landscaping, in progress (take 1)

Before, continuing with the wood ties.


After, the ties have been installed. No more gravel on the sidewalk.

Extended the garden at the far end. Three new plants added.

porch posts, painted

The wooden form has been removed and the results of the cement fix is not half bad. The slope surrounding the post turned out quite well also.


The panelling and trim has been added along with the first coat of oil base paint.



All of the 4 posts have had the 1st coat of oil base paint applied.

garden / stump

There is a stump from a cedar hedge that I cut last year. It is located in the garden in front of the porch on the left.


This picture shows that there is no more stump, as I have removed it. Tenacity prevails.

staircase kick plate painting

The kick plates of the stairway have been painted white.

porch post base fix

The cement base setting in the form.


After the cement base hardened enough, the raised slope was added. It will force the water away from the base.

wooden border and grass removal (in progress)

The wooden border around the flower garden has been removed. One hostas plant has been relocated and removal of the grass has been started.

porch posts (take 2)

Our new main entrance in the making. Three of the porch posts have been covered with the panelling and trim over the corners. The gaps have been caulked. Next will be the painting.

This post has not been covered yet because the base needs to be fixed, as you can see.

I installed screws into the existing cement base. The screws will act as anchors for the new cement base to hold onto the existing cement base.

This is the form that I built to shape the cement into the new base.