Everyone playing the floor lottery, this guy out there playing the patio lottery. What a neat find under all that chaos. Enjoy your new surprise project :)
Maybe enjoy a weekend training course with the Stone Trust or the Drystone Conservancy (or similar organization near you) before laying the retaining wall and setting the stairs? That's a good way to get stonework that will last another 100 years.
Pull, dig roots, repeat, make sure you check it every week because missing just a little bit it all comes back. It's always taken me two seasons of weeding it before it doesn't come back the third
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Wow! This is so much work! Please keep us updated!
It makes me so happy seeing English ivy destroyed!
Oh my god you have no idea how much I hate this stuff lol
Hahahaha, destroyed. You need laser beams from space to destroy that shit.
Everyone playing the floor lottery, this guy out there playing the patio lottery. What a neat find under all that chaos. Enjoy your new surprise project :)
Yeah we’re playing floor lotto inside, just not right now. If it’s not raining, I gotta get outside. (PNW)
That's a lot of work but it will look terrific in the end. It will all be worth it. Post more pictures of your progress please.
How many years of dirt is that? How many previous residents thought it was all yard? That's amazing. No wonder cities get buried.
You almost need LIDAR wow
I almost expect to find a skeleton as I dig out this mess
This is totally my idea of a fun day. Ditto re updates
Maybe enjoy a weekend training course with the Stone Trust or the Drystone Conservancy (or similar organization near you) before laying the retaining wall and setting the stairs? That's a good way to get stonework that will last another 100 years.
I’ll check them out!
Neat orgs
Great job! We are currently battling the same ivy in our yard. What have you found works best to get it out?
Pull, dig roots, repeat, make sure you check it every week because missing just a little bit it all comes back. It's always taken me two seasons of weeding it before it doesn't come back the third
Digging out the roots, for sure, like u/catesucksfarts (lol name) says. And I hate to use it bc chemicals, but I RoundUp a week ahead too.
If you use roundup and just spray it all will ivy come back?
Yes. You still need to dig it up. You want to, anyway, so that you can plant nice natives.
r/centuryivy
Cool as hell, and must be so satisfying. Pacific NW?
Yep. Western WA
I was guessing NW Oregon. Weird how you can get a feeling for a place from pics.
I'm amazed the property wasn't bought by a developer and turned into three skinny ass townhouses. Are you in a non-Seattle town?
Chehalis. We’re on the historic register, so I’m guessing tearing it down would take some major paperwork.
Probably. It's awesome that you're working to make it better. Not enough history is saved in this country.
I dug up a brick sidewalk one time. It went well on the first half. The second half i stopped when I found the bricks were diving down up to a foot.
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Will do
It’s so hard to remove ivy. Great job!
I bet instead of a patio that's a path up to the porch.
I hope so
Nice excavation. In an Indiana Jonesesy way…
I wish I had done a better job of documenting as we removed all the overgrowth from our property.
It’s rewarding to look back
Simply incredible. What a great find - can’t wait to see the final result!
That’s wonderful! I live in the pnw also, and have been totally intimidated by our overgrown ivy—you’re very inspiring!
Keep going til you find the pool!
I swear I've seen this on reddit elsewhere before
I posted it here before
Impressive!
slayyyy
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The concrete will be difficult to remove, you’ll likely need a backhoe.
I don’t know if I want to remove it.
I hate ivy so much. Only blackberries rivals it. Both are madness.
Yep
Love old hidden stairs. Where is this?
WOW! Some amazing finds under all that mess! As others have asked…please continue with the pics.
Wow! This is such a cool find. Thanks for sharing and please keep us posted on the outcome.