Brick Work & Stone Wall Progress

I absolutely LOVE the way the brick came out!

Now we just have to order the sundial and pedestal so that the middle can be finished.

The stone wall is almost completed- the left side is done...

And dirt is starting to be moved around to level out the garden areas now...

 Here is the view from the driveway entrance... you can see the right side of the wall still needs to be finished up.

The view from the Well House...

Pathway Progress

The stone work moved along nicely...

We realized that we need another of the stepping blocks to put to go into the Well House... that had to be ordered.

Heading down the Garden Path

As I was leaving for work the next morning, the landscapers were arriving to mark out the pathways.  A big truck was also parked on the side of the road to deliver the stone for the steps!

When I got home from work, the stone was unloaded and it was exciting to see that a lot of the gravel was in place for the pathways...

We still have the old fence up so the dog can still run free.  Soon we're going to have to start walking him on the leash until the new fence is in place.

Foundation Finishing

There were still some things we were wrapping up, but it was weather dependent... one of those was the stone facing in on the new foundation.

Original house foundation

Our contractor ordered the stone that we all agreed would match the original house foundation the best.  I thought it would come in sections, but when delivered we found it was all individual stones!

First they had to prep the smooth cement of the new foundation, so that the stone blocks would adhere...

One thing I didn't realize was that you apply it from the top down, rather than from the bottom up.  I guess to keep from dripping cement on the pieces as you lay them.

Here we are with the left side stone in place

 At the end of the second day, we had the largest section done.  Here it is, with the grout not yet in place...

They continued to work their way around the back of the house, then came back a fourth day and did the grouting...

Happily, this is now completed!

You can see that the grass is filling in.  We have future plans for a patio, but we have to put more thought into that, so we just put down grass seed for now.

Next up is painting the exterior.  We've selected the colors & the company to do the work... they have us lined up for August (weather dependent, of course!)