6x6 posts for greenhouse foundation
Is this an above or in-ground pool? Will you be using it 4 season?The continuous foundation to 48" below grade in Mass acts in two ways. One, it su...
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almost 10 years by treebeard
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Filling FirePit with Sand
Well, as you're in California (and I'm not) you might be closer to natural (free) sources than you think. I just typed "California Black Sand" into...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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Deck Footing
Stick with the direction you first set out for yourself, no matter how labor intensive it seems to others. The easy way out is not always the best ...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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Sidewalk Patch
By the time you read this, if it's asphalt, it will be fine to walk on. If it's concrete, it should also be fine. Concrete sets up quickly to a wal...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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Cutting exposed rock in yard
I'm sure that you realize that the area you've described, being just the area you can see, is the tip of the iceberg. The bulk of the beast is belo...
almost 10 years by treebeard
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1954 Ranch House...Is that Asbestos?
Received this today from the EPA and thought it might be of interest to those with more interest regarding vermiculite as attic insulation. http://...
about 10 years by treebeard
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Remove tree roots or whole tree?
First, cutting the major roots of any tree is almost guaranteed to have a negative impact on the tree. That impact might not present itself soon af...
about 10 years by treebeard
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Driveway
There really is no way to prevent cracks or predict accurately where or when they will occur. Some cracks appear almost immediately as the concrete...
about 10 years by treebeard
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treated lumber
If your trellis is large enough to require support from an in-ground post, I'd suggest going large than 2x4, if you can. I might sink a 4x4 in the ...
about 10 years by treebeard
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watering new shrubs
Foxboro, uh? Seems I'm almost right next door.With the wet weather we've been having recently, you don't need to water them all that much. In fact,...
about 10 years by treebeard
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treated lumber
It depends on just how you want to use them together. What are your plans?
about 10 years by treebeard
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climbing vine removal problem
Bleach might only assist if you were trying to kill the thing. But as it's already dead, I doubt that it would do anything but clean the siding. Th...
about 10 years by treebeard
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climbing vine removal problem
You might try cutting the vine completely at ground level so it dies, and then wait a while to see if the dead vine is a little easier to remove th...
about 10 years by treebeard
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Poll for basement bar owners
A neighbor had to "lose" a very large oak in his yard last year. It was just about 34" in diameter, but at ther point of the first crotch some 16 f...
about 10 years by treebeard
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Tree Roots
If you have a truck, or a friend with a truck, and a good size chain, you can try pulling them out with the chain wrapped around the stump and a ro...
about 10 years by treebeard
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Concrete Slab
In normal garage construction, the foundation wall around and under the garage is what keeps the soil under the garage from freezing, as will the s...
about 10 years by treebeard
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Is a concrete cement layer necessary as a base under a paving stone system
Well, he's wrong on the drainage issue in that when properly designed and coordinated with the adjacent landscape and landform, runoff will mostly ...
about 10 years by treebeard
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black walnut trees
There are a whole lot of websites out there that can give you fairly specific information about Black Walnut trees, their care and their growth. Un...
about 10 years by treebeard
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Cedar fence posts set in concrete?
If what you're referring to is what I think it is, around here, Massachusetts, it's called crusher-run. And yes, it would be suitable. Although it ...
about 10 years by treebeard
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VINES ON HOUSE
If killing them is what you want to do, then cut them off at the base with hand snips or a saw, whichever will handle the job. Paint the stump with...
about 10 years by treebeard
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