7-26-07 Blocks, Sprinklers, Mail Box, Horse Fencing

The eastern front yard up to the house is higher than the rest of the property, so we decided to install a sprinkler system. The trenches are 10-12 inches deep with sprinkler heads strategically positioned for full coverage. Creative Castle Grounds workers worked tirelessly in the extreme heat and in the rain to get the job done in a timely manner. The same crew showed up at 5:00 a.m. each morning, and remained on this job until 2:00 p.m. each day. I was so impressed with their dedication to quality workmanship, while remaining respectful of our family and our yard. I would eagerly hire this group for all of my future landscaping and hard scape needs.


Alberto checked the water pressure at the hose bib closest to the sprinkler area. He plumbed the new system to include these mechanisms.

The timer sets on the edge of the garage with the electrical boxes. Alberto showed me how to use the timer program, and provided the owner's manual.

Here is a photograph from the street looking from the south east toward the north west. The front courtyard wall is complete, the circle drive filled with decomposed granite (DG), and the trees planted.


Looking north east from the street. Daniel, the mason, in the red shirt. Other workers from Creative Castle Grounds hard at work.


Daniel built this new mail box block work to match the house. It is set back from the street, and the pad of decomposed granite should allow the U.S. Mail lady access to the mail box with out getting stuck in mud after a rain.

Brad Nielsen, owner of All Pro Fence, measured the area for the horse fencing. Later, his fence crew was here digging post holes, setting posts, and preparing to return to finish the job tomorrow! Respectful, service oriented business owners, managers, and workers, is all I have ever found in the 13 years All Pro Fencing has been working on the property. My friends and neighbors who have used All Pro Fence report the same.

Sod, well watered, in the summer heat, becomes a brilliant carpet of green in a week. Hosing the sod is one peaceful moment in a day for our dog, in a day filled with workers, disruptions and loud noises.