Bamboo Lagoon Work At The Bamboo Lagoon

This is where we started with the mess that the raccoon did to the liner this last fall and why our hand is being forced on having to replace the liner this year no matter what.

Tree Trimming

I think that this poor baby gets this treatment every year. She is so pretty with all her new leaves but always needs to be trimmed up to keep her healthy and beautiful.

Before

After

Looking good and always motivates me to do more.

Lawn Maintenance at the Bamboo Lagoon

First cuts of the year are always the most noticeable and needed...

This is what the front yard areas looked like before I was able to get at them with the mower.

This side bed needs to be dug up and replanted with plants and barked....on the To Do list.

Fence Post Repair

Gap in fence with old post and a couple boards missing

So the fence that borders my neighbors in the back has started to sag in a couple of spots. My neighbor decided that he was willing and able to do the work if I was willing and able to buy the materials....having removed a post or two before, I knew immediately that I was getting the better end of the deal.

So unfastening the boards near the post and the cross boards to the post was the easy part....it was manhandling the 100+ pound of cement out of the deep hole in the ground that really got all of us working.

We ended up having to use a chain with a ratchet on it around a nearby tree to finally get the chuck out. My neighbor disposed of all the broken parts from the fence.

Once he had the old posts out, we mixed new cement and poured it into the hole with the new post in it. The cement sets pretty quickly but he came out several times to recheck level to make sure that the posts weren't shifting much.

The chuck of old cement with the broken post end in it

New post in place

New cement in place

Once the new posts set up overnight, the new brackets for the cross support boards and the new fence boards could be put on.

Cement cured and boards refastened

Second new post in

And set

Finished fence posts, nice straight fence

I think he did a great job and I still ended up with the better end of the deal. I have a post on the other side that needs fixing too but probably will have to hire someone as the slope of the yard near it might make it very hard to deal with.

Siding Fix At The Bamboo Lagoon

Broken boards on porch door

We have this little door on the area below our front porch and when accessing it earlier this spring, one of the pieces of siding split.

I took off the full piece below so I could get a piece of cedar siding at the lumber store that was the correct width.

Once I got back home, I decided to see if I could glue the old piece back together to just save on priming and painting time when we were in cold weather.

I think that it came out okay with some awesome wood glue that our flooring friend turned me on to and a few finishing nails.

Fixed door