A lot happened this past week! We now have a new deck (minus stairs) and a new patio! We will have landscaping added in a few weeks. We also have a big mess to clean up in the yard too! Here's the before:

The deck has been started and the patio is about to be torn out. Jackhammer at 8am, anyone?

We had a lot going on that morning...

Big mess in the front, too!

Formwork for the concrete is up and the gravel underlay is installed. The joists on the deck have been installed too.

Installing rebar. They attached it to the foundation of the house too.

Pouring the concrete

Leveling out the concrete...

They are adding a second color (charcoal) to the brown. It's a pretty interesting process...

And now the stamping begins...

Here is the 16x16 deck, still missing handrails...

The patio is almost done. They will clean it and seal it...

And, after...

Chloe's not sure what to think. Her 'potty' spot is gone.

Once the landscaping is installed by the house, the patio guys will come back and finish up the stairs. We will also be getting some landscaping over by the fence on the other side of the patio, as well as the 'island' in the middle of the yard where we had to remove our nice big tree a few years ago. Stay tuned!