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Jarlath
Field Marshal
Posts : 2449
Join date : 2016-06-01
Age : 51
Location : Kitchener, ON
 |  Subject: Who wants to lay some Stone Blocks with me?  Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:21 am | |
| Starting Friday, September 1st, I am having a couple landscaper friends of mine come from St. Thomas @ 7-8am, and help me excavate and install a new retaining wall system in my backyard. We would always welcome any help should you wish to do so. I will provide food and beverages for all people who come over. If you do actual work, I may even pay you! Thursday - Dingo (ride behind, mini-shovel) arrives with shovel and forks.
Friday - 36,000 lbs of stone gets delivered to my house...
- Excavation starts, moving of smaller stuff (old retaining wall blocks, etc...)
Saturday & Sunday - Excavation
- Foundation for wall
- Laying of wall
So if you are in my neighbourhood in Southwest Kitchener and want to come help or even supervise, come on down. My hot tub will be available for those that want/need it. PM me if you plan on coming down and your beverage of choice (No scotch!) and for address if you don't already know it. |
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dgsselkirk
Field Marshal
Posts : 3258
Join date : 2013-02-12
Age : 64
Location : Kitchener ON
| | Subject: Re: Who wants to lay some Stone Blocks with me? Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:43 am | |
| sorry, Mike, away for most of that weekend... if I get the chance will pop by and supervise... :-)
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Hammertime999999999
Captain
Posts : 807
Join date : 2017-01-09
Location : Waterloo ON
| | Subject: Re: Who wants to lay some Stone Blocks with me? Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:00 pm | |
| Hey Mike,
I can come over and try (and most likely fail) to help out.
As a result of my premature senility, I may require a pm.
Did you say ‘all you can eat wings’? |
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Jarlath
Field Marshal
Posts : 2449
Join date : 2016-06-01
Age : 51
Location : Kitchener, ON
| | Subject: Re: Who wants to lay some Stone Blocks with me? Sun Aug 27, 2023 5:38 pm | |
| LOL... Only Mitch for free booze and food for some teeny weeny, minor, back breaking work?
Martin! You like digging holes! This will have a stand behind earth mover! LOL.
Any little bit helps guys. Currently planned for Friday/Sat/Sun. So Saturday would be the best time IMHO. |
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Jarlath
Field Marshal
Posts : 2449
Join date : 2016-06-01
Age : 51
Location : Kitchener, ON
| | Subject: Re: Who wants to lay some Stone Blocks with me? Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:58 pm | |
| So many thanks to my good friends Mike M. & Greg S. who travelled daily from St. Thomas to Kitchener to my house. The block stone, rock, base fill, and stuff before fitting into my front yard driveway... Only 18.5 tons of stone...  In the driveway... Minus a bag or two of rock & fill...  My backyard before the dirt and ground was shifted....  The retaining wall trench being dig out....  Trench nearly complete... then prepping for base plate slabs...  It is Almost ready for the blocks....  Did someone say drainage stone (Gravel)?  Almost done, just needs a final layer!  Retaining wall has been completed! Hosed off to clean off the small rocks and the copious amounts of dirt on the top stones..  Thanks to Mitch who came out repeatedly despite the huge amount of physical labour involved. Very much appreciated! I will give you that bottle of Rye as a token of Thanks.  And also to Norma, who came to help out as well flying CanAm gear. She pressed Mike and Greg's knowledge of plants and green thumb "remedies" as much as possible   My kids were a big help as well, we needed to shift blocks all over the place and they came through like troopers. I'm not supposed to praise them, but they were helpful. Gah... Next parts to go... 4' x 4' (inside dims) firepit using the same outer stone work as the wall, and a set of stairs to be added on the right side (Look for the divot in the ground...)  |
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Shoveler74
Second Lieutenant
Posts : 584
Join date : 2017-03-23
Age : 49
Location : Prineville, Oregon
| | Subject: Re: Who wants to lay some Stone Blocks with me? Mon Sep 04, 2023 8:54 pm | |
| Looks great! Improvement is always good! Cheers!
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Jarlath
Field Marshal
Posts : 2449
Join date : 2016-06-01
Age : 51
Location : Kitchener, ON
| | Subject: Re: Who wants to lay some Stone Blocks with me? Sat Oct 14, 2023 4:19 pm | |
| So tomorrow starting around 10am we will be finishing the firepit. To any/all who want to come out and help/supervise!  |
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Hammertime999999999
Captain
Posts : 807
Join date : 2017-01-09
Location : Waterloo ON
| | Subject: Re: Who wants to lay some Stone Blocks with me? Sat Oct 14, 2023 4:32 pm | |
| WTF!!! When did the stairs get built? You bet I’ll be there |
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Jarlath
Field Marshal
Posts : 2449
Join date : 2016-06-01
Age : 51
Location : Kitchener, ON
| | Subject: Re: Who wants to lay some Stone Blocks with me? Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:40 pm | |
| Stairs happened today in the rain... |
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Jarlath
Field Marshal
Posts : 2449
Join date : 2016-06-01
Age : 51
Location : Kitchener, ON
| | Subject: Re: Who wants to lay some Stone Blocks with me? Sun Oct 15, 2023 5:35 pm | |
|  And the firepit is installed. Next Spring is the final completion of the wall. Lining the firepit with fire brick and masonry sand. Backfilling the retaining wall with the upper level of landscape to level it out. |
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Jarlath
Field Marshal
Posts : 2449
Join date : 2016-06-01
Age : 51
Location : Kitchener, ON
| | Subject: Re: Who wants to lay some Stone Blocks with me? Sun Oct 15, 2023 5:36 pm | |
| Thank you Mitch for coming out and helping! |
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Hammertime999999999
Captain
Posts : 807
Join date : 2017-01-09
Location : Waterloo ON
| | Subject: Re: Who wants to lay some Stone Blocks with me? Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:58 am | |
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