Great Wall of.......well ours

[CactusLady]

So we´ve decided its time to sort our front wall out. It was built by the company who built our house and I´m afriad its not so good. Also we live on a slight incline, so we think its moved down the hill a bit. Then in the summer a man who rented my neighbours house, hit the wall by the front gate :shocker: he took the handbrake off and couldnt control the car. Good job our car wasnt parked there !! We plan cover it with wall tiles and use coping stones for the top.
Anyways here DH hacking off the outer render
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/MOOFIGIRL/wallprj003.jpg
bit more done - got to go right to about 2ft front that lamp-post
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/MOOFIGIRL/wallprj001.jpg
Miss Moofi checking things over :biggrinlove: you can also see the "damp" dark bits at the bottom, its just terrible to look at. oh and the odd crack
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/MOOFIGIRL/wallprj005.jpg

[snosrap5]

Wow!! That is a big project!! I look forward to the finished pictures!

[LokisMum]

This must be your "2 hour a day" project that you were talking about! What a huge project! Good luck with it!

[Pami]

What a beautiful home, Ann!

[neetanddave]

That's gonna be nice when you get it done. You still using the painted mosaic as well????

[CactusLady]

What a beautiful home, Ann!

aw.......thanks......and nice to see you here :wavey:

That's gonna be nice when you get it done. You still using the painted mosaic as well????

I am but only on pots, we are going to use tiles, this was suggested to overcome the problem of cracks and of course the best one NO MORE PAINTING :purpleblob: :purpleblob:

[CactusLady]

This must be your "2 hour a day" project that you were talking about! What a huge project! Good luck with it!

Thanks :) we are pleased with the progress so far
one side of this wall done, well all the old render knocked off :purpleblob: :purpleblob: I´m worried about the inside of the wall, we have a small cactus garden by one section, so thats going to be fun !
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/MOOFIGIRL/wall004.jpg

[CactusLady]

Heres the back of the 1st section of wall.......DH is far right hand corner, again knocking off the render - bless him :love:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/MOOFIGIRL/pots005.jpg

[Sar]

That is quite the job, Ann! Good job you have a very hard working hubby to get it done for you! :clap:

I bt it will look wonderful once it's completed! :)

[CactusLady]

Well the skip has arrived thia a.m. for the next section of our wall work. We have an arch over the gate, which is all cracked, so thats coming down, we are not replacing it.
I can also fill the skip with some leaves - I´m on with pruning my Washington Palms, they grow like weeds :flower:

[CactusLady]

we are starting the 2nd section of our wall, unfortunately I have a cactus garden behind it. So theres some major removals going on and sadly some will have to go
Heres a before and after
BEFORE........
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/MOOFIGIRL/annplants021.jpg
AFTER.........hopefully we can now dig it up and save it !
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/MOOFIGIRL/AA023.jpg

[CactusLady]

and it wasnt so happy, that I was hacking it down and stuck this into may thumb.............
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/MOOFIGIRL/AA019.jpg

[neetanddave]

YOW! That some sticker there!

The wall is looking good though....and is that a Red Hot Poker I see blooming there???

[Anakat]

and it wasnt so happy, that I was hacking it down and stuck this into may thumb.............
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/MOOFIGIRL/AA019.jpg

Ouch, how long have you lived there? Some of those cacti are huge.

[LokisMum]

Youch - that looks painful! Lots of beautiful cacti, Ann! We can't grow anything like that here!

[CactusLady]

Ouch, how long have you lived there? Some of those cacti are huge.

Well we are in our 7th year, and that cacti was 5 yrs old, I was very sorry to hack it down and told it so, hopefully we can dig up the remaining stump, pot it and then get in back in place when the wall is done

Youch - that looks painful! Lots of beautiful cacti, Ann! We can't grow anything like that here!

I do like cacti, but they are a bit mean to me !!

YOW! ..and is that a Red Hot Poker I see blooming there???

no its a cacti with a flower spike on, which is very like a Red Hot Poker....here it is and I havent got a clue what its called ?
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/MOOFIGIRL/AA1.jpg

[CactusLady]

the wall with is final rendering on - it has to be painted & topped - not yet decided :tongue3:
Also we still cant decide what to do with the front, this finish or tiled.......:confused2:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/MOOFIGIRL/34320f23.jpg
what it looked before the finish - this bit is far right past the gates
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/MOOFIGIRL/d577d551.jpg

[neetanddave]

That's looking FAB, Ann! :woohoo:

[Anakat]

That is looking great (I would have put lots of clapping smilies, but I can't find it)

[LokisMum]

Wow - you did an amazing job!

[CactusLady]

So now DH has finished the inside of the wall - he has to attack the outside
for some reason it looks a lot bigger than on the inside :dodgy:
Its look awful like this, but that all part of re-work eh !oo theres Teddy keep an eye on me :)
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/MOOFIGIRL/771c375c.jpg
Think he's spotted something in the scrub land
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/MOOFIGIRL/b90be72f.jpg

[neetanddave]

You have a beautiful place, Ann. That wall is going to be fab when its all done.

And Teddy..... you stay safe young man. No going in the street.

[Iluvroses]

Your house is beautiful!!!!! :love: Excellent job on the wall! That looks like theres alot of sweat involved! :sweat: