Posted at September 14, 2012 by NavyGirl
The work began on our patio remodel this week.? Here?s the fun so far:
The carpenters came on Thursday and removed the old supports that held up the deck.
Now the deck has temporary supports while the patio is being worked on.? No deck parties for the foreseeable future!
The first landscaping casualties were a couple of the decorative walking stones near the house.? They had to be removed to make way for more supports.
Friday, the real demolition began.? A huge bulldozer (? is that what it?s called? I don?t have small boys who are always reading construction books so I?m a little rusty on my trucks), broke up the patio.? I was sitting in the basement watching the process, and holding my breath the entire time praying that the machine arm didn?t come swinging through any of the windows!
A very loud, messy process.? All the broken concrete was thrown in a dump truck (parked on our lawn)
Getting ready to install the helical piers that will support the new patio.
I *think* this is the helical pier being installed.? It was a father/son team here today, and the wife showed up around 5pm to deliver more parts the guys needed.
And this is what we had at the end of the day.? Like many home improvement projects, it always looks worse before it looks better! 
Oh, my poor poor lawn.? Such abuse you had to take to make this project possible.
Again, I *think* this is the mythical helical pier that I?ve been hearing about all summer.
More work to come next week, and hopefully we?ll be on the upswing where there?s improvement instead of destruction.
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