Our First Major Project

One of the features we liked most about our old house was the patio we had poured just a few years before moving.  From that project we learned how such a seemingly small improvement to your house can change the way you live.  The weedy, bug-filled junky, wasted space under the deck became another room in our house to play and lounge and read and gather.

 

So we knew that when we moved to the new house, we wanted to have a patio poured pretty quickly.

Another thing that we needed to do at this house was pour some proper steps.  These natural stone steps were pretty, but were slightly treacherous, and would shift as you stepped on them, making it hard to reach the backyard.When we decided to do this project, we called Parker Smith from Great Western.  He did our last patio and we loved his work, and we were so happy when he could find time in his busy schedule for our project.   One of the first steps was to rip out those rocks.  It took about 3 seconds with the Bobcat.  Now usually, we are pretty independent DIYers, but sometimes, you just have to let the professionals do their thing.  In this case, it is so worth handing the project over to them.

They got the frames all in and the stairs all formed, and then it was time for the concrete!

It was also time for me to go run an errand, so I missed the actual pouring :( But I came home to this! The concrete wall all poured, and they had started stamping it.

  Here it is all done!  The patio has to dry completely before sealing it.  We waited a week.Sealing a patio is something that we can do ourselves, and we like the sealer from Redtop.

So pretty.  And so nice to have a great place to spend summer evenings.

Just in case you forgot what it looked like after this incredibly long post, here is a before, and after.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a great day!