Bob and his crew have nearly finished the landscape. Everything has come together very nicely so far. The one unfortunate item is the lack of availability of some plant materials this late in the season, so we'll have to wait until next spring for the remainder.

The StepStone pavers went in nicely, and the fine granite rock that R-Design specified for the beds blends nicely with the rest of our exterior colors and textures.

The guys at No Hassle Fence put on a nice horizontal fence that has a very understated but subtle design to it - we just alternated 1x6 and 1x4 rough sawn cedar to give it a bit of character and stained it a solid silver gray.

Next up is the steel trellis over the back patio and the steel frame for the kid's swing, and we are done!!

Benjamin’s crew has been working on site grading and building forms for the last few days, and yesterday, the colored concrete was poured for the patios and walks. Finishing this part of the project really ties the house to the site and highlights the indoor/outdoor feel at the sliding doors. We went with a medium warm grey for the integral color on the concrete. The photo above shows the wet concrete. However, after some curing for a couple days, it’s settling into a medium gray.

For some privacy, we are doing a small garden wall at the front patio. This will be done as a separate pour. The city sidewalk and garage apron (sloped ramp) will be a third pour done next week.

Check out the saw cut pattern that was added a day after the pour in the photo sequence above.

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