Backyard Renovation

When we moved to our new house, we knew that the backyard would need some work. We had a brick patio and a wooden deck, but the bricks in the patio were cracked and weeds were growing up in between and the deck was asking for termite invasion. We also needed to put a drain in along the edge of our house because we have a negative grade (the ground slopes downward toward our house) and we didn't want to have flooding issues. Let's just say this has become quite the project.

I wish I had some before pics, but I don't.



This is where the deck used to be and where our new patio will be.  Aidan enjoyed playing in the dirt.



This is our new drain. This was a two weekend project. Seth had to dig out some big bushes and then dig a huge trench before putting in the pipe, gravel, and dirt.



The demolished deck which we can use for firewood for the fire pit we hope to build.



Aidan sitting in the dirt playing with an old shoe. (Excuse his outfit--I just threw on some clothes he could get dirty in)

Hopefully in the next few weeks, the patio will be finished and I can update with some pics of what it looks like after all the work!