Backyard work - Week 2

Since the kids love going to the beach so much, we decided to put in a huge sandbox. Okay not really. The sand is a base for the travertine pavers. Luckily the kids didn't see all the sand.


Here's the far side of the patio where the fire pit and the barbecue island are going to go. You can see the gas riser and the electrical and plumbing facilities.


Here are the pavers before they sanded and compressed them down further.


Here's the pool coping edge. We kept the old pool deck so they have to cover it still. The advantage is that you avoid all the labor to demo the concrete decking but you raise your deck by 2" and you have this extra 4" tile on the side.


Here's the increased patio area.


We put in stepping stones to the back where we are hopefully going to build a garden planter.


The kids enjoyed playing on the mounds of rock.


More stepping stones along the side.


Here's the 4" tile facing that hides the old concrete deck. Water line tile will go below that.


Here's the path along the side of the house.


Here's the start of the fire pit. You can see the gas riser. We actually had them move it another foot the following day.




Here's the fire pit with the travertine cap. Still need to put the stone on the side.


The pool column was finally removed and here's part of the water feature. They still need to add another layer of block on top. They are actually expecting to finish in another week.