This weekend was one of the busiest we've had for a while! Lessee....decided to take Friday off since the weather was so great, and we figured it's the best time to get some deck work done. So once we decided that Friday was hooky day, Thursday night we went to pick up deck stuff at Home Depot over at Gerrard. Lo and behold, if a few other people didn't have the same idea....so renting a truck to take the stuff home was out of the question.
Scooted over to the Home Depot at Eglinton and Laird - we were lucky enough to score a truck! Then we went and bought all out manly-man stuff (a circular saw, a drill, and a workbench...oooooh). Of course, I'd never driven a truck before, so that was a first.
Friday - skirting around the deck. First, the frame - and that took us the whole day!
Saturday - dad-in-law came to help and add to the manly-man factor (certainly no construction work is complete without the experienced hand). Put the boards around the deck and spread some stones on one side of the deck. Again, the whole day!
Earth day Sunday - built the planter boxes against the right side of the yard against the fence. Halfway through, we had to stuff and bring our bun-bun (read: puppy) to Petsmart for his graduation. And he passed!!!! (We have the certificate to prove it!) Finally went back home, completed the planters, and planted our cedar trees.
As I said...*whew*
Sad to say, the yard is still a work-in-progress, but we are already amazed at the improved look of it. So, here's some "before" pictures to give an idea as to how little the previous owners did to the back yard. Hopefully, we'll have some "after" pictures in a month or so....
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