small progress

[mellowtigger]

Physical exertion didn't exhaust me today like it did yesterday, so I made more progress on the patio.  I would have done better, but sporadic bursts of rain have chased me inside already.

The books and articles mentioned 10'x10' (or 12'x12') patio decks.  They detailed exactly how many of each kind of brick was necessary to complete a 10'x10' patio.  What all of the papers FAILED to mention, however, is that if I were to add just a single inch onto the size (10'1" x 10'1") then I could lay the patio without cutting any of the bricks.  Me and power tools are a really bad idea, so of course I chose to push out a cinder block border by one additional inch.  A quick test run with some bricks showed me that, yes, they now fit squarely within the border without needing to cut any of them.  Yay!



So that's where I'm at now.  Ready for sand, then bricks.  Progress, slowly but surely.

Comments

[dodecadragon.livejournal.com]

What times? I have a chiropractor appointment at 1pm so will be gone between 12:30 and 2pm, will be home the rest of the day, so feel free to knock on the door and say "hi" I can show you the screen I have too, maybe even test it out to see if it works. I'd like to get your input on some of the plants growing around my place too. :o)

[mellowtigger]

Sounds like an extended visit, so I'll plan on dropping by after work so there are no deadlines to interfere. I expect to be off at 5pm. Shouldn't take long to get from there to your place.

[dodecadragon.livejournal.com]

Sounds good. :o)

[dodecadragon.livejournal.com]

Do you need another piece of fabric for that corner? I have some if you do. :o)