Backyard Makeover, cont.

Here we are in Spring 2018...two years from when we started.

We were lucky enough to have a friend give us this awesome play structure since their boys outgrew it. 

And...our outdoor kitchen is finally coming together!!  We have the sink in and the counter tops are under way to be finished in the next few weeks.  Then we'll need to finish the cabinets and some other finishing touches.  

This will be the last update on the progress for the outdoor makeover for a bit, until more of the finishing touches fall into place.  Thanks for taking the walk down memory lane.

Backyard Makeover, cont.

Next was more concrete for the south side of the house.  This was early summer 2017.

Notice the basketball pad was put in...finally got the hoop up this year.

Some plants went in...and notice the outdoor BBQ pavilion is up as well (late Summer 2017).

Backyard Makeover, cont.

Railings started going up in the Fall 2016.

They were still a work in progress through Spring 2017 since they were custom made for us from a local machine shop (note the missing pieces on the deck)

The next big item after the new deck was put in (note that we only did the back portion and we still need to do the front  and side porch) we added a covered area to allow for some shade. Structure went up Spring 2017.

The boys loved seeing a crane in the yard lifting the pieces into place.  

Changes the entire look!  Just needs the roof at this point.

Stay tuned...

Backyard makeover

Well, this post is well overdue. I know I have promised it before.  But the project has been a multi year project so bear with me.  It's still not finished yet.

I'll start at the beginning...let's go back a few years when we bought the house.  Here is what the pool area looked like:

Yuck - am I right!?!  The first thing to go was the fence and bricks around the pool...
Demolition started Spring 2016

Some of the repairs were out of necessity, from materials that were deteriorating.  Thus, bye bye deck.  It gave us the opportunity to expand it a bit.  You'll notice the new concrete around the pool also.  

Stay tuned for more updates tomorrow....