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I sure wish it was permanent
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by ondrek</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by vsmith</i> <br /><br />I'm curious, why cant it be permanent? <br />seems like you have the room, the track, and the enthusiasm, the hardest part would be pulling the grass up? go for it.[:p] <br /> <br />Line the peremiter with retainer blocks, fill with soil, relay the track, your ready to Rock'n'roll [;)] <br />[/quote] <br />I know...there isnt really much of a reason...the plan is to put a retaining wall along the bottom of the bank, right where the woodchips end in the picture. then to build a box right where the layout was layin. the yard continues to slop down a bit from the bottom of the bank, so where my son was sitting will be 1' lower than the bottom of the bank so the box is needed in order to have a level layout. <br />seems easy, but doing it is another. time, money, and getting the dirt to where it needs to be is the trouble. plus there are plans to put an extension on the house. there goes some $$ well, more like $$$$$$. <br />but when thats started, I should have plenty of dirt to fill a box 1' deep and 20'x10' <br />weekends are pretty full. my daughter wasnt in the picture, but with the two of them, my wife and i keep very busy. <br /> <br />It will happen, just a matter of time. but we have had plans for a layout there at that spot since 2001. <br /> <br />Kevin <br />[/quote] <br />Kevin, <br />Do you or your wife have a buddy in construction? or landscaping?
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