The End of the Paving Story

Week 2 - the patio was done so they started the sidewalk around the garage. Nice huh?

Paul, wide enough for a snow shovel???

Lots of digging! In fact 18" down.

Here comes the rock and the sand. Lots and lots of sand!

 Woah! Look at it take shape. Lots and lots of pavers!

Naughty kitties!!! Are they looking for Ginger? Or are they bunnies? BAD bunnies!

Leave it to Bachman's to have all the cool tools. The guy has a packer that packs down the pavers.

They saved the sidewalk and dressed it up by putting a row of pavers on each side. It really ties them together.

TA DA!! DRIVEWAY DONE :)

With the driveway done, mom decided to get a new pet! She calls it Fish, Dad calls it Kitty. Mom almost has him trained to come to the top of the bowl when she feeds him. Good Fish :)

 

Let the paving begin.........

Here's our new patio/driveway! What do you think?? Guess what it's called? It's called MinRiver. Yeah Minnesota!

The digging begins. There goes Dad's grass! Awwwww! It used to be so nice.....

This is the fabric lining that goes on top of a layer of rock. It was so cold and rainy and windy that the crew had to stop for the day.

Here goes another layer of rock on top of the black fabric.

 The rock, then sand, is getting spread out so it is nice and smooth.

Next comes more sand. Lots and lots of sand! See the design of the patio that they painted. You'll see the shape in the last picture. Just wait :)

See the pattern in the design?? NO you don't because it is RANDOM. Cool huh?

Here's where all that sand was coming from.

And more SAND...... Look at the driveway. No wonder they started in the backyard.

Now half of the patio is done. It's been almost a week's work along with a couple of rain delays. It's a lot of work but BACHMAN'S can do it!!!

Ta Da............