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It's not that I don't like trees, But this one just had to go ! |
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Starting to dig
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Hey that should work ! |
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Should I step the bottom or not ? |
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Even the kids had fun , Mom wasn't to happy though. |
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OH NO ! ........ The wall next to my 28,000 gallon pool started to colapse. That's right Long Island is made of Sand. Looks like I'm forced to support the walls. |
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Keep digging |
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My Helpers, Jessica and Albert |
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And Digging |
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Its starting to take shape. The soil is much deeper on this side. |
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Digging thru this hard pan was not easy. A PicAxe helped. |
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It's starting to look like a pond. |
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Making the wall |
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1 Year of digging by hand and I finally get to install the Rhino II botton drain. |
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Finally Tied the ends of the wall togeather. 43' of wall and only 1/8 " off and no cut blocks. |
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Two yards of sand and 12 bags of portland and one long day with no help ! |
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I decided to hide the 2" flexible PVC skimmer line in the Wall to accommodate the bog that will be installed behind that wall. |
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The concrete has hardened and piping is the next challange. |
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The straw that broke the camel's back. Alot of dirt came out of this 35' trench. |
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A reverse shot of the trench and the slab I poured for the filter on the other end. |
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A shot from my second floor window, the pond is in the back left. |