Friday, August 09, 2024

Solving an eye sore

We have an old utility box in our backyard. It is very visible. It is very annoying. I tried, two years ago, to get somebody to take care of it. No luck.



The cover falls off regularly, the wires are in terrible shape, it is doubtful it is still hooked up to anything. 



Our woodworking neighbor made a cover for our utility box. 

It sat outside, drying, for several weeks. It is made of treated lumber, which can be very heavy/wet from the chemical treatment. 

My daughter stained it for me. 

My husband made a base with paver stones and paver gravel to keep the box up out of the mud. 

We bought a 20” paver stone (Lowe’s) to serve as the cap.

We utilized a half barrel we already had for the planter. 

I bought a variety of plants, half off at the end of the season, as an experiment to see which liked the location. 















Photos of the finished project are included in tomorrow’s post.