Year 5, Day 61, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 6/30/2025. The Wellington – First thing this morning, we picked up mason sand from Hamilton. We also picked up 3/4 inch black pipe from Midway Supply. Then, we started the front sidewalk. We have been getting our mulch, sand, stone, etc. that we pick up ourselves at Hamilton Mulch and Landscaping for 4 years now. The young man that loads the truck is exceptionally talented at the controls. Steve actually lets me stay in the truck as he loads the truck. I used to have to get out and move away away from the truck.
The process to create the paver sidewalk is to 1) Put on sunscreen – this a crucial step
2) Dig out the area 3) Place 4 -6 inches of quarry process (quarry process is gravel and stone dust) 4) Compact it 5) place 3/4 inch steel pipes down along the area you are actually paving
6) Make sure it is level
7) Place either one inch of stone dust or 1 inch of mason sand over the compacted quarry process. We used mason sand
8) level the mason sand using a 2×4 and the pipes as your guides.
9) Once level pull out the pipes and fill in the holes with mason sand keeping it all level
10) Lay your pavers down in the design you want. We are doing a 90 degree herringbone design
11) Compact the pavers 11) Put play sand over pavers and sweep into the spaces in between the compacted pavers. The black pipe was $10.00 less expensive for twice as much from Midway Supply compared to Lowes.
The mason sand was $60.00 for a 1/2 yard. This new Ram 2500 is a beast. We had 1,400 pounds in the bed and you could not even tell it was there. The office/bedroom closet has a shelving cubicle now.
It was a productive day of laying pavers, building closet cubicles, and office and bedroom decorating.
Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking.
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