Best Beach on the Pond
I just finished the 3 week project to add a beach to our back yard. It was ambitious, and I didn't use any motorized equipment to haul dirt, sand, stones, or sod. What a big job!
Step 1: Remove 300 sq ft of sod by hand. Push sod uphill to driveway.
Step 2: Dig up approximately 6-8 YARDS of dirt. Push dirt uphill to driveway. >100 wheel barrel loads!
Step 3: Move 41 bags of paver base, 21 bags of paver sand, and 70 large concrete bricks down to the pond.
Step 4: SAND! Move 6 YARDS of sand down to the pond. 48 wheelbarrow loads.
The children all pitched in and helped since the beach really is for them.
Total mass moved:
- SOD: 3,000 lbs (moved all of it 3 times)
- Dirt: 12,000 lbs
- Stones: 5,000 lbs
- Sand: 9,000 lbs
posted by Elenbaas at Monday, May 21, 2012
1 Comments:
You know, I just noticed something. In each of these pictures... I see Evie working, Dave working, even the twins working... but only in 1 pic do I see Randy working. Dave appears to be a sweaty, beat up mess in the last pic while Randy quietly sits on the slide relaxing. Hmm, what sort of wizardry is this? And when can I get Samantha to work? Is 3 to early?
:)
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