Carl Joseph

Another project started

Before I got further into finishing my coffee table, I did the typical male thing and started another project. In fact, I started another bigger project.

We’ve been thinking of paving the remainder of our yard, so before summer hit, I thought I’d better get a head start on it. Not knowing anything about paving, I looked to my oracle to help.

A bit of research, some measuring, a few trips to Bunnings for parts (and a sausage), and it’s finally taking shape. The most difficult part was getting the sub-base nice and even. Way difficult when you have a very uneven soil level to begin with.

Compacting the sub-base with a plate compactor made for a few headaches. After a trip back to Kennards and a new spark plug we were back on track. The more I compacted, the more I realised things were quite even. More shoveling rock, more compacting, more leveling.

The end result is pretty good so far. Next week, I’ll be adding the sand, leveling it all up perfectly and then adding the pavers. I’m not good with patience, so the next stage will be quite a test.