Slow Going

Working is really getting in the way of progress on the house right now. So is the weather. I am 90% done with the backyard clean up and now I just need to fill it back in with dirt and level it so to speak. I am have been researching the various ways that I can build a retaining wall to replace the one that is on the southwest side of the house. Currently it is built out of stacked cinder blocks and what we will call recycled concrete as well as some stone. I am trying to figure out a way to use the concrete rather than sending it off to the landfill, because even though it will be out of my site I will still know that it is there and that I sent it there to never be useful. So I think that I will reuse the materials and build a wall in a similar fashion to a stackwall stone wall with poured concrete and then finish it with a nice clean stucco. This will not only save my conscience by reusing the materials, but it will also be a cost effective way to build both a sturdy and attractive retaining wall.


Since I have been stuck at work and while at home inside for the most part I have been working on the deconstruction of the bedroom closet. The sheetrock is all the way off and I have begun to remove the 2x4's. I need more strength. I feel like I should be able to just rip down the walls, but they are really stuck in place. Leverage is my friend and though it takes some time I do manage to get the studs out of the way. The bedroom already feels way bigger. Once it is down I will decide what to do with the door and where to build the new closet. I have an idea, but it will be easier to determine once I can mark it out on the floor.


Tomorrow is a day off so let us hope for some sunshine so that I can get more work done on the French drain, it too is almost done and it is doing its job already, as with all this rain my yard is not as soggy as it once was.