This was our view last August. A patio form…waiting for its substance to fill it all in.
Our crew from D&S Construction were awesome. Seriously – a great crew of people makes the disruption of a remodel so. much. better!!!
And finally…the first concrete pour began!
All hands were on deck to control the amount of concrete in each area and to smooth it down with an even finish. I’m not sure exactly how much concrete was poured, but in the end, there were 5 different pours to make this project happen. And suffice to say, it was a lot of concrete. This was pour #1:
We wanted the appearance of a light acid wash on our patio – and to do that we had to slightly expose the aggregate by spraying a chemical surface retarder (the blue stuff) onto the slab surface immediately after placing and finishing the concrete. This delays the set and gives the crew the flexibility to remove the cement paste up to a day or so later, by pressure washing.
And here is our first look at our new patio – which now sits level with the house floor and is about 4 feet higher than our old patio. View maximizer!
This was the point when we felt the genius behind the design of this patio. Thanks CK Architecture and Made By Render!
The dogs were a little tentative at first, but they’re definitely getting used to all of the steps.
Sweet Lyle is checking it all out.
So stay tuned…there’s more to come…next week I’ll post some info about the new garage.
Follow along on our entire house remodel here.
