Progress!!

Yes, Lazy Gnome is very pleased that things are moving along in her backyard...and it involves none of her own sweat...

The upper photo shows the frame of the garage pad, as well as the road crush and rebar that form the underpinnings of the garage. The middle is the full shot of the poured pad with the frame removed.

It seems so high! Visually it is a bit of trick to realize how much soil and other materials were removed by the landscapers until you can find a point of reference. For instance, the bottom photo shows the back water valve, which is meant to be flush witht he top of the soil, sticks up about 8 inches.

Alas, the pad, as pretty and innocuous as it may seem, does reveal one of the main issues in a large project such as this: communication helps eliminate false assumptions. The garage guy and Lazy Gnome didn't talk details before this stage of the construction was undertaken--Lazy Gnome hasn't built a garage before and he didn't ask. As a result, the opening in the curb around the edge of the garage pad is not where Lazy Gnome's plan had it. It faces the house whereas LG wanted it on the side.

Plus, there is an issue behind the garage pad. LG did not include a driveway in the items for the garage guy to build so he said that he assumed she was putting in a road crush area and left a large area of rough concrete there as a base for that.

Well, now, Lazy Gnome has been planning for a new product that allows grass to grow through it but has enough support to drive over. It can be shovelled and the lawn can be cut--it's either a rubber or concrete type of lattice-work just below the surface or something. Well, that does NOT involve a concrete base, so that may be impossibly now. Argh.

Anyway, garage guy and landscapers have to talk....

But, today the supplier is to deliver the rest of the package, and when LG gets home from work, there might be signs of a structure reaching for the sky....!!

It is kind of exciting!! However, the rabbit in the bottom photo doesn't seem to appreciate the significance of all this...he's just happy to have some roots to nibble on....