Hard work pays off (usually)

You've seen the results...now about the process...

First--having that monstrous tree cut down was the BEST $150 we ever spent. We had no idea it would be so affordable and they crew had the tree down in 30 minutes. AMAZING! Henry was completely enthralled--and we were right there with him!

The hardest part about the fence was trying to figure out where it should run. The yard, unfortunately, is not a nice neat rectangle--it's more of a trapezoid. To have the fence look "right" from the street....we had to have a ~70 degree angle instead of a 90 where the front fence and the fence along the property/tree line meet. We (and by we I mean Troy) also had to build a retaining wall into the hill to level out the corner of the yard nearest the neighbors house.

The walkway: What a job! The digging really was alot of work...but atleast we were depositing the dirt we were removing into the corner of the yard (to level out that corner). Once the area was dug out...it was replaced with 8"layer of 2"minus gravel, tamped down, and 2-3" of crushed gravel. Might not sound like much...but keep in mind all of this [heavy] material had to come up the &$*% hill in the front! Yikes! Talk about back-breaking and slow going. Troy is a trooper!