Summer Projects and New Wheels

[Buffalo Six]

About 2 weeks ago I started my backyard project of getting set for building a 2 car garage and work shop in my backyard next summer. That entailed demo'ing pretty much everything in my backyard like 1 really screwed up maple (hollow to the core and about to fall on my next door neighbors garage), 2 storage outbuildings (one some dingy metal thing that held nothing but mice poop and spiders, and one sort of nice 10'x16' shed that had been lifted about 6 inches off its foundation by another massive Maple tree), taking the massive, massive amount of concrete (porch slab was 7" thick with a 18" deep perimeter footing, which the massive maple was also picking up and tilting to the house), some sidewalks (which the said massive Maple was also picking up) and tearing down my "vintage" 50's style twisted wire ornamental fencing that Fenway can jump over without breaking stride as it was only 36" tall.

In all of thats place will be a new wood deck with a nice concrete pad for the Smoker and Charcoal grill , extended driveway slab (basically doubling the width of the current one that just wide enough for my Honda) that will extend into the back yard for a fenced in parking place for my Xterra.....er...I mean my truck (more on that in a minute. Also a new 7' tall cedar privacy fence w/ metal posts around the entire back yard, and for now a new 10x14 storage shed for the mower and other stuff, and a new front and read yard sprinkler system. Fenway will for now have just over 4000 sq. feet to roam.



Next summer I am putting in a 28'x28' 2-car garage with a 8'x16' extension and finishing up the rest of the driveway slab.

Whew! and that dosnt include all the landscaping I'm doing myself.

I also needed something to haul stuff with as the Xterra was showing its age (9 hard years) and I wanted a truck so.....
I bought over the weekend a Dodge 1500 4x4 Crew Cab. The 5.7 Hemi can get out of its own way thats for sure but filling the 32 gal. tank is slightly painful.



Thats my honda next to it in the driveway of my Dads house which we are still working at cleaning out so we can sell it.

Going to be a busy summer.

[Tach Deneva]

Also a new 7' tall cedar privacy fence w/ metal posts around the entire back yard

SWEET!

[Buffalo Six]

No doubt Tach.

And today they are pouring the driveway slab and street approach.

Cant wait until the dang fence is up, having Fenway cooped up in 3 rooms of the house this long sucks

[VEGETA]

sounds like fun. I am actually in a smiler boat Buff. Trying to do some yard work, and work around the house. Not to your extreme (because of cost) but ya its a pain lol.

nice wheels tho. Now how long until you offroad the thing.

when the cash comes in tho, the basement is my first big project, then kitchen/bathrooms. Hoping the fall I can start framing the basement.

[Buffalo Six]

Well the Deck is done (other than having them come back and level 2 handrails and replace twisted bolsters....damn treated crap) and the driveway slab and BBQ slab is in. They start drilling for the metal fence posts tomorrow (its only supposed to be 101) and the fence should be up by the end of the week. Next week the electrician comes out and puts in 3 outlets, a power box for the sprinkler system, and adds some light fixtures to the back of the house and cleans up the rats nest of phone and cable wires on the back of the house.

When I get back from Denver next week I have to get the pavers in around the 2 flower beds and ring the BBQ pad. Then clean most of the roots that are all over the place they tore out to put in the concrete. Then its 2 loads of shreadded top soil, and the Sprinkler system goes in. Growing grass is going to be a bitch but I'll get what coverage I can now and then reseed in Sept.

After all of that, I'll have the roof on the hose replaced. Then I start on the front flower beads......going to be a busy summer.