Gazebo Deck and Path

What a great story, we need more stories like this on this site!

Debbie, you did an absolute beautiful job laying these bricks. You took care of you mom first, that is very nice of you! And from my house it looks you got it as close to plump as you could have done it.

Grins! Looking good!

And, yeah, I love Freecycle, both because lots of stuff that we no longer need goes to good homes, and because we’ve gotten some good stuff.

-- Dan Lyke, Petaluma California, http://www.flutterby.net/

when I told Rick that I got selected to get some bricks he just rolled his eyes. “How many,” he asked, “are they new ones or old?....what colour are they..?”
I don’t know, was the answer. We just got some free bricks!

And then he saw them. I did good! :)

(and thanks for the compliments, guys!)

-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada

Lookin’ good.

Being that they are regular bricks, will they disintegrate if “in the ground” during our winter? I know that the solid ones are good for our winter, but really don’t know about the regular bricks.

-- jroot

What is this with Rick rolling his eyes. He should be proud of you.

Not sure John.
We’ll just have to wait and see.

Rick was rolling his eyes because it was really hot and humid with threads of storms and he isn’t fully convinced in the “free” stuff yet. :)
(even though we’ve gotten some great stuff)

-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada

Very nice project, Deb. Looks like a segment from one of the DIY programs. Nice basket weave pattern. I would think bricks would work good in the snow country, since they can move with the ground. Thanks for the post.

-- Tim

I’ll be holding my breath all winter now… hoping they survive.
But if they don’t, then I’ll have a “crushed brick” path in my yard.

-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada

You guys with your snow problems….....here in So California all we worry about is :do we need to put on long or short pants this morning.

I remember the days back in Holland, snow, ice, having to empty the waterlines or the frost will bust them.

I am with Tim, looking very nice!!! And the is nothing like “free”.

long or short pants… that’s our August weather.. starts out chilly and needing pants and by mid morning you’re sweating and needing shorts!

-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada

Right now my wife would not let me sleep under sheets, too hot.

last night’s sleep was horrific.
I woke up at about 1 AM and I was drenched in sweat and couldn’t breathe.
Went downstairs and it wasn’t much better.
Should have went out to the trailer but I was afraid the mosquitoes would carry me away before I got inside!

-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada

great looking project deb

thanks :)

-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada

Looks real nice Debbie!

Are you going to sweep some sand over the bricks to seal the cracks?

-- ** Dick, & Barb Cain *************** http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Chipncut

that was the plan. I’ll probably get to that next week.

-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada

Good eye, Dick, you must have done paving before.

just an update—the bricks did not disintegrate over the winter.

-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada

That’s great news, MsDebbieP. I am very happy for you, as I believe I was the one who was wondering if they would disintegrate. Well done. Looks good.

-- jroot

thanks :)
I’m very happy that it survived the season.

-- ~ Debbie, Ontario Canada