25 cubic yards later of dirt removal (which we placed in low spots in the backyard and front strip between the sidewalk and street), we had a 6-inch deep area, 6ft wide and 16 feet long, approx 100sq feet.
The second day, yesterday, we purchased 25 bags of paver rock and crushed rock, and another 16 bags of rock dust and sand. Lots of raking and pushing, tamping and stamping later, we had a pretty good surface. An improvised screed using a 2X4 smoothed everything out. Then came the laying of the pavers. This part went pretty quickly and was very satisfying. The age of the pavers gives it a nice lived on look, as if it had always been there. Norm put a nice little edging at the back end using some bricks we had recovered from the former patio.
Next we broomed sand and rock dust into all the cracks. I showered it to help it settle, and found some low spots. This morning I reset about 1/4 of the pavers to eliminate the low spots, and swept sand in the cracks again. Lucky for us, it's now raining, which will help the sand settle into the cracks without too much force, better than using the hose.
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Sunday at the boat, we lifted the engine hatch and saw a pool of black oil. Darn. One of the lube-oil pipes had failed, draining the crankcase into the bilge.
February snow is long melted. Boat work has started. A launch date is in sight. The Spring Party at BSC is past. Life is good. (Life was good in February, too. Different but still good.)]]>
