Bump, Pushkins, you around
It has been 3 days since my above post and I got all the grass shaved off up to about 9' from the house. I am now working on removing dirt to get a proper grade. It is very tough because the dirt is so hard and compacted. I am slowly making progress.
I have some nice fabric type weed blocker but if I should use plastic I will go buy some.
One other question in addition to my ones in the above post...
Is there a trick to get the slope flat? I am using a spade shovel to remove the dirt and it leaves a very uneven surface. I made a tamp out of scrap steel but it doesn't change it much since the dirt is so hard. Then I bought a bow rake but again, the earth is too hard. Any tips?