Little House Future Projects

Projects C1,C2,C3, C8, C9 (not shown) are part of Rebuilding Together 2011 Project scope described here
Below projects C4, C5, C6, C7 are great projects that are suitable for future consideration:

revised: 04/7/2011

 


Front view of Little House site from Driveway
   click here for overall site plan with project locations below using (C1,C2...) to indicate matching below references

left side view

right side view
C4) Increase height of 6 existing 6'x12' planterboxes by ~11" :
    labor: 1 general volunteer to lead + 2-4 general volunteer carpenters to cut&install 2x12
     matls: 18 2"x12"x12' Redwood common
                24 4x4 x 2' Redwood (secure inside corners)
                large box 3.5" galvanized deck screws (for corners)
                5 2x4 x 10' Redwood common (midspan anti-spreading supports @ 6' oc)
                Lyngso "Diestel structured compost": 15 cubic yards @ $76/ (2.6 CY/box * 6)
     tools: 16d hot dip galv nails, cordless screwdrivers,




C6) Butterfly area See PDF Plan for butterfly garden here (when viewing, orient start of path/arbor with C7 below)
  labor: 1 volunteer, 2 hours on prep day person to grind stump into ground (visible from path on left)
            1-2 volunteers, 3 hours on prep day to run trencher and install PVC rough-in irrigation plumbing
            2-3 to place pavers according to path noted as - - - - - on pdf plan (after trenching, irr pipe install, covered trenches)
  Equipment:
             stump grinder rental
             trencher rental
             est 200 ft 3/4 pvc sch 40
            
          

C7) Arbor on narrow path 4' beyond lamppost
  labor: 2 PhD wielding artists to dig 2' deep holes using Post hole Digger
  matls:
       2 4x6 x 10' redwood posts (place 3.5' apart inside edge to inside edge, 6" dim parallel to sidewalk)
       2 sacks fence post concrete
       4 2x6 x 4' redwood decoratively cut, 2 per post parallel to small sidewalk
       12 1x1 x 4'4" redwood (decoratively cut at ends, if desired)
        4 6' tree posts + ties
  tools:
       2 shovels
       1 wheelbarrow
       long garden hoses (nearest spigot?)
       grab 8-10 deck screws from planterbox project C1) or C4)
       box 10d HDG box nails
       hammers & cordless screwdriver (briefly)