Saturday, September 15, 2007

Phase 2

cutting the patio

dig the trench

excavator

rascal the dog

papa movin' dirt

tools

new materials

the old cement pipes

they were big

any wonder our pipes were backing up? look at all those roots!

new pipes + clean out

old patio

filling the hole back up

all filled in

They started work around 10 this morning and were driving off by 5! Everyone really worked hard, and really offered up their best effort. I am so relieved to have an end to this 2-year-old problem! There's still a lot of clean-up to tackle, and after everything settles in a few weeks we'll be able to pour the new cement and use our stairs again.
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5 comments:

  1. taniaSunday, September 16, 2007 7:08:00 AM

    W-O-W! What a project! You are so lucky to have family who knows how to fix it all up. Crazy how those roots caused all those hours/days of back up problems. Hopefully, it'll be "smooth moves" from now on :)

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  2. taniaSunday, September 16, 2007 7:09:00 AM

    oh, and tim just commented, "holy crap!" (thought it was appropriate :)

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  3. JenniferSunday, September 16, 2007 5:55:00 PM

    Lucky Dave, huh? leaves with backed up pipes and comes home to clean and clear pipes.

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  4. rachelMonday, September 17, 2007 11:20:00 AM

    hallelujah!

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  5. palomaraceMonday, September 17, 2007 1:53:00 PM

    WOW! that is a HUGE job! and those are some serious roots jeesh!!!!

    here's to clear pipes! yay!

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