Brickwork

Paul and I were forced to remove about 3 sq meters of brick in order to access the sewer line and it was  he who suggested that I have the brickwork reinstated by the same company that had laid the bricks three years earlier.  That made sense to me because I would not have the skill and equipment to do justice to the quality of their work and besides I had had enough of bathroom renovation work.

Covering up the plumbing work

Filled in, compacted, and allowed to settle for 2 months

Bobcat to level the pathway

Compacting the sand

Leveling the bed of sand

Finished  path leading to the house

Start of new path leading to the garage

Expert restoration of the bricks

Two weeks ago I visited ABM Landscaping with enough photographs, diagrams, and measurements to get a quotation for restoring the bricks that we had removed and building a new path between the corner of the house next to the fish pond and the granite steps leading to the garage and carport that I had built in 1995.  The path would be 14 meters long, 1 meter wide, and would utilize bricks that I had obtained for free from Brenda and Stephen's neighbor across the street.  I was given a verbal quotation of $700 and the work was scheduled for last Friday the 3rd of November.

The two men did an outstanding job.  They arrived at 7.30 AM and by 2 PM their work was finished.

The verbal quotation was $700, which seems ridiculously low for the amount of work  involved, and I won't complain if the invoice is higher.