I know, I know..
We should be working on the master bathroom, and we are….slowly.
But there have been some actual accomplishments around the Cavender House over the past few months that I feel I should share with y’all.
Like the concrete pavers in the backyard.
Remember last summer when we had our new backyard deck built (Y’all can refresh your memory about that here.) and we had to remove the old, tiny sidewalk with a jackhammer? (Read about that adventure here)
Well we decided to add a few concrete pavers for the walkway to the driveway from the deck. After a bit of hesitation on both out parts….we out-sourced that job out too. Thank the maker for our contractor/neighbor Mike. He and his partner Kenny swooped in and framed out 6 pavers with 2X4s in much less time than it would have taken these boys.
Filling them with concrete was up to us……
Or so we thought.
It was hard….
I mean, REALLY hard. I had just come off the fiasco of our shower floor misadventure. And Jamie was exhausted after mixing Quikrete and filling just one square.
So we convinced paid Mike/Kenny to fill in the other 5.
Which they did.
Again, with hardly any effort. (That’s Mike in the yellow hat there surveying his work)
Jamie’s square looks a little …..rough…..comparatively.
But we’re OK with that. He’s not a professional.
Once the concrete was set, Jamie pulled up the framework, laid new sod, some metal flashing, and one of my favorite things on earth….pea pebbles.
Just feast your eyes on this gloriousness now…..
We love it so much that we’re thinking about doing pavers in a few more places now….
Maybe the walk to the front door…and on the other side of the garage…..and by the tool shed/potting bench.
Someday.
Because we really should get finish with our last project.
More on that to come.
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I LOVE this walkway! It’s exactly what I’ve been wanting, but didn’t know it. What is the “metal flashing” though. I’m not familiar with it. I’ve got to have this look next to my carport. Love all your projects and all your collections and decorating. What excellent taste you guys have. Wish you were my neighbors. Faithful follower. Metal flashing.
Hi Patricia, SO glad that you’ve been following us. “Flashing” is what I call the metal edging that holds the pea gravel in. It’s hard to tell, but the pavers are slightly taller than the grass, and without the metal edges…….the pea pebbles would wash away every time it rains.
Where did you purchase the metal flashing? Love your blog!
Just Home Depot…..they usually just have green….I have to search (Read that: make Jamie search) for the brown…Love you more, Jeannie
Your new sidewalk looks amazing! 🙂
Thanks Tina!!!
Wow you guys your new pavers look fantastic! 😃
Thanks Kim
I love how that looks! I’m so glad to have seen this because we are thinking about adding pavers in our backyard. I’ll be showing this to the mr. and getting his worthy (because he’ll be doing all the work) opinion. Great job, y’all!
Hopefully, the Mr will have better luck than we did with the concrete…..
Looking good.
We couldn’t possibly be happier with them…
Looks good. Now trip to Target just because that’s what you do when a job is well dobe_☺
We must do a lot of good jobs, because we’re at Target about 4 times a week.
That’s a good thing. I don’t make anything but if I survive kindergarten without crying I head to Target to teat myself😊
Love the look of this…..great job!
We’re pretty thrilled with it too…Thanks!
Love your blog and extra love you are a fellow Oak Cliff resident. Love living here because of the talented and smart peeps I get to call my neighbors.
Isn’t “The Cliff” just the coolest area to live? We’ve been here just over 6 years and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in Dallas. I’ve wanted to write a little more about the neighborhood…Like Jackson Vaughn, and the new Lula B’s (Yeah)..or the Oswald apartment. So glad that you found us!
Someone could make writing about Oak Cliff a full time job. I’ve been in Lake Cliff for 13 years and I can’t imagine what my life would be like without it. It’s a main character in the story of my life.
I think your pavers looks great! And when you get compliments you can point at the “rough” one and say “Jamie did that one!”
Candice he did a better job with the concrete than I ever did…..remember, I had to chisel out my mistake?
Love it, great job!! Just added your blog to the blogroll on my page so I can keep up with your adventures!!
AND I certainly don’t want you to miss any of our future adventures, Debbie. Cheers