Dick and Libby's Tarwathie Cruising Log: Dirt: South Burlington, Vermont We are spending this week in an unusual state for cruising sailors. We're playing in the dirt. Actually, we'r...
During the intense thunderstorm last week we witnessed the benefit of permeable pavers. The water on the paved driveway flowed like a river to the street. The water that landed on the pavers drained into the ground below. (unlike the paved driveway, the water from the pavers did not run into the storm drain.)
Over 600 square feet of driveway and walkway to be installed. To remove: over 7 dump truck loads of soil. Luckily, we had 2 Winooski locals looking for clean fill.
Jake spends an entire day loading dirt into Pete's dump truck, while Jen dumps the loads.
The finished Countertop and the built-in bookcase staining in progress.
After going back and forth with GMP, we decided not to install a fence around this monster. The lack of written requirements makes it unfeasible to build around the box. Instead, we painted it gray.
Transporting the tub from the warehouse to the library!