That's what Brothers are For!

It became apparent that we had a huge drainage issue when we got a crawlspace full of water one day! So we called in the pros...My brother J.T. came to the rescue! Reidl's Construction came down for a week and we rented a excavator and boy was that efficient! He dug trenches to put pipe in leading from the gutters to the storm sewer drain. He also installed a drain to catch the rain running down the hill towards our house.

Off to the left you can see the project manager Landyn. He is making sure JT is doing everything right.

 J.T. also brought his trusty chainsaw and went to town on our back yard, trimming up a very nice view of the marsh that we had never seen before! The view is even more amazing now! It brought back memories of clearing the land in Ohio with my family. (I didn't say those memories were fond.) In the middle of the yard, you can see the huge pile of branches and bushes we tore out. :)

 Since we could not get the excavator into the backyard, Chuck and I hand dug our trenches back there. We ran into a concrete slab under some dirt and had to rent a concrete saw. I must say that Chuck was quite the pro at sawing the concrete. After we trenched far enough away from the foundation, we filled the trenches with 3 inches of rock, laid in the hard drainage pipe and covered with more rock. 

We also got gutters (not so exciting) to tie into our new drainage system. We got gutter guards too (Rhino Guards) that come with a clog free guarantee! When we had to remove a couple of the shutters to install the gutters, we found pink paint underneath! The house used to be pink! Charleston Gutter Company was so nice that they even hooked up my Rain Barrel for free! They were a great company to work with!

   

 Lastly, after all that digging, we decided to get rid of a couple other plants that we weren't too fond of. They are called cast iron plants. Well, a neighbor wanted as many as she could get her hands on, so she came over and we dug out many wheelbarrows full of that plant! Voila! You can see what the plant looks like in the picture above. Its the plant that the bricks under the rain barrel are smashing.

Well, that's all for now! Next time, We should have some pics on the pool renovation!