Putting Down The Bricks

Well, I put down 3 ½ yards of ¾ minus rock into the patio area, leveled the stone, compacted with a hand compactor (heavy metal plate on a stick). One yard weighs 2600 pounds for a total of 8500 pounds or just over 4 tons. The compaction had to be done in layers, so I really did the whole thing twice. Then it was pick up a bunch of bricks and another ½ yard of sand so I could get started on the layout. The pole in the center is where (I think) the center of the circle will be. As it turns out, the circle bricks are not the same size as the patio bricks, so I can't merge the paths like I wanted too. So a change of design plans.

You can see some of the sand and a few of the bricks are down. I'll pick up the circle on Tuesday night, if I can get there fast enough (I have to be in the gate before 6 PM). I drew a circle in the sand to get a better idea how big the circle will be. This will involve a lot of cutting.

I have muscles I didn't have before, but lost no weight. If you wonder if the work is hard on your hands, I've been wearing gloves, The pictures show the gloves which are 3 weeks old. It really does rip your hands up. And for some reason I feel a lot of sore.

I covered all of the work tonight with a big tarp. The cats think it is a nice litter box, and I've had to yell at both of them.

Enjoy, and be careful of the blisters.