The Driveway is Done

The concrete was finished for our driveway on Friday.  They need to come back to remove the framing and give it one more wash-down.  We are happy with the result.  In another  month, we will seal it -- and they are lending us a sprayer.  We only replaced the sections that were badly cracked and hope to do the remaining segments next year. 

Of course I had to pay homage to the year it was installed.  Up in one corner, I placed a shiny 2017 penny and at the bottom at the edge of the street, we added a Teddy paw-print.  We wanted to commemorate that she was in the house the year we had it poured.  Silly but sentimental -- and the concrete guys thought those were cool ideas.  They also thought she was a puppy.  She liked them all.

The bottom section of our driveway was so badly cracked that it was a tripping hazard.  Whomever did it before, just poured in single-slab sections.  Now they are split down the middle which will keep them intact longer.  I was told there had been a tree at the foot of the driveway and that probably added to the problem.

We will do this section later.  The part closest to the gate cracked with the weight of the heavy equipment, but there is nothing we can do about that.  It will hold up for another year or two.

Our next project is to put Hardie-board siding on the exterior of the house because the shingles are breaking and splitting.  Owning a house is a costly proposition, but we have to keep up with the necessary repairs before we can do the fun stuff.  Oh well!  One more item off the list.