Courtyard Project - DIY Makeover - Part Two

I have always adored old-fashioned lampposts. I even love the word lamppost and the way it’s spelled, LOL. As we were hard at work in renovating my courtyard this summer, we would sit exhausted at the end of a long evening trying to cool down. The problem we had was not a new one–the courtyard was dark. The two sensor-ed lights would not stay on for any length of time causing us to have to walk up to the light and wave our arms around like lunatics to get the lights to turn back on again. This was definitely not a relaxing way to take a break.
So Luke and Rory put their noodles together and concocted an amazingly wonderful idea for my birthday present. I can’t even tell you how excited and happy I still am about my lamppost.
The lamppost project was a big undertaking. We needed to:


1. Dig a trench from the lamppost location to the house (including under about 10 feet of brick patio).


2. Break through concrete.


3. Run electrical out to the lamppost and inside the house .


4. Tap into the house electrical.


5. Install a wall switch inside the house.


6. Mock-up and Test Fit throughout process.


7. Build a brick pedestal for the lamppost to raise it a little and also help keep the base from standing in water when it rains.


8. Strengthen and stabilize the base.


9. Put together the lamppost and connect electricity.
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