Our Backyard Plans

Alicia and I would like to get a new fence for the backyard by next spring. The fence that’s currently there must be original to the house, it’s that wood post and chicken wire kind. There are rusted nails sticking out and the woods rotted from age and the bugs. In the back behind the fence is over grown weeds and tall pine trees. We were thinking about having someone come out and take the trees down, grind the stump, level the yard, seed it and remove the sidewalk. We got a few estimates of about $1,000 for all that. So I am trying to save money and do as much of it myself as I can. I cleared out all the weeds, over grown bushes and trees on the one side of the yard on Sunday. I didn’t use an axe or a chain saw…I used a knife to take them all down! We don’t have extra money to buy or rent tools so I made do with what we had.

With everything cleared we have about an extra 5 feet of yard…which would be great to have that extra space. If we get rid of the sidewalk that’s in the yard then I want to put a patio in the back corner of the yard so we have somewhere to put the patio set and grill. And hopefully create a nicer place for the boys to play. Like I said, I’m going to try and do as much as I can. I’ll have to rent a few tools but we got plenty of time for that. Wernersville has an open fire law, so were going to burn as much of the tree limbs and brush as we can so we dont ahve to runt a dumpster.