Chip sealing

Nearly approachable

Currently, completion is slated for this week!

Concrete results

First of two loads of cement

Mesmerizing watching these guys work hard and fast against the clock

Went with concrete for the bend in our driveway to better handle the upcoming years of UPS and other heavy vehicles

He's doing the "jitterbug"! No, serious, that's what it's called: jitterbugging.

I attempted to add a few Loki paw prints for character, but they were quietly and quickly brushed away by the concrete guru (can't blame the guy; I'm the same with any of my work)

Second load arriving

Perfection, unless the deer have a party on it before fully setting

Last phase, which is due for completion this week: asphalt

Clean car, clean dog

Before, washing my car meant a dirty dog because loves make mud with the runoff. Now, clean car, clean dog! I'm in love with my new paving stones!

Paver progress—part IV

Borders completed!

Sand will fill the gaps to help lock the bricks together.

A large roller will come through after the sand to compress everything into place.

Paver progress—part III

Ten more pallets arrived, and two hard-working guys threw down half of them in a day!

Loki posing

Last of the (whole) paving stones are down!

Border work is all that's needed for the upper parking area.

For the curious, the paving stones were made to order by Calstone: http://calstone.com/. The hard-working folks putting them down, DMS Construction: http://scdmsconstruction.com/

Civilized drive

Now that the retaining walls are in, I finally got to rip down my hastily orange painted street sign, and replace it with a spiffy new reflective one.

After the paver stones are laid, asphalt will stretch from the parking area to the local road. Dust will finally be defeated!