With the act of putting our house numbers back in place we officially complete the Retaining Wall project. Although the front yard fence between us and our neighbors to the north looked okay when we bought the house, it had become a bit of an eyesore. Carolyn and I had looked at several alternatives but we would probably still be looking if a section of the fence hadn't crashed down on the driveway. We promptly knocked down the rest of the fence so our place wouldn't look like a 6 year-old's mouth. It didn't take many days until we decided we liked he open design.
Our neighbor Wayne designed some fences and we made some decisions. Our other neighbor objected to our initial choice of block and we're glad he did because we really like what we subsequently went with. We also like the way it drops away as it nears the pole giving almost no obstruction of sight.
Wayne claims that our streeetlamp makes it more difficult for potential troublemakers to see his RV. I'm certainly not opposed to that. On the other hand, the lamp has certainly improved the light to our house - front door and garage especially.
Wayne used this opportunity to shore up a section of our driveway which appeared to have no earth support at all. Wayne rammed wet concrete under the driveway before placing each course of block. We probably would never have gotten around to it until that corner of the driveway snapped.
Although we had promised our neighbor that she could use the extra dirt, by the time Wayne filled everything back in, there was no extra. And the runoff should be as much on the neighbor as my driveway.
With the act of putting our house numbers back in place we officially complete the Retaining Wall project. Although the front yard fence between us and our neighbors to the north looked okay when we bought the house, it had become a bit of an eyesore. Carolyn and I had looked at several alternatives but we would probably still be looking if a section of the fence hadn't crashed down on the driveway. We promptly knocked down the rest of the fence so our place wouldn't look like a 6 year-old's mouth. It didn't take many days until we decided we liked he open design.
Our neighbor Wayne designed some fences and we made some decisions. Our other neighbor objected to our initial choice of block and we're glad he did because we really like what we subsequently went with. We also like the way it drops away as it nears the pole giving almost no obstruction of sight.
Wayne claims that our streeetlamp makes it more difficult for potential troublemakers to see his RV. I'm certainly not opposed to that. On the other hand, the lamp has certainly improved the light to our house - front door and garage especially.
Wayne used this opportunity to shore up a section of our driveway which appeared to have no earth support at all. Wayne rammed wet concrete under the driveway before placing each course of block. We probably would never have gotten around to it until that corner of the driveway snapped.
Although we had promised our neighbor that she could use the extra dirt, by the time Wayne filled everything back in, there was no extra. And the runoff should be as much on the neighbor as my driveway.
Yes, those blocks look very nice. And lighting is aways good for security.
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ReplyDeleteWe bought it at Lamps Plus. Price was approximately $250.
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