new patio advice

Thanks for al the input... I thought about a wood deck, but decided against it since it would be more work.
I was thinking there is a template the you can pour cement into and go onto the next one. But it doesn't matter, I pretty much decided on the flagstone.

Tonight we got it dug out to the size we want... It is huge compared to before. I was going to get a pick but the sun went down.

I am hoping by Saturday morning we have the current soil already compressed and the new sand down. The dirt is very hard and sandy already so it will not be a hard task.

Then Saturday morning, my future father in law and a buddy or two willl be here with their trucks to pick up the flagstone... Luckily it is only 5 miles down the road.

And with any luck I will post completed pics by the end of the weekend! I am very ambitious. OR foolsih, not sure... Sad part is the Dart will be waitin on me. But the dog will have fun playing with us while work...

We found the cabel as you can see in the one pic... Buried a whopping 3 inches deep...