Los Altos, CA - A Custom Gardening Work Bench accessible via Bridge into Deer-Proof Plant Nursery

 Garden work bench project
Los Altos, CA

My proposed garden work bench w/ pull out shelves...

 the granite top is getting installed 

on the top half of work bench 

by 3rd party. 

Dry creek bed going around plant nursery needed a bridge incase of rain.
The dirt will be cut back to make the approach more linear.
The deer won't stop giggling until someone digs a moat
 and upgrades this to a draw bridge

My first draft of a bridge wasn't accepted
Some people were not fond of the arch
(I heard a bridge w/o nice hand railings is a jetty
or a plank)

In my never ending quest to make people stop trippin'
I changed the bridge boards to run vertical.
Don't want anywho's catching a toe
and not know'n how to swim.
SAFETY FIRST

6 planter boxes with irrigation ran into each box.
Obviously a genius built these
 bc the corners are lapped not mitered =D  

Looks like a carpenter wizard was here

 

Modern Outdoor Benches and Flush Deck in Orinda CA

There is a development in Orinda that should prolly be its own city. You can't see it from HWY 24 but if you explore the second exit after the tunnel you'll stumble upon Wilder, a recently developed community of contemporary houses on unforgettable streets like this one; MonkeyFlower lane

Secret access hatch to a 1,000 gallon (buried) catch basin for rain water. They say on average, each person uses 82 gallons of water per day. I guess it would take 12 days of catching your own grey water to fill the hidden basin under this deck. I'd add an aquarium heater, + a remote controlled solenoid to open the hatch; 

Go-Go-Gadget Hot tub...! 

New composite deck is only 4" above grade. 

Same height as the concrete patio 

and the floors inside the house

Also same height as the grass

All hidden fasteners

 

El Sobrante Bathroom Remodel

 

Day 1...

Day 2... Surprises!  3 layers of flooring between 3 layers of plywood in this bathroom. + The hot water shutoff valve under the vanity sink wouldn't stop dripping so gave it 1 more turn, by hand, and the whole valve broke off @ full water pressure. So of course the main shutoff was buried in dirt. 

Day 10...

Prolly wondering why the valve is way over here? Plans call for a bench to go under shower head