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Category Archives: Yard & Garden
How Does Your Garden Grow? It Doesn’t
Bart: Now is the winter of our discontent. Ralph: Oh, no! Run! – The Simpsons I keep returning to this wonderful article by botanist Phil Gates for the BBC as I wait for spring. And wait. And WAIT. Stupid tundra! … Continue reading
Rink-uiem
No! My sugar is melting. Melting! Oh, what a world. – Homer Simpson Spring is here! Sort of! It’s been a long time coming, but finally there are fewer treacherous sheets of ice hither and yon. But I’m missing one sheet of … Continue reading
Stepping Out (Without Falling Over)
This is how we left the new side door steps in Conquering the Stoop. We needed a way to access the deck that didn’t involve any sort of vaulting. I’d heard that steps were a handy way to move from one … Continue reading
Step by Step: Stair Calculators
Whether you are building a deck or a staircase, you’ll need the steps to fit in the available space and to be easy to navigate. To do so, you’ll need to determine the size and depth of the steps, keeping … 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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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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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
