to run but VERY heavy...

Here are the 2 granite steps with some brick!!! I wanted to see how it would look

 

[amid chaos]

VERY, VERY nice Alex...thanks for the update.

 

[Mamu]

Very nice Alex. I love the granite steps.

 

[Snowwark]

It's shaping up very nicely, Alex!

If this was from two weeks ago, does that mean it's all done now?

We especially appreciate the plate compactor shot, it's very kewl!!

 

[WebmasterAlex]

Glad you get excited by power tools Snowwark
MORE POWER

 

[Snowwark]

Oh, I do....I have an awesome blow dryer!!!