We’re overdue for a pavers update, so here it is. This dramatic bird’s eye view of the icehouse terrace is the first capture of the icehouse “courtyard” we’ve been hardscaping for, well, many months!
Installation of the stone pavers is about 99.9% complete. There are still a few pavers at the bottom of both stone staircases that need scribing and fitting, but then we’ll be finished. Hopefully before snow sets in…
Thank you, Aaron, for snapping this photo from the lofty crown of a giant ash tree (before felling it!)
Bit of Backstory
I mentioned the outside that we’ve been hard escaping for many months. The crushed stone base coat was spread and compacted on April 28.
Stone wall construction began on May 9.
The first stone pavers were laid on September 23.
So we’re seven months to the day into this ambitious project. Not nonstop, of course, since everyone working on icehouse hardscaping was concurrently juggling other projects. But what a protracted and patience-testing timeline it’s been!
On September 27 I reported that paving was under way.
We are paving the sunken terrace of the icehouse’s new courtyard. To be more precise, we are laying hundreds upon hundreds of tumbled stone pavers, creating what will become a seamless carpet of stone.
(Source: Stone Paving Icehouse Courtyard)
My October 4 update remained enthusiastic, even subtly optimistic.
Pam, Tony, and Calvin… are essaying to braid stone into a seamless tapestry, solving the paver puzzle to ensure that the slowly emerging icehouse courtyard looks as if it belongs, as if it’s been anchoring this outdoor living environment for decades, perhaps even centuries.
(Source: Solving the Paver Puzzle)
Two months after installing the first pavers, we’re about a half dozen pavers shy of the finish line. It’s been a journey, but we just might finish in time for snowfall. Sure do hope so!
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