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  1. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    And here's how it looks today, with dormant grass. This morning: And this afternoon: This year I'm planning on installing new stairs/decks and adding more sod to the front yard. My goal is to get all the big stuff done before the boy leaves home in June 2024. Lofty goal! 🤞 :ROFLMAO...
  2. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    April 2022 Last spring I had to make a decision. I still wanted to fill the "Halo" area and garage parking pads with asphalt, but that would cost about $6,000 and even as much as $8,000 because I wanted to add a paved parking area behind the garage. Pretty tough. 😏 Next option was to fill...
  3. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    October 2021 In mid-October, we finished up installing sod everywhere except the "halo" area. The sod is Argentine Bahia, which requires warm temperatures above 80 degrees to thrive and 2 to 3 weeks to establish the roots. Adding more sod after this would have to wait until spring 2022...
  4. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    September 2021 (continued) Several days later, we started on "The Hill" out front. This is the turnaround area which I had to build up back in the beginning. More grading after months of rain damage. More sod retrieved and installation started. Work continued on into the evening. I...
  5. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    September 2021 My friends became available and we finally laid sod between rain storms. First though, they had to clear a project off their flatbed trailer so that sod could be fetched. Sod! :D We pulled the tarps off the parking pads and made ready for installation. Tractor work to...
  6. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    Thanks guys! The asphalt cost was about $2 per square foot. In my case, that came to $7,300 for the area which was actually paved. It would have been over $12,000 if I'd included the "halo" areas. I paid cash money for the entire job, including the asphalt and I wasn't interested in...
  7. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    August 2021 Finally! :D On 9 Aug 21, my asphalt contractor came over and did some prep work for the asphalt installation the next day. They did final grading, compacting with the vibrating roller, marked the paving area, etc. The next morning, the team showed up bright and early to do the...
  8. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    July 2021 As if our regular rain wasn't enough, this happened. 😩 A night light pic with the limerock down.
  9. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    June 2021 Rain, my nemesis. The rainy season usually starts in late June and lasts through September, but it got here early while I was doing this project. :cautious: I just like this pic of me at 0730 one morning, getting ready to work again. :) We built berms to fight off the...
  10. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    May 2021 On 1 May 2021, I had a Pulmonary Embolism which damn near killed me. o_O The project came to a screeching halt after that... for several days! 🤪 On 4 May 2021, I was discharged from the hospital and got back to work as best I could. I did a lot of sitting and planning while the...
  11. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    April 2021 The first thing I did was get some more heavy equipment. 😝 More loads of sand arrived. While my buddy was grading, I was hauling trash construction materials and whatnot. Having neighbor friends who can do useful stuff made this project possible. On many occasions, my...
  12. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    Okay, time for that update, but I'll recap first. :sneaky: The project was started in January 2021. The original idea was to start in January and to complete the project by mid-March 2021 which is a very dry season here. Didn't happen. :rolleyes: The plan was to fill and level the parking...
  13. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    LMAO! Yer killin' me over here! :ROFLMAO: I found about 800 pix that I took during this project. I winnowed that down to 400, then further reduced it to 200... and this morning I found 50 more that had been omitted! o_O Still workin' on it though. 🤪
  14. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    I've been working on it off and on today. It's taking forever because as usual, I took hundreds and hundreds of pictures. I've been sifting through all of them, trying to get a few samples for each month. Still difficult! 🤪
  15. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    Thank you! (y) I guess I really should bring this thread up to date, showing completion at least. :unsure:
  16. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    Uhhh... the driveway project was completed in August 2021, but thanks for the input.
  17. BWR1953

    Starcraft on C-list/ebay!

    Outboard Chieftain for $500. o_O https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/921947512141856/?hoisted=false&ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks
  18. BWR1953

    Christmas 2022 will be coldest in over 30 years

    Right? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: That insulation job is on the actual well pipes that come out of the ground, along with the shutoff valve. No spigot there. 🤓 She covered all of it, including the electrical points box on top. 🙃😛
  19. BWR1953

    Christmas 2022 will be coldest in over 30 years

    Going to drop to the 20s here tonight, maybe mid-to-upper teens. We put the outboard in the down position months ago, so it's winterized. 🤓 My wife went overkill to winterize the well pipes yesterday and insulated the electrical conduit too. :LOL:
  20. BWR1953

    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Good work! (y)
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