1 Generations of Stone Mason experiance
| 2 "dial before digging" call 811 to mark all underground utilities
| 3 measure twice, dig once
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4 alot of measuring
| 5 from side to side
| 6 elevation reference is established across existing drive
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7 equipment in place Al Falcone ready
| 8 Let the project begin
| 9 Ground broken Monday 05/06/2013
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10 step #1 excavate driveway
| 11 fill 20 cu yd container
| 12 HARD LABOR
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13 container #1
| 14 excavating in preparation for 10" crushed stone+2"sand & 3"paver
| 15 End Day 1
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16 Day 2 Tue 5/7 Hand dug
| 17 Rocks & Roots
| 18 restore & repair roof rainwater Drainage system
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19 3" pcv pipe
| 20 connected to existing pipe to curb
| 21 container #2
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22 containers 3 & 4 End of day 2
| 23 Day 3 Wed 5/8 heavy rain = MUD
| 24 when the going gets tough
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25 the tough get SHOVELING
| 26 Day 4 Thu. 5/9 First tri axel arrives
| 27 Delivers modified crushed concrete
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28 23 THOUSAND pounds
| 29 Spread on top of fabric base
| 30 deposited by "bucket"
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31 raked evenly to 2" layer
| 32 With a Smile :)
| 33 tamping by Albert
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34 then repeated and raked and again and again
| 35 Day 4 Ends
| 36 Day 5 Fri.5/10 Begin marking elevation angles of car park area
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37 area regraded
| 38 spread to conform with elevation angles
| 39 EP Henry "Driveway" pavers arrive
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40 18 Pallets
| 41 placed around drive in preparation for setting
| 42 Mix of 3 sizes plus border
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43 End of Day 5
| 44 Day 6 Sat.5/11 spread & grade sand
| 45 unload pallets & arrnge pavers by size
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46 finishing touch with sand
| 47 string center line of drive and horizontal top line of apron
| 48 begin laying top row of apron with Coventry 4 pavers
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49 continue up with "random"instalation of Coventry 3 pavers
| 50 Al Falcone and Pablo proceed paver by paver with a random pattern
| 51 Progress continues, 2 men laying others assist supplying
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52 Another load of sand arrives
| 53 Pablo begins the laying the apron with 2 rows of Belgium block
| 54 Cut to prepare for "sailor Course" Coventry 4 Border
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55 EPH Coventry 3 dakota blend Random Installation
| 56 End of day 6
| 57 Day 7 (Sun./Mothers Day)5/12 Al Falcone / Wed Anniversary
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58 Dedicated to completing the project :)
| 59 Nice Job, Getting near the finish
| 60 next, finish border,sweep coat of bonding sand into seams, tamp,sweep 2nd layer polymeric sand into seams prior to watering
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61 + add Belgium Blocks along the border END OF DAY 7
| 62 Day 8 Mon. 5/13 final del. of modified crushed concrete for front walk
| 63 Work begins to finish the borders
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64 Course of Belgium soldiers ends parking area
| 65 Al cuts & shapes 1st Belgium for driveway border
| 66 Chips to get proper starting fit
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67 Chips some more
| 68 The placement continues one by one
| 69 Uniformity and a natural appearance is achieved
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70 Result speaks for itself End Day 8
| 71 Day 9 Tue 5/14 begins with celebration of second & final load of stone to build front porch & walkway
| 72 Ernie carefully transits up lawn sparing the turf
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73 Guided by Al Falcone to a Perfect lie among the trees
| 74 until 10 pallets are placed
| 75 close proximity to their area
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76 120ft Border for new Rose Garden & Forsythia bed end Day 9
| 77 Day 10 Wed. 5/15 Al prepares bedding sand for rear walkway to car parking
| 78 EP Henry Pavers are carefully placed in "I" Pattern
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79 Tap Tap
| 80 Al & son Albert mark the arc for the border
| 81 Satisfied with the uniformity of both sides
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82 Achieves the perfect result
| 83 Work continues to complete borders
| 84 around the entire perimeter
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85 Belgium course across garage enterance
| 86 around to front walk
| 87 then on down to curb End Day 10 Wed. 5/15
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88 Day 11&12 Thu. 5/16 Fri.5/17 Next bonding sand is carefully swept into EVERY seam between all stones
| 89 two men spend over an hour
| 90 "Before" bonding sand
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91 "After" spreading bonding sand
| 92 Next step the entire area is power tamped after which a 2nd sweep of more bonding mixture
| 93 careful to cover every inch of surface
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94 nothing is missed
| 95 then comes the water shower to create the bonding
| 96 the gentle showering is repeated three times careful not to erode any of the sand away
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97 after completing third watering the driveway must cure 48hrs prior to use end Day 12
| 98 Day 13 (of consecutive work) devoted to clean up of perimiter and work area
| 99 + spreading & tamping the modified crushed concrete to prepare the front walk for pavers
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100 New walkway widened to 4ft
| 101 the area along the edge of front porch is trenched to prepare for new stone facing
| 102 tamped to desired level
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103 and Day 13 (Sat) ends followed by a well deserved Sunday of rest
| 104 Day 14 Mon. 5/20 If you Love what you do, it isn't work
| 105 Check level
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106 Border set in cement creates dam for sand
| 107 Tapped straight and level
| 108 Post jacked up and cut to rest on top of border
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109 true and level continous border is created
| 110 End of Day 14 after start of setting random size Devon stone in bed of sand
| 111 Day 15 Tue. 5/21 Front Porch
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112 Complete setting Devon Stone
| 113 WOW ! what a difference
| 114 First "Test Drive"
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115 smooth ride
| 116 perfect transition
| 117 MADE IT !
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118 Test Drive #2
| 119 this is FUN
| 120 SUCCESS !
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121 End Day 15
| 122 Day 16 Wed.5/22
| 123 Face stone is cut and fitted in cement
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124 YES !
| 125 A "Brand New Appearance"
| 126 End Day 16
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127 Day 17 Thu. 5/23 More crushed concrete
| 128 More raking level
| 129 More tamping/compacting
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130 Until Al is satisfied
| 131 Then the pavers are laid in the selected "I" pattern
| 132 Meticulously
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133 Preparation is the key to obtaining desired result
| 134 This would challange the best puzzler
| 135 Al is a Perfectionest
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136 this work requires know how and skill
| 137 Every thing comes together
| 138 Next comes the real tricky part
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139 End of Day 17 Approaching the "Finish Line"
| 140 Day 18 Fri. 5/24 Chilly, Windy, Pouring Rain HardCore Hardscappers Weather
| 141 Al cuts in front walk for "sailor course" border
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142 Walkway meets Driveway
| 143 Cuting each paver to fit
| 144 Walkway Complete
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145 Next add the "Curb Stone" border
| 146 Perfect arc to straight away
| 147 Nice Work Al
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148 Welcome to our home End day 18 begin 3 day weekend
| 149 DAY 19 Tue 5/28 Working in the rain, AGAIN
| 150 95.7 FM keeps everyones spirits up
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151 Beautiful !
| 152 Just like the picture in the catalog
| 153 This takes a lot more effort than delivering mail in bad weather
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154 Continue placing EPHenry curbstone
| 155 Stone after Stone
| 156 Cutting to achieve perfect fit
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157 On it gos
| 158 Chipping away when required
| 159 Albert supplies cement & stones
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160 and assistance
| 161 Front walk is perfect
| 162 I think we've got it
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163 TRULY AMAZING CRAFTMANSHIP
| 164 Border for plant & shrub beds
| 165 Each side for beds, front level w/lawn
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166 Very nice
| 167 End Day 19
| 168 DAY 20 Wed 5/29/13 Container #5 Final full 20 yard container is picked up
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169 Powerful equipment
| 170 We have "Lift Off"
| 171 Settle Down
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172 Start your engine
| 173 We hate to see you go
| 174 Remove storm door
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175 Face front step
| 176 end day 20 Door placed for cutting to resize
| 177 DAY 21 Thu. 5/30/13 Cut to fit & install stone door tread
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178 Custom fit
| 179 Finished Porch
| 180 Only one like it in the neighborhood
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181 Falcone work of art/masterpiece
| 182 Wet Look
| 183 More wet look
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184 end day 21
| 185 DAY 22 Fri. 5/31/13 "LAST DAY"
| 186 Clean Up
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187 Finishing Touch
| 188 Weedwacker Proof
| 189 "Falcone & Son"
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190 Falcone & Apprentice
| 191 Son & Apprentice
| 192 Express our Thanks & Appreciation
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193 For a "Job Well Done"
| 194 Final Settlement of our account
| 195 Owners of our "Dream Driveway"
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196 "Wonderful Walkways"
| 197 "Perfect Porch"
| 198 and "Lovelier Location"
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199 Next Step
| 200 New Porch Furniture
| 201 Will complete the Front Porch
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