The niggle with round, smooth rock for infill is they stuff never stays put. You're constantly pushing it back where it came from. It does look nice and durable though.
I agree, but I used jagged gravel at our old NH place and even though it generally locked together and stayed in place, it really hurt when you stepped on a rogue rock with bare feet. The good thing with the concrete pavers is that the rocks will have a hard time escaping from between the pavers.
LOVE that concrete work! The yard is going to look amazing. I'm in awe of this place and hope to one day own a comparable property.
Thanks Anth!
That cedar is gorgeous! IÂ’m looking to do a small porch on the front of our house with the same material. What kind of fasteners are you using?
Also, nice find on the steering wheel!
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I looked into hidden fasteners and it seemed like the Kreg deck jig had the best results without getting into a bunch of extra work. My only complaint is that I prefer torx over the square drive of the Kreg deck screws.
i feel you on the Mexican pebble cost. My house isnt as clean as yours so i said F the mexican and just went with river rock.
Yeah, I'm 99% sold on the river rock. But I'm going back to the rockyard one last time to look at both again.
The deck is now done. The photo is after I put the last trim boards on but before another shot of Penofin. Also, notice the downspout at the front corner of the house...
I took down the downspout, trimmed a couple sections and re-attached it as a straight pipe directly into the French drain. I have a plan to put a wall (with a door) from the house to the garage that will help hide the downspout.
I actually took this photo to show the new medium height fence in the front yard. Now that I don't expect to need access to the backyard for bobcats or wheelbarrows, I could finally build the last of the decorative fences.
Here's a fence detail: I put an extra board across the top to support the cap. The fence is low enough that I know people will sit on it. I did the same on the one in the background because I knew kids (and squirrels) would want to jump up on it.
Many of the mid-century modern houses originally had Japanese garden-inspired landscaping and the rain chain fits in this design. We're planning on putting up a rain chain, but in a different location. I've added a yellow line in the first photo to show where. There was a downspout, with the same design as the existing one in the photo, just to the left of the large window. In preparation for the rain chain, I put a catch basin for the French drain below the opening in the roof overhang and a rock with a curved face there to keep the splashing from going towards the siding. Because of the close proximity to the planned wall and the splashing of rain chains, I'm planning an enclosed downspout for the front location
. Lots of Blenko and L.G. Smith among others....
