Two Steps Forward and One Back

It would be great if every aspect of every project proceeded smoothly...but then there's the real world!

On visiting our back porch and garden one day recently, I was excited to find it looking like this.

It looked like the main field of the pavers was complete, perimeter cuts ready to be made and edging pieces would go in. But on closer inspection, the pavers were just not up to quality standards. This is what the job looked like the next day.

In discussion with the landscape contractor, about 3/4 of the pavers were pulled up for replacement. Since it is a natural product, some variation in color and texture is expected in the Travertine pavers, but the original load had too many missing corners and too many holes to be suitable.

New pavers have now been delivered and re-installation is underway, but meanwhile planting has started.

A small glitch, but by this time next week all of Phase I of the project should be complete. Check back for the update!