Back in September, right before the roof went south, we started digging a ditch for a French drain down by our retaining wall. Just like everything around here, it was/is slow going. I got back at it today, and kept running into hunks of concrete rubble used as landfill in our Upper Yard. ‘Cause that’s what I need to see. More concrete. Groan with me – UGH.
Here’s where we left it in September:
And here’s the rubble that I dug up today:
I’ve got about six more feet to dig. One of my favorite fellas on DIY Network, Ahmed Hassan, made this handy how-to video that we’ll be following as soon as the diggin’ gets dug:
Now, I’m off to eat something yummy. Guess they don’t get that on the chain gang.
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