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ravendisplayedThe day dawned nicely. I took care of a few things, then decided it was time to get to work.
Circular saw? Check!
Drill? Check!
Bits? Check!
Measuring tape? Check!
Pencils? Check!
Lumber? Check!
Today I was planning on putting the edging down for my front side yard, so I start cutting the timbers to length. After getting four cut it is time to lay them out and set them in. I moved a little bit of dirt with the help of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sacra_imbri to make nice beds for them, then drill out the holes for the rebar pins.
The first timber will be the one that edges against the driveway from the sidewalk half way to the gate. I put the first pin in the predrilled hole and start driving it in with my new sledge.
*dink*
*dink* *dink*
*dink* *dink* *dink* *dink*
*dink*
*burble*
burble?
*burble* *burble* *burble* *burble*
Damn.
I call the city to turn off the water so we can see what pipe I just broke. After much digging, bailing, more digging, more bailing, a second call to the city so the guy can really turn off the water, more bailing and more digging it turns out that I broke clean through the supply line for my as yet untested irrigation system and one of its feeder lines.
A trip across town to Lowes to get some PVC bits and it is fixed, but now it is too late in the day to get anything else done. And I'm covered in mud.
On the other hand, I now know where my sprinkler lines run, and that the main valve works. I think I'll test the rest of the system next weekend along with finishing up the pavers.
Circular saw? Check!
Drill? Check!
Bits? Check!
Measuring tape? Check!
Pencils? Check!
Lumber? Check!
Today I was planning on putting the edging down for my front side yard, so I start cutting the timbers to length. After getting four cut it is time to lay them out and set them in. I moved a little bit of dirt with the help of
sacra_imbri to make nice beds for them, then drill out the holes for the rebar pins.The first timber will be the one that edges against the driveway from the sidewalk half way to the gate. I put the first pin in the predrilled hole and start driving it in with my new sledge.
*dink*
*dink* *dink*
*dink* *dink* *dink* *dink*
*dink*
*burble*
burble?
*burble* *burble* *burble* *burble*
Damn.
I call the city to turn off the water so we can see what pipe I just broke. After much digging, bailing, more digging, more bailing, a second call to the city so the guy can really turn off the water, more bailing and more digging it turns out that I broke clean through the supply line for my as yet untested irrigation system and one of its feeder lines.
A trip across town to Lowes to get some PVC bits and it is fixed, but now it is too late in the day to get anything else done. And I'm covered in mud.
On the other hand, I now know where my sprinkler lines run, and that the main valve works. I think I'll test the rest of the system next weekend along with finishing up the pavers.