There just aren’t enough hours in the day. I have a to-do list a mile long and a good portion of it is outside. Unfortunately, the weather is not helping me make the most of the available time either.
My current project is moving the fence in the backyard to the edge of the property. The old owners put it only a short distance from the house, effectively cutting the yard in half. They then landscaped around it, making the yardfeel even smaller. I guess they didn’t want to chase their dogs or their granddaughter very far. It was a truly awful design that no one understood but them.
Digging out the old plants and concreted poles has proven to be a good workout. I need to get the hardware, drill a bunch of holes, and fill in depressions yet, but I hope to have it all done next weekend. Once it’s done I’ll post some pictures.
Water filling up my below-grade, basement window wells due to winter thaw and a month of rain, hasn’t come back. It was obviously an issue in the past as evidenced by the marks on the basement walls. So while the yard is marked for the fence hole drilling, I think I’m going to dig a french drain from the side of the house to the back of my property. I can open up to the drainage ditch out back and be sure the windows never fill up again.
My other option for a fix would be to run PVC pipe down to the foundation footer, to drain accumulating water in to the sump pump. I just don’t know how I’ll get down 7-8 feet. The kicker is I’ll get to do it twice. At least I wouldn’t have to dig a trench for 70 feet. The stone in the window well is pretty compacted over the years, so that might be helping to hold back the drainage.
Anyway, that’s what I’ve been up to and will be for the next week. Softball starts this week, so that’ll eat in to the free time as well. I’m looking forward to some time to sit back and relax this Summer.
