BACKYARD RENO - Roof, Railings & Rocks

He stripped our entire metal roof and painted it!! This also meant removing about 3,000 screws that were worn and causing leakage during rainy days, and replacing them with new ones. He also replaced all the guttering. The whole process took a solid few weeks and LONG days and he has vowed to NEVER do it again – no kidding! But I am so proud of him. He did an amazing job.

We also painted all the railings on both patio areas of the house. It looked like an easy job, but we painted by hand, and it took a while! This is the OLD colour below and the green colour was also what was on the roof.

We then moved on to what has been an eye-sore in our backyard forEVER. What used to be an above ground salt water pool when we first moved in, slowly became rusted through and leaks were unfixable anymore. So because we were “saving up” for the bigger picture and a better plan for this space, this is how it looked below. I know!

With family arriving from the USA to spend three weeks with us at Christmas, it was time to make a move, bite the bullet, and start the ball rolling … or the bobcat rolling …

The next couple of weeks our yard was a huge dust bowl – didn’t think about that did I? No one told me I’d be sweeping the house a few times a day even WITH the windows all shut in summer, to stop it flying in. Dust finds its way in when there is NO way! Just sayin’.

Bobcat Beau was the fastest, most diligent worker I’ve seen in action in a LONG time! The dude did not rest. These huge sandstone boulders were finally taking shape in our yard and our neighbours were probably thinking we were building an Egyptian pyramid or something.

Bobcat Beau laid the crusher dust and then my dear hubby (did I tell you how proud I am of this man?) laid these heavy faux wood pavers in between his regular jobs. Here he is late at night with his studio lights coming in handy out here. I remember he was worried about the rain that was predicted, and needed to “just get it done.” He’s a trooper!

I would love you to hop over to the original blog post to see the finished results. We are so happy with our new courtyard area and it has proved a wonderful entertainment area for friends and family!