Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Our New Back Yard




The first picture is of the hot tub after it was delivered-we simply put up tarps around it until we could do something more permanent. The next two pictures are the mostly completed new patio. This is out or kitchen door-We put in a colored cement slab with a flagstone design because of the low maintenance-as it turned out it was about $200 more to put in concrete slab than a deck. We just added the fence for a bit of privacy. We built the Pergola with the help of our neighbors, Wendy and Joel. We had a lot of dirt work to do to back fill the slab because of the uneven grade of our back yard and lot of repair where the Bobcat and cement truck damaged the yard. Then we planted grass, added a few plant and its mostly done. We got hold of some Virginia Creepers (a fast growing vine) and planted them around the posts-in about 2-3 years they will take over the pergola. Now we have got to get the missing grass spots filled in and then we can fully enjoy the new addition.

4 comments:

Frostbike said...

That looks fantastic! So it was really less expensive to do a deck vs. concrete? Good to know. We're not doing anything soon, but we're considering ideas for a patio upgrade.

Anna said...

Wow! That looks really nice! Good job guys!

Lois said...

I agree...it looks wonderful!

Yon Saucy Wench said...

That looks great.