After two weeks with a landscape crew and a lot of manual labor, the property is all cleaned up. We also had a survey crew out to measure out the property lines and elevations. It’s amazing what was uncovered. Majestic old oaks, manzanitas, terracing, railway tie steps and beautiful volcanic rock were all hidden under a jungle. […]
Category: Landscaping
The Cleanup Begins!
The mess left by cleaning up/cutting down trees, brush and plants is all over the property. I mentioned previously how difficult it is right now envisioning what it could look like. Last Sunday with a bottle of champagne and 2 glasses in hand, we sat at our future lanai on a couple of purchased chairs from […]
Oh, the carnage…
The Britton Tree Services crew spent all week cutting, thinning and tending to all of the oaks, jungle, and just plain crap on the property that had not been maintained in 50 years. Great job, guys! The property is 1.18 acres and there is landscaping in both the front and back. Our opened view in […]
If A Tree Falls In The Forest…..
Guy is currently working on the architectural plans for the house so in the meantime we started right away on the trees. There are a ton of beautiful old oaks on the property and we want to keep as many as possible. Our arborist told us that approximately 3 trees had to be removed because […]
Inspectors, Arborist and Contractors, Oh My!
The last couple of weeks have been completely hectic as we arrange for various inspectors to inspect the property. Not to mention the home is currently being rented. We pretty much knew going into it we were going to have to gut the property. NOT tear it down – so you mid century preservationists out there […]