Courtyard project 3, 4 and 5

Been a few weeks since I last wrote about our project and a lot has been accomplished. We installed the conduit for the water and electrical, laid the pavers, put the locking sand in the joints, and installed the fountain.

We began on Thursday Sept 1st laying the pavers and it took that day and all day Friday.  On Saturday I had to exchange the rental car for a and truck then go to Home Depot to pick up the tile saw. I arrived back home around 1030 and our friends who were helping out had already arrived.  All day Saturday I cut the pavers and they marked and laid them.  Everything went fairly smooth until around 7pm. We were losing day light and were almost done with the cuts. Apparently you cannot do loud construction after 7pm, as one of my neighbors so "eloquently" discussed with me. So that day ended on a sour note.

On the bright side we were able to find enough left over cuts to cover the remaining three or four spots. We also had around 440 bricks and 1 2/3rd bags of sand left over.  We gave away the sand and sold the bricks for .33 each. Not bad because I did not have to load them and take them back to HD.

I got the interlocking sand at HD just as the GREAT BLACKOUT descended on San Diego. Needless to say we persevered, got the sand spread out and watered down.

The only big problem is there is now a haze on the bricks from the sand but we think we have the solution.... vinegar!!!! Yes will solve just about all your problems.  Stay tuned for that.

Last but not least, we painted on the water proof paint and set up the fountain.  It works like a charm, however we will probably need to paint the inside as it is too white.  Also we must figure out what type of cap to put on the ledge.

Installing that fountain was a bear because the main bowl weighs between 150 and 200 lbs (Solid concrete).

Sorry for the herky jerky of the video but I had to time lapse it otherwise you would have to sit through about 7 minutes of video.