Replacing old brick wall and concrete patio
April 3, 2012
by Andy
Yesterday we began a unique job involving the replacement or retro fitting of a brick wall built in the early 70′s. A segmental block wall (srw) was designed by us engineered by Circeo engineering and permitted in the county of Albemarle. Because of the unique design of the house the first phase of the work [...]
Free Union Pool and Lawn Makeover
March 22, 2012
by Andy
We have just begun to do demolition work, excavate for and pour concrete wall footings, and lay the block core of the stone veneer walls that will transform this sloping back yard into beautiful grass terraces. We will also be installing new pool coping and a travertine pool deck that will feature a pergola that [...]
Time to Start Planning for Spring and Summer Hardscape and Landscape Projects
January 25, 2012
by Andy
As grass and plants lie dormant in this milder than usual winter, it is time to plan for spring and summer projects. Before you know it it will be time to open the pool, tune up that lawn mower and dust off the grill for the first barbecue of the summer season. We have been [...]
UVA wall
June 3, 2011
by Andy
We are almost finished with the wall and should have all of the grading work completed next week. This project has been challenging, but as you can see, all of the hard work has paid off.
UVA and Martha Jefferson
June 1, 2011
by Andy
Things are winding down at the new Martha Jefferson Hospital. We are nearly done with the amphitheater, labyrinth and the bluestone flat work at the hospital entrance. We are also very close to finishing the Redi Rock wall at the UVA North Arts Quad.
UVA Redi Rock Continued
May 17, 2011
by Andy
Work continues on this large and challenging retaining wall. Now, if only the weather would cooperate.
Redi Rock at UVA North Arts Quad
May 14, 2011
by Andy
Finally soil and compaction issues are behind us. We have placed and compacted approximately 500 tons of stabilized fill behind the wall which is now over 100 feet long and over twelve feet tall. The maximum height of the wall will be over sixteen feet and the total length approaches 200 feet. Now comes the [...]
UVA North Arts Quad Redi Rock
May 9, 2011
by Andy
Work continues on this challenging wall. We continue to import suitable structural back fill and compact it while nuclear density tests are performed to ensure that sufficient compaction rates are obtained.
UVA North Quad Wall
May 6, 2011
by Andy
The first course of the wall is finally going in after contending with soil and compaction issues. Now we will begin to import suitable soil for back fill and install compacted layers of fill between layers of geogrid. The geogrid is anchored between courses of block and creates an entire wall system. Click on the [...]
Martha Jefferson and North Arts Quad at UVA
May 4, 2011
by Andy
We are very busy now with some very cool and challenging commercial projects. At the new Martha Jefferson Hospital we are installing stone on poured in place concrete amphitheater seat walls which will be capped with bluestone. Over at UVA we are installing one of the most challenging Redi Rock retaining walls that we have [...]
