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Time to Start Planning for Spring and Summer Hardscape and Landscape Projects

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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

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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

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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

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Work continues on this large and challenging retaining wall. Now, if only the weather would cooperate.

Redi Rock at UVA North Arts Quad

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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

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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.