Improvements in the basement

 Martin has built an insulated door between the basement proper and the bulk head landing and steps. Gotta keep the cold out!

 He also put bridging between the joists.

 And added a third stringer to the main stairs.

An Tigin is completely shingled

The back of the house was the last bit that needed to be shingled. It is finally done. No more dipping. No more drying rack in the living room!

Ruts are filled in

We had ruts in the side lawn on the east side of the house. When we had two truck loads of gravel delivered for the leach field, they accessed the back yard by driving along this stretch. The trucks were so heavy and the area newly raised up with fill, that the trucks left huge ruts.

To add to the situation, the truck that delivered the septic tank did the same thing.

When our neighbor moved the piles of sand and dirt to level out the back yard, he brought several bucket loads to the side yard to fill in the ruts and then leveled it with the backhoe bucket.

Grass is the next step

We have a back yard

Our neighbor with the backhoe came and spread the last of the sand and dirt piles. We have a backyard. Now all we need is to spread grass seed and turn it into lawn.