Backyard Demolition Begins

When "Spousal Unit" was a young child, he woke so early everyday that his parents placed a stepstool in the kitchen, taught him to make coffee, and left a piece of paper with a clock face on it for him to draw in the hands of the clock so they had an idea of what time he was up! They would leave a dime on the counter, and he would ride his bike to the Seven Eleven shop and buy a morning paper and bring it home. That is how he started his summer mornings! Now he has a wife that has to set rules about how early he can begin his outside projects so as not to disturb the neighbors! With that said....I apologize to any of our new neighbors this morning, as "Spousal Unit" escaped me and started the backyard demolition I am sure MUCH too early! Because his Dad needed some muscle assistance, our son "RG" had a personal wake up call pounding on his bedroom windows at his house as he was sleeping through his cell phone calls. In order to stake out the new shop, a deteriorated glass greenhouse, and fencing needed to be taken down and hauled off. With the extreme heat we have been experiencing this summer, I understand the desire for an early start. I am thankful there is alot of hailstorm roofing repair jobs starting in early hours around the area that hopefully blended with the work noise from our yard!

Here is what is left of the glass Greenhouse, and a partial fence that is between the back patio and where the new shop will take the Greenhouse place.

The guys cleared the Greenhouse, and all that was left in it as well as the wood fence and all the fence posts. They cleared  a number of bushes along the driveway that prevented us from good access in and out of the attached garage. They hauled the trailer full at least three trips to the dump.

I cooked the meals and kept them in drinks. I included them in my morning Sonic-run!

Then they mowed and cleared out more brush so they could use the electronic pin finder and begin staking out the shop. This is looking toward the West from the back patio. The driveway is on the left of the picture.

This view is from the driveway looking North. The west property line is on the left of the picture where the tall wood fence can be seen. The half-circle brick wall can be seen at the far right of the picture. Three of the wood stakes can be seen if you look closely. The one larger tree in the center will have to come down, but I am hoping to move the two baby trees elsewhere. The half-circle decorative brick wall was very nice at one time, but has greatly deteriorated. The fence man came by for measurements today for the fencing along the back of the property, west of the new shop, and we plan to extend it out further toward the street alongside the driveway for enhanced privacy.

I need to have a sit down with my Spousal Unit to seriously discuss design of the new fencing and ideas for a replacement of the brick wall. Design is the last thing on his mind I am sure! I can hear it now...a fence is just a fence. Not to me....it is a decorative landscape canvas! And I am thinking...hmmmm beautiful arbor/gate to replace the brick wall! Negotiation time!