Patio

Previous design

When the house was bought in 2007, the pool was surrounded by grass except for the concrete pad beyond the deep end. The problem was that every week when the grass got mowed, we had to move everything and then put it back. Some sort of paved surface was desired.

Phases

First section

The first was mainly done by Jared under Steve's direction, using bricks salvaged from when a large part of East Wheeling was torn down to build the athletic field. Before the bricks could be used, the old mortar had to be removed with a hammer. We had a large operation at the end of the driveway to clean the hundreds of bricks involved.

Second Section

The second section was added in 2019 using used bricks purchased from Lollini. These bricks had very little mortar and could be used directly. The prep work was done by Steve and Andy, with some help from the family when it came time to lay the bricks.