Border Paving a Garden Shed

I took the opportunity to take some action shots of border paving a shed. When I was doing it before, I was relying heavily on rainfall for the soil to be wet. This time, I tried jetting the water in with a garden hose sprayer. I did it a bit gingerly, having concerns about undermining the concrete slab. Whenever the jet hit a leaf I got a lovely spray of mud in my face. So, raking is worthwhile.

After jetting the water in, I started digging and whacking my block of wood template with a hammer. Notice we have a challenging factor - the bore pit.

Whacking things can be very therapeutic and even constructive

I tried putting in a brick. By trial and error I kept digging out more and whacking the wood in more, until the brick was both vertical and fitting under the tin sheeting. I VERY GENTLY tapped the brick with the hammer until it fit to my OCD satisfaction. By the time I put in one brick, I realised it was worth removing the cover of the bore pit.

Satisfaction coated in a thin layer of mud

I proceeded to put in more bricks, before realising I under-wet under the shed. At this point I had two options - backfill and re-wet it or continue and shove moist soil behind the bricks. I chose the second option. I actually backfilled and compacted in front of the brick first so that when I put soil behind it, it didn't shift forwards. I shoved soil in with my fingertips first, then my fist. Try not to punch the brick like I did. Or even better, try to avoid this situation entirely by wetting properly.

Looks easy, but looks can be deceiving

Finally, victory is mine! Let's celebrate small victories before proceeding to the side and the back 😅

Oh yes, I can in fact get satisfaction