Concrete Jungle, Part I

The Great Backyard Remodel of 2006 has officially begun. The projects are many, the hours to spend working on them are few. But here we go...

Major Project #1: New Sidewalk

We got bids from three concrete contractors for tearing out and replacing our side walkway from the public walk back to the alley. One contractor's bid came in significantly lower than the other two, and the reviews on Angie's List were good, so we went with him. Of course, the price went up a little when we decided to do a more significant widening of the walk between the front and back fencelines.

Here's a before picture:



Construction begins:






It took about a week for the entire tearout, formwork and gravel, and pouring to happen. Here are the results (oooooh... aaaaah...):












Thanks to Macon Builders!!

One project down, many more to go. More about the backyard in a separate post...