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Category Archives: Outdoor Building Projects
Introducing Our Cubic Yards to Bags Concrete Converter
Get five bags in case I eat four on the way home. – Homer Simpson Check out our new Cubic Yards to Bags Concrete Converter, for those times when you don’t need a truckload of ready-mix. A little while ago, I … Continue reading
That First Step’s a Doozy
Anything that requires twelve steps is not worth doing. – Homer Simpson Recently, I wrote about demolishing concrete steps from the side of our house. Writing that post, and looking at those photos, brought it all back. I had to … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Outdoor Building Projects, Porch, Yard & Garden
Tagged deck, drainage, garden, woodworking, yard
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Get Set for More Concrete Calculators!
Ready for more concrete information? In Finding Online Concrete Calculators: is it Getting Harder? I recommended the best calculators for a base or pad. As I mentioned there, many online calculators can help you to work out how much concrete you … Continue reading
Posted in Calculators, Construction, Outdoor Building Projects, Porch, Repair & Maintenance, Walls & Floors, Yard & Garden
Tagged calculator, deck, gazebo, posts, yard
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Finding Online Concrete Calculators: Is It Getting Harder?
Careful, Bart. You might break my calculator… by which I mean my head! – Martin Prince If you spend much time doing home improvement projects, sooner or later you’re going to need to use some concrete. We’ve used concrete in … Continue reading
Posted in Calculators, Construction, Outdoor Building Projects, Porch, Repair & Maintenance, Walls & Floors, Yard & Garden
Tagged arbor, calculator, concrete, fence
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Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair!
Following an unsuccessful sledgehammering, we rented a jack hammer to demolish the concrete steps leading to our side door. I was pretty sure a jack hammer would easily get the job done. I hadn’t reckoned with coming up against the … Continue reading
Posted in Before & After, Construction, D'oh!, Outdoor Building Projects, Porch
Tagged concrete demolition
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We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Hammer!
A gun isn’t a weapon; it’s a tool. Like a harpoon, or a hammer or a … an alligator. – Homer Simpson Our house came with a side stoop that was rather utilitarian, but did the job. That was until we built a … Continue reading
Posted in Before & After, Construction, D'oh!, Outdoor Building Projects, Yard & Garden
Tagged D'oh!, demolition, yard
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Uncontrolled Demolition
Son, being popular is the most important thing in the whole world. – Homer Simpson The steps to our side door were ugly, solid, concrete steps with worn out plastic grass on the the top. They weren’t very pretty, but … Continue reading
Posted in Before & After, Construction, Outdoor Building Projects, Yard & Garden
Tagged D'oh!, demolition, fence, Garage Door, yard
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Introducing Our Golden Ratio Calculator
A paper-based thing-a-ma-jig? What are we, cavemen?! – Homer Simpson Check out our new Golden Ratio Calculator, where we’ve done the work for you. People often find beauty in objects with certain proportions. This proportion is often seen in the natural world, … Continue reading
The Wall, Part 3: Our Crowning Achievement
And by the Sacred Parchment, I swear that if I reveal the secrets of The Stonecutters, may my stomach become bloated and my head be plucked of all but three hairs – Homer Simpson We left our retaining wall uncapped … Continue reading
The Wall, Part 2
Last week I wrote about starting to build a retaining wall. Building up the rest of the wall with concrete blocks was easy. The concrete blocks we used have a lip at the bottom on the back side. This lip … Continue reading
Posted in Outdoor Building Projects, Walls & Floors, Yard & Garden
Tagged retaining wall
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