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Cool good to know.
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It does help deliver some nutrients to plants, but really for sidewalk bushes and plants or big trees, its not necessary. Most landscapers use rock right around the front of houses, becuase its cleaner and hearty bushes dont need constant fertilizer like that. Flowers, vegetables and grass are what benefit more from regular fertilizer or decomposing matter like mulch or grass clippings.
That front pocket in front of your entry, I would def put some landscaping fabric underneath and just cut a + slits when you plant bushes. Im doing this right now actually in the front of the yard, but im reusing rock that was previously there and we built a short retaining wall. I had to build it up 8 inches though because the soil settled over 10 years. Going to pick up 2 more bushes or lillys to fill it in, then put the rock back this weekend. |
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I agree with most of what Pete says. Most people put rock up against the house and mulch on areas away from the house. And usually you put the fabric that lets water through on areas with mulch to help prevent weeds. But to be honest, that isn't 100% necessary. I have a good sized area with mulch, and half of it has the fabric and half doesn't. I still get weeds and wild grass growing where the fabric is. With mulch holding in moisture, wild grass can literally attach its roots to that fabric and still grow. If you want to keep that mulch area up by the garage, just keep an eye on it and use weed killer when weeds start popping up. Its a small enough area, that it won't be that hard to maintain.
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Lol, didn't realize mulch was going to be such a debatable topic. Maybe I need to do a better job of explaining what we did, and our intentions.
We DID USE ROCK up against the house for 99% of it. And it DOES HAVE PLASTIC under it. We mulched around a couple trees because they didn't sod right against the tree because we don't want to mow/weedwhack right against those trees. So it was bare dirt there and we laid mulch to cover the dirt for now. It was cheap and easy. We may rock in the future around those trees, but we're pretty budget conscious at this very moment so mulch was the quick and easy way to get it done for now. Then right next to the sidewalk, the intent of that area isn't for decoration, that is going to be our little garden where we want to grow simple vegie's like pea pods. Is it normal to plastic under your garden? Again, I'm a newb. But if you understand our intentions for these couple areas, it probably makes sense why we didn't plastic/rock those areas right now, and just laid mulch. Peter seeing what you did with mulch around the perimeter of the house, and planting trees/shrubs in there. I can understand why you'd put plastic under there because it's mainly for decoration. |
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Nope, no plastic under the garden. You will want to till that area before you plant. If it is a small area you can use a hand tiller and put some fertilizer in there when you do it. I have to till up a garden every spring that is the size of a 2 car garage. Luckily the father-in-law has one on the back of a small tractor.
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You can also just sprinkle some preen on top of the mulch. Should keep the weeds at bay for the rest of the year.
Also, some starter fertilizer never hurts on new sod after its 10-14 days old. And tons of water obviously. |
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lol I didnt put mulch around the perimeter of the house, I took the rock out, raised it and im putting the rock back that was there.
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Yaay Ok let's all hug now. Our next projects are gutters next week, and we need a garage door opener.
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Yeah, 5" K-style aluminum gutters around the entire house basically.
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^Nice!
I got the grill all finished being painted and gave it a whirl. Seems to work well and have a nice even heat! Not bad for a 40 year old grill! https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-v...-02-16_516.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2...-19-17_798.jpg |
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Nice 50s fridge. You will love it. Mine works so much better than the new one up stairs? I have to leave mine on vac all the time other wise it will freeze the beer
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Some little updates. Gutters and downspouts are installed (first two pics). Then my dad bought us a couple garage door openers as a wedding gift. I installed the one on the main door. Did it all by myself. Pretty happy with it considering it's the first time I've ever done that :)
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I like the glass table as a landing pad in the second pic. Good work. House looks nice.
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No huge updates, but some small ones. We've mainly been unpacking, and still have lots of wedding presents to go through (which you can see in the garage against the wall). But I have put up some shelving in the garage against the back wall. Going to add a couple more beams yet to make it a bit more sturdy. Also I had a bunch of old ceiling fans that I replaced at my old house still laying around because I couldn't even give them away for free. So I decided to spray paint one of them black and will be hanging it from the ceiling in the garage right above the lexus where you see a bulb. Last thing is we finally got a washer and dryer. Top load HE setup that was dirt cheap from ApplianceSmart in Champlain. Can't even see the scratch/dents :)
BTW if someone else wants to do the same thing with a ceiling fan, I still have one left that I'll give away :) Kinda ugly, but some spray paint makes it perfect for a garage! |
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Who did your gutters? That's on my list of to-dos as well.
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Cravin Brothers, they based out of Blaine. They were $1k cheaper than the other quote I got.
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Those shelves on the wall remind me of toms work bench hehe jk, lookin good! Maybe just brace them with a couple more braces.
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Geez, once Brandon's house was done this thread died off! Anyone have any good summer projects or planned winter projects for the home?
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Projects are always rollin on my end. Bathroom is done, still have to post pics. Been working random small stuff, and on landscaping during the summer -built a retaining wall in front. Going to finish those projects next spring.
Inside over winter Ill be doing the other bathroom - Paint, new flooring, reseal the shower, different hardware, lighting, etc. Also Im replacing all doors with 6 panel white doors and stainless hardware. Trim will stay natural wood but may paint white later on. Building a media center upstairs with some cabinetry. Debating laminate wood flooring for upstairs as well. Downstairs Id like to build a wet bar as well. That should keep my winter busy. |
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since I moved into my new house, I've had tons of projects going on as well. First thing was getting the lawn in order before fall. Then we had to build out a the master closet as we had the wire closet organizer and they collapsed shortly after we moved in. Ended up going with a custom closet. Lastly, the garage needed to get finished before winter so I could get it heated. Here are some pics from the garage. I didn't think to take pics initially, so I don't have great progress pics, but here are some at least.
Initial garage (trying to clean up the previous owners wiring): http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...e/IMG_1255.jpg I added 9 recessed lights, 8 outlets, and a ceiling fan. Along with that I wired in four in ceiling JBL speakers all to my receiving by the door. Some Sheetrock up after doing some insulation. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...e/IMG_1293.jpg One of the speakers: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...e/IMG_1289.jpg Some of the ceiling: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...e/IMG_1308.jpg Some of the walls: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...e/IMG_1294.jpg A lot more wall: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...e/IMG_1356.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...e/IMG_1299.jpg Some wide angle shots: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...30920718_o.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...81212413_o.jpg Ceiling is done! http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...e/IMG_1380.jpg At this point, I have very little rock left. All lighting in the garage is EcoSmart "Cree" LED bulb/fixtures. Just need to get the ceiling fan up and finish a couple other things. The garage floor will be finished in the spring and hopefully get a 4-post lift in the 3rd stall after getting some final measurements. |
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Looks really good!
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Very nice! Sounds like it's going to be exactly like my dream garage when your finished
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Slowly but surely... Its one of those things where I don't have a ton of help and I am stuck doing a lot of it by myself. I did 10' on the ceiling which is 88lb a sheet and 12' on the walls so I could have minimal seams to mud/tape. Hoping to get the walls finished within the next couples weeks and then get the heater plumbed in.
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Looks like an awesome garage!
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Wow i cant wait to grow up make it somewhere in life and have houses build ..garages hooked up ...and weeds to pick...even though i have to pick weeds at home already lol! Nice you guys really nice to see there is always room for cars in life in addition to real world responsibilitys ha!
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That is pimp. Nice work.
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We have been working on re-doing the kitchen in my old ass house. It's pretty much a disaster at this point.
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All sorts of awesome has been happening at my house this fall, mostly in the name of energy efficiency.
New 14.5 SEER 5-ton A/C system, lots of painting, and now today efficiency work up in the attic. I had 5" of insulation added to my attic bringing it R-49 which is what's recommended for Dallas (code in 2002 when my house was built was 12"), had an extra roof turbine vent added, got an attic door tent, and had a radiant barrier applied to the underside of the roof. Basically, all this was done to keep the attic cooler in the summer, keep the air fresh and dry, and keep the A/C or heat inside the house rather than escaping into the attic. Next up is replacing all the bathroom and kitchen faucets, and come spring add some better ventilation to the garage and add a radiant barrier to the inside of the garage door (garage door faces south). |
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^ah shit only one more post till #666!
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Nice work guys! Hoping to start house hunting here this spring!
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So the the entire in-law clan came from Fargo and stayed with us over the holiday. All of the spare rooms and everything in our new house proved perfect, never felt overly crowded, perfect for having her fam down!
Her dad happens to be a master electrician, owns his own electrical contracting company up there called Fritz Electric. Anyhow, he brought some spare fluorescent fixtures he had laying around with him and a bunch of wire. Spent a few hours yesterday installing them into the "shop" area of the garage. Gathered everyone together like the Griswold's at Christmas, said Let There Be Light, and voila! I turned the brightness down on the camera because there is so much light now that it was making it hard to take pics. So the pics are deceiving a little, it is so nice and brightly lit there now, I love it! Also put shelves above the lights to get things up off the floor. Also added a shelf right above the rear of the boat stall. And added a bunch of hooks to hang up shovels, brooms, wheel barrow, etc. Garage feels SOOO much cleaner and spacious now!! |
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Damn! Nice work, its so bright around the SC!
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