Today, gravel and limestone is shovelled onto the area where the patio is to be laid. After lunch, Karen and I headed over to Beaver Valley to select the Armour Rock. After wallowing around in the mudpit and climbing over the small mountain of rock, we tagged the selected pieces with a spot of paint. The guys at Beaver Valley tossed the 100+ pound rocks around like pebbles in their tractor buckets. As Karen's trailer could only take a couple of ton, we brought back ten armour rocks. It took the entire crew to cooerce the rocks into the backyard. I had asked Karen on Thursday if they would be using a bobcat, but she explained that none were available, but she would keep trying.
After the patio foundation was prepared, the front and rear porches were scored. Our plan asked for an additional step at the threshold, so the concrete forms were added.
The various flagstone colours that Karen had chosen were very complimentary to the brick colour of the house as we dry laid them. Before Karen left to pickup the remaining armour rock, we marked out the location of the planter beds, and paths as per the plan.
Surprisingly, a bobcat was delivered later in the afternoon and much of the remaining sod was removed quickly.
