take a look {rock patio}

Recently we added a {rock patio} to our back yard.

I say we but my handy hubby, Clay, did most of the work. ;)

{I added my opinion here & there.}
Hey...that's important. :)

Here's how "we" did it! 

We have a deck on the back of our house

& we had this little area of yard underneath

the living room windows that just needed something. 

We thought about extending the deck out,

but instead we decided to put in a rock patio.
{Best of all we got these rocks for free
from some property we own!}
We have lots of rocks where we live.

Step One: Clay {my cute hubby} clearing out some of the grass. It was hard work!

 Step 2: Clay tilling it up...to make the grass a little easier to remove. :)

Step 3: All the grass is gone...Clay leveled it a little bit.

Step 4: A layer of plastic is laid down to prevent weeds later on.

Step 5: The first rock is laid....now "we" have many more to go. :)

Step 6:  Clay spent hours arranging and rearranging the rocks

to get them to all fit together just right.


Step 7: The next step was to put a special sand in between the rocks.

{I say special because it was expensive!}

The kids have been warned NOT to dig in the sand! :)

Step 8: Clay then made a new set of steps leading down to the new patio.
{I told you he was handy!}

 The new steps are all done!

Step 9:  We added new sod along the edge of the new patio.

Step 10: Enjoy! 
{We're loving our new outdoor space.}

Cookout, anyone? :)

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