Oh No, More Paving!

Here is the view from upstairs when all the sand was in. We had been told that we only needed 750kg of sand (coincidentally this was the maximum amount we were allowed to carry) but it turned out to not be enough. My initial gut was that we needed 250kg more and we ended up getting another ~230kg in bags from the local hardware store. Gutted!

We finished the major part of the paving just before we headed off to dinner, so these next photos were taken at night. Still, you can see how straight those lines are! There were a few pavers that were a bit too high or too low so we had to pop them out and fiddle with the sand levels. One last go around with the plate compactor and we called it a night.

This view is from the doorway at the back of the house.

This is from the opposite corner looking back towards the lovely hot water cylinder. We still need to get some pavers cut to fit in around the clothesline and the edges, but we are 90% complete! Then, of course, comes all the tidying up...

Paving!

We had decided to pave the back yard and this weekend was crunch time. On an unseasonal 30 degree day we set about digging up the back yard and filling it with sand.

Dan helped us out and even posed for a few photographs!

The ground is so dry that it was kicking up a lot of dust. Even with the masks on we were picking black boogers from our noses all the next day (eww!).

Karl also helped us out and you can see his legs in the photo above. His girlfriend came along too. She has only been in Adelaide for a few days, having flown over from Japan. So far, apart from Karl's flat, she has been to the dump, our dirty back yard, and the industrial place where we got the sand!

Here's a photo of me in case you thought I didn't do any work! It was taken by Michelle from the comfort of the kitchen though. Michelle and her Dad were excellent in ferrying the rubbish to the dump, unloading it all, and collecting all the sand.