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WALLED IN

I haven't written about the wall.

The project finally got started on Monday.

We had to tear down and rebuild about 30 feet of outside block wall. A tree was pushing it over.

So the new wall has a V-shaped opening for the tree.

Can't fight mother nature.

This is one of those projects that will end up looking like we did nothing. Except for the V of course.

The crew is good.

They are well managed and they were ahead of schedule the first day.

This is the second day and they have the full wall built and mudded.

The actual stucco will be applied tomorrow.

Then it gets painted, the tiles that border the top of the wall get applied, and--well I don't know what else.

We are getting some other wall sections stabilized with epoxy in cracks that have formed over the years. Some repainting. Not much.

It is still a mess.

I don't like having people in the yard.

It is OK.

It will be done by Friday.

These guys even work on the holiday!

It has been very hot. They start at 6AM and end about 2PM.

For a good part of the work day they are in some shade. You would be surprised what a huge difference that makes in the desert.

The air is so dry that while it is hot (and very hot in the sun) the lack of humidity is a huge relief from discomfort.

Still, they are working. They are doing quite well. We are supportive.

We got a good contractor. More bucks but extraordinarily attentive.

Labels: repairs