Help-Need dirt dug out under house-1928 Bungalow
There's really no simple way for this to be resolved. It's likely going to be hand work to get the material out from under the house. Machine work ...
There's really no simple way for this to be resolved. It's likely going to be hand work to get the material out from under the house. Machine work ...
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ViewsI don't know about your area, but around my area, a sump pump in the basement is more the exception than the rule. They're only installed if there'...
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ViewsBecause pre-fab trusses are constucted of smaller 2x stock, many times 2x4, rather than the larger 2x6, 8, or even 10 stock that would be used othe...
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ViewsWooglin,What you're referring to is known as "lasagna gardening". There's at least one book on the market about it. And it works best if the layers...
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ViewsNever heard of it. But if I were you, I'd go back to the water district and ask them to supply you with an "example" of what they're looking for.
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ViewsTry this. Pour some Round-up in a can, and get yourself a small old paint brush you don't care about. Cut the thistle stem near the ground and imme...
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ViewsSetting the piers for your deck on top of walls of the shelter will provide a solid base for your deck. But I wouldn't place any on the roof of the...
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ViewsThe simplest thing to do is to build the sides with no bottom, line the entire sandbox with filter fabric, like a tub, and fill it with sand. The f...
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ViewsMy experience professionally has included a couple of restaurants. And that experience tells me that clients planning those establishments start wi...
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ViewsWell, thanks for the input. So far, "she" hasn't brought it up again as there have been just far too many "other" projects that have taken her (and...
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ViewsIf the topsoil you placed is very heavy and clayey, then mixing some sand into it is a good idea to loosen it up and make it easier for the roots o...
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ViewsClay soils don't drain well, if at all. When you dig a hole in a clay soil to plant in, you're basically making a bowl which will collect water...w...
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ViewsThere's just about 7.5 gallons in a cubic foot. So...if you figure your pond is 14' long by 7' wide with an average depth of, say 2', then your vol...
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ViewsYes, Round-Up will do that. It may take more than one application if the ivy is at the infestation level, like bamboo. I've used it to get rid of J...
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ViewsI have one, but the name brand is long since worn off, and I can't remember it. Don't look for these items at Home Depot or L(the other big box)s o...
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ViewsAfter cutting all the ivy down, spray the area with Round-Up to kill roots and anything else left behind. If the stump of the cut vine is 1/4" or m...
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ViewsI'll assume for the moment that you have absolutely no landscape design, material, or planting experience.You might be able to do just as well with...
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ViewsHave to admit that I've only run into one renovation project where the supporting columns were empty steel or iron pipe...with bottom plates only.....
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ViewsAdjusting bolt? Are you replacing the wood posts with lalley columns?Assuming that you've jacked the house up to get rid of the sag, and you've con...
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ViewsWhen the East Coast monsoons move off to Atlantic regions unknown, wait for the ground to dry just a little. Then take a shovel and carefully excav...
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