On this day we started the job for the Klonoskis. This is a big job in an extremely tight space. The property line on the far side is less than six feet from the house and the property line on the near side as approx. two feet from the driver side tires of the truck pictured. Needless to say, the logistics of this job has been challenging from the start. Luckily, the Garden Center is only a couple of miles away where we can stage a lot of the material.The objective for this project is to provide exterior living space, extend the driveway and create an area for them to turnaround with a car (thankfully, the car is a prius), pergola for parking area, and at the same time, soften all the hardscape with plant material. Hopefully things start to fit together like they did on paper.
You can see from the pictures that the basement doors sit above the existing grade approx. 2.5'. A deck was not an option here so the only choice we had was a retaining wall. Also, the customer has salvaged some brick from a fire place they took out from the inside remodel. We are planning to use that brick for the floor of the patio.
I'm not sure if you are able to see in these pictures, but one of the biggest challenge we have faced so far is the HVAC units sat only a couple of feet from the far basement door. You could not even open the door 90 degrees. So the plan is to move them. However, they can not go any closer to the property line. The plan is to move them farther away and to drop them down the wall.
The before and after pictures for this job will be dramatic.
