Week 17/18: The Lesser Wall of Creston

There's a lot that's been happening in the past two weeks, so I've broken it up a bit this time. First, our retaining wall, which should stop our driveway from cascading down the mountainside. Our new excavator has been hard at work, and by now it's nearly done.

It started off with a large pit carved out of the side of the hill. This is right next to the guest wing and you can see some of the braces for it at the edge of the picture. At this point the footing has been poured and is ready for some blocks.


And here's the 1st pallet of blocks. We had about a dozen pallets like this, and a fair number are still there for use in the larger retaining wall in front of the house (with even more still to come0.


This is where it's at now, there are only a few more feet to go before it is up to grade. By next year hopefully this will be looking as lush as the pictures we showed you a few months ago.