SIDE PORCH SLATE

Today Tommy and I worked on the slate on the side porch. We need to get it finished before it is too cold to do that type of work outside. So we used all the tile we had cut up already but we ran out. Tommy cut whatever we had left that was sealed and I opened a few more boxes and sealed them before he cut them. We managed to get all the tile laid today except that we didn't do any of the cutting along the edges. We will wait till it is good to walk on and then we will do those pieces.

Meanwhile, Tom's parents were outside today working on the front yard. First they mixed some concrete to put against the pavers (it will be hidden with dirt). Then Tom's dad made a path to the other side of the property and dug up some topsoil. He dumped it along the walkway and Tom's mom spread it all out. There is still a little more to do but it is turning out great!

I couldn't get any good pictures of the walkway because it is still covered in sand...

FRONT PORCH SLATE III

Tonight we worked some more on the front porch slate. We are almost finished but worked ourselves into a corner so we will have to wait for it to try a little before we can finish.

Started thinking about railing for the front stairs and we aren't sure what we want to do... We have two lengths of trex railing we could use and we were thinking of building a 18"x18" post with the stone around it, but it isn't quite working out so we have to think about it a little bit more.

Tom's parents were here today and moved the boxes of rocks that Tom's mom loaded yesterday to the back yard and then they moved all the larger rocks too... It looks so much different. Tom's dad also built the base for the fireplace hearth...

FRONT PORCH SLATE II

Today Tom's mom was here and she picked up all the hand sized rocks or smaller and loaded them into boxes on pallets. She got all the river rock loaded into boxes and fended off the snakes while doing so... YUCK!

When we got home we laid more slate on the front porch... the slate is a PAIN, but I think it looks great!

FRONT PORCH SLATE I

It was raining outside thismorning so we went back inside to the master bath. Tommy worked on the mosaic around the shower jets and then he put a band of kerdi around the entire shower floor.
Meanwhile I finished up some of the tile around the vanity and put some tiles around the windows over the tub.

When it got nicer we cut tile for the front porch and started to lay it... It looks pretty good... love the pattern too!

LIMESTONE

After work today Tom and his dad put the limestone on the edge of the side porch.

Tom's mom and I sealed the slate and stacked it up.