The Backyard, Day 2

Day 2 was full of french drains, gravel and dirt.  Essentially the same process as what we did inside.  We did this first drain the hard way, but thankfully found a way to streamline the process later.  

This time, we tied into the gutter lines that ran down the yard, and out to the ditch between us and the neighbor.

We bought 100 ft of pipe.  And truthfully, we wish we had one more.  You can see there is one trench in the middle of the yard (by the fabric) and one extending towards the sheds.  We wish we had put one extending towards the house.  Regret #1.  However, thankfully, we figured out an easier way to wrap the pipe in fabric, namely just wrap and tape the sucker, rather than trying to put it down in the hole and keep everything *just right*.

This is side one after being buried in gravel and dirt.  Not bad, eh?

We got the other two drains wrapped and gravelled, but then had to take a breather.

Down at the bottom of the yard, we planned to do a wet well of sorts.  We used one barrel (of the three we originally purchased when doing the basement) and were going to pipe all the water to it, then just have one pipe going out of it.  But we ran into water.  And by water, I  mean....  WATER!  Everytime we dug, water and mud and sand and dirt filled it in.  I am fairly certain with all the dirt we pulled out, we probably actually dug the same hole 3 times over.  By the time we had the hole even close (mind you, not done) the gravel place had closed, and wasn't open the following day on Sunday.

So, while day 2 was productive, it wasn't as successful as day 1.  It did end with a fun session of playing with marking paint.

That night, after working outside for two days, I showered and went to a friends house for a much needed girls night.  It was great fun, and a good end to a working weekend!