Archive for the ‘DIY Landscaping Project’ Category
Friday, November 30th, 2007
Yesterday I updated our total for the amount of debt we have left to pay and was surprised to see that we have paid off 50% of the debt we started with! We started with $58,345.16 of debt 8 months ago and now have $29,113.16 left to pay. This ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
After being blown away by the $1,200 quote to remove the extra dirt from our lot I put my stress to good use. When the grading contractor left I went online and logged onto Craigslist, FreeCycle and my neighborhood message board. I posted an ad at all 3 websites. It ...
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Friday, November 23rd, 2007
Today I learned more about dirt than I ever wanted to know. And the surprising thing I've learned is that it's not cheap.
We spent $225 to rent a Bobcat for one day. My husband spent Wednesday cutting into the hill in our backyard. A pile of dirt later we realized ...
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Friday, November 23rd, 2007
This week we are embarking on a quest to turn the hill in our backyard into more flat usable space with a retaining wall, grass, and some nice plants. We've been planning it (err...putting it
off) for over two years now. Our neighbors have both finished their backyards. If we hope ...
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