⛽ ... sitting and no coffee - yet. Dreary day and dribbles fall. Somehow, there is a lawnmower humming
more, when I awake. Breakfast was tomato and smoked meat on a rye sauced w / mayo and mustard
the project out front. it is not a large area. Approx nine rectangular stones 8 inches in depth, roughly 20 - 25 inches in length and ten inches across. After this morning, I had approx 18 stones but only 3 - 4 inches in depth. Basically, the stones were halved horizontally, where they were easiest to separate [ layered construction ].
The weakest portion closest to the puddling water was deepened and filled w / coarse stone and topped by smaller aggregate and then sand [hoping for better drainage ] The limestone screenings that I dug out was soaking wet.
Now, the whole 4 x 4 area is covered in sandstone slabs but there are large [ 1 - 1 1 / 2 inches ] gaps b / c the slabs are irregular in shape on the ends and slightly on the sides.
The hope is that these slabs will settle [ and they will in the coming rain and time ]. Next, I perhaps can cover the area w / fairly fine stone to level out the appearance.
The area will be covered by 4 flower pots or containers so people will not walk on the area. In winter, I hope that I can remove the pots and the landscape service can shovel the area.
Now, I wait for gravity to do its job and settle the slabs.
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