Summer Sunrise

Pine Canyon Lake Sunrise

We mostly finished landscaping the First Baptist Church in Coldwater, the irrigator needs to install the underground watering system then we will go back and wrap things up.  We ran a lot of river wash stone and laid 6 rolls of weed barrier.

The ground is literally moving on our job in Pine Canyon Lake.  A one story hill has been shifted from the road side of the house to the lakeside filling in and flattening the yard.  Many of the mature pine trees have been removed and the house is now in clear view.

Starting the Bluestone Patio

The patio is moving alone nicely and we will be starting the landscaping beds next.  Extensive landscaping with large beds will pull this house back into the woods.

Bill and Gary, A Great Team

Happy and Handsome My Favorite Kind of Equipment Operator

We got back to our job on Clear Lake since the flatwork has been mostly completed.  It is another challenging site impossible when wet, to slippery with very narrow access.  The TR53 cracked and threw a track so we had to use the Bobcat to pull it up.  Two of the hardscape areas are about finished but we will wait until everyone is done at the lakeside before building a rock wall that will further restrict lakeside entry.

Stream Bed Under Deck

Glacial Stone Wall Necessary Before Driveway

Easy Creek Bed

These past couple weeks we have been on fall clean up and working on a few projects around the
shop.  Spectacular best describes the display mother nature treated us to this autumn, the colors were stunning I  remiss as I did not photograph a single tree.   Leaves have hung on and in fact are still on many of the oaks and a few maples so we waiting to do our major leaf removal.

EASY DOES IT, DOUG BARELY HAD ROOM TO SPIN

Oddly enough we have been commissioned to build another dry creek bed the fourth of the year.  We are taking this one right up the property line.  We discovered this hill was completely backfilled with number 4 glacial stone, not just a few feet but as deep as 8 feet down and up to 15 feet from the foundation, it was not a welcome discovery.  We ended up hauling out a few loads of stone and tried to disturb it as little as possible.

This homeowner wanted a easy care hillside and this dry creek bed is just the ticket.  These shots are in progress and we should wrap up pretty quickly.  The red block wall is going to be replaced with a block wall that matches the other side of the house.  My original design called for boulders to replace the block.

HILLSIDE BEFORE

HILLSIDE DURING CREEK BED INSTALLATION

What Did You Do This Week?

It was a pretty busy week and we wrapped up a couple of short projects.  Sometimes the short ones are the more rewarding because we can get in and out quickly while making big improvements other projects like the big stone wall in this video take weeks.

It was foggy most every morning these past couple of weeks and the combination of fog and morning light made for some stellar views.  We started the week with a seeding job just outside of Angola, the chickens were eating the seed as fast as we put it down.  The cocky rooster took a liking to our truck and we had to shoo him out several times.  To slow down the seed eating the men set up a sprinkler and blasted the foul.

The dry creek bed took us a couple of days and I thought it was fun.  I selected each stone and pretty much knew where each stone would set before we installed it.  The largest stone we cut in half with the concrete saw that doubled its use and cut the weight in half.  We used the tractor to lower the Missouri boulders down the steep hill from the road to the bottom of the staircase was 88'.  Using slate as the stream bed stone adds to the illusion of water.  The stream bed adds needed  weight to the other side of the stairs.  I thought it turned out pretty cool.

Ryan and Scott are still at it up on Coldwater Lake.  We used Allan Block provide much needed foundation for the pavers that will sit a top it.  We will be stacking a stone wall in front of the block that will disguise the block.  The next step is to start a matching stone wall on the other side of the stairs.