Backyard Overgrowth and Structure Removal

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How to Renovate a House (with landscaping)

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Tackle the backyard first, as it's often the most neglected area. Begin by removing all overgrown plants, bushes, and trees. This includes the old chain-link fence which is heavily intertwined with vegetation and any tree (like the crab apple) that blocks essential access routes for equipment or people. Demolish and remove any abandoned structures such as old, buried fountains, fabricated walls, or makeshift flooring like rubber matting. The goal is to clear out all the 'junk' and open up the space, making it appear larger and more inviting. This process will likely require heavy equipment and strong labor.

Goal: Clear all dense vegetation, old fences, and dilapidated structures from the backyard.

Tools and materials

Chainsaw — Cutting down large trees and thick branches
Gloves — Protecting hands during removal of sharp vegetation and debris
Heavy Equipment — Efficient removal of large trees, dense brush, and heavy debris
Pry Bar — Demolishing old structures like fences or improvised flooring
Safety Glasses — Protecting eyes from flying debris
Shovel — Digging up roots and clearing debris
Work Boots — Protecting feet and providing stability on uneven terrain
Large Debris Bags — Collecting and disposing of removed vegetation and debris

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roof we got to take all these plants out we're going to end up taking out this fence we're going to end up taking out all these overgrown trees and bushes and we have a nice crab apple tree that ideally I would love to keep but it blocks my only way into this backyard and the backyard my friends is a jungle let's go check this out come on with me John let's walk and talk let's make sure that I'm on the the right page together so they share common area okay so we can't come through this way and we can't come through this way it's just not enough space we've got to be able to come in here with heavy equipment and literally do more removal than anything else cuz when you look at this backyard it's a mess where am I going to start I'm going to start by creating a backyard look at this this is I don't know there's a wall here a fabricated looks like they've laid down rubber matting over dirt gone it's out of there look at this deck you even know there's a deck it's buried underneath there it's probably suffering dry rot because whoever owned this house before let all this vegetation grow up all this vegetation is gone bare minimum amount of vegetation we come in here we've got trees that are on the property line but when you look more closely this tree is actually on this side of the fence line line it needs to go somebody has been doing a little bit of workout in this backyard but look at what they've done they just left the mess behind they haven't bothered to take it away we've got a fountain if you can imagine buried in the corner that's got to go all of this goes we have a built-in fireplace all of these little touches are great if you're going to live here but when you're going to sell a home they have to be removed because it's perfect for the homeowner but it's not perfect when you're trying to sell a property am I right with this stuff John shaking his head yes he's the silent type now one of the things that I need to touch base with on which may be a little bit controversial is you see this fence line I can't remove the vegetation on that fence line without just basically removing the fence line because it's intertwined in there I know Property Owners like to have a fence line I know they like to establish their boundary lines but in this case it's too far gone

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