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Bench Pressing in the Jungle Gym

Often times we say that we don’t have to go work out at a gym or own any exercise equipment because our lifestyle has it built in: our very own jungle gym (literally in the jungle). Well we recently added another piece to the gym and it was all about bench pressing!

We saw some concrete benches at a shop and we loved them because they will last much longer than the metal ones that start corroding/rusting in the rain right away. We got a backless bench for one area, and then decided we would like one with a back. Now that I am carrying more weight (lifting weights) with me everywhere I go (including on the property), I have found I need more places to sit. Plus it just makes the property even more park-like.

Small bench near the tropical gardens


The larger bench (in pieces) we put near the bridge was super heavy and we had to flatten the ground to make it work


But fits right in


Enjoying the new bench

Before we had the bench we just put a chair on the pad as you can see in this walk with Kitty through the jungle. The bench is much better!

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Mudjacking Front Porch

Britton had been worried about our front porch concrete area as it seemed each year it was falling more and more. We were starting to get water running into the garage and in the winter, it would cause an icy, dangerous area when anyone walked up to our door partly because it was shaded on the north side of the house and was draining toward the garage. So, Britton convinced me that it was a structural issue and not cosmetic, so we forked over the $450 to get it mudjacked. It was pretty interesting to watch them pump so much concrete under the porch (it hadn’t started to fall, but was an empty cave underneath and they suggested it for preventive reasons) and then raise the walkway.

BEFORE

Front Porch crack

Crack in front porch

Close up
Close up of crack

DURING

AFTER

House

House after mudjacking

Front Porch with Kitty
Front porch with Kitty -the holes filled with cement are still drying after about a week!

Close up of crack
Close up after mudjacking (with Schnoodle and Gourd/Pumpkin)

I think it looks pretty good except I don’t like the hole/spots all up and down our walkway and I think they raised it slightly too high in one area. Overall, Britton says it will do it’s function better now, so I think it was worth it.

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