Well, my husband made good on his word {not that I ever doubted him}, and the patio is in! And it is beautiful, thanks to Emily’s talented husband. Si and I told him what we were thinking of as a plan, and he designed something so beautiful and perfect.
But first, the patio foundation, which was poured by a wonderful man from our church. He had some help from his crew, who were all very kind to my curious children. Here is the finished slab:
This has become a place where the children ride tricycles, bicycles, skates, and scooters. Si eventually hopes to have a different area for wheeling around so that this area can be filled with outdoor furniture and used for hospitality purposes, but as we own no patio furniture to speak of, the children have free reign and are enjoying every second.
The week after the slab was poured, the lumber was delivered:
The meticulous men organized all of the lumber in the twilight, and I couldn’t quite get my husband to stop for the photo, but our friend humored me! This is probably because I said, “Smile, this is for the blog!”
Construction commenced with painting all of the lumber and then “shooting” in the bases. At least, that is what my firstborn called it. This is because the only way to “nail” anything into concrete is to…shoot the nail into the slab like a bullet with the help of a little gunpowder.
My son was very impressed by the volume alone.
After this, there was the framing and the tinkering and the bracing.
And in no time, he was finished.
Here is closeup so that you can see our friend’s pretty beveled edges:
We have known Emily and Alif for years, but I never realized Alif was an artist. Thank you, Emily, for sharing your husband for a week!
Next Project!
This weekend, Si will till in my cover crop along with some compost, and I’ll be putting in my berry patch. Hooray!
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