What's more fun than a box of rocks???
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Answer: A full driveway with a hailstorm. GAH!!! :scared-yipes: :scared-yipes: :scared-yipes: :scared-eek: :shock: :doh: :shock: :angry-tappingfoot: :handgestures-thumbdown:Botch said:
I don't mind the beemer seeing a bit of hail, builds character; but my pristine, if 12-year-old, Saab didn't need that!
And what's more Macho than a driveway full of a box of rocks, a Tennessee-built manly truck, a 600-cc rice rocket that does 0-60 in 3.4 sec, a BMW Enduro, a Saab convertible, and a New Holland front-end loader??[/quote]
What is that, a Nissan Titan? Almost looks like a Tundra looking at the wheels, but I thought those were made in Kentucky.
Sorry to hear about the hail damage to the Saab.
What is that, a Nissan Titan? Almost looks like a Tundra looking at the wheels, but I thought those were made in Kentucky.
Sorry to hear about the hail damage to the Saab.
malsackj
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Loading the bobcat onto the truck.
http://www.break.com/index/bobcat-loads ... ck-503994/
http://www.break.com/index/bobcat-loads ... ck-503994/
:text-bump: Time to finish this thread up!
Here's my back deck, last summer. It's not really big, shouldn't have been made into a two-level. Really stupid place to put the A/C unit. Plus, as you can see, I just got tired of painting the damn thing every spring. The previous owners did put up a pergola-like frame, with cables running between the boards, and had a beautiful Reisling grapevine growing over it. It provided shade from the top and to the west, and was thick enough that it was waterproof, loved sitting under it during the rain.
This past winter, the vine weight and the snowpack got to be too much, and snapped off one of the 4x4 supports. This was finally the push I needed to redo the whole thing (watching "Yard Crashers" on the DIY Channel didn't help).
Attack! I had to cut the grapevine mass into quarters to make the pieces light enough to drag. Tearing apart the deck, pulling out the posts, and pulling up all the vine roots took a lot longer than I expected, and reminded me how old I'm getting...
Getting to the "blank slate" point. From this point on the only hard part for me personally would be writing some large checks (I decided to hire out folks who knew what they were doing to install the new stuff).
Finally, the finished project!
Facing west:
Fire pit:
The deck itself is a material that is 100% PVC, comes with a lifetime warranty (Trex is 20% wood fibers, and comes with a 20-year warranty; they were essentially the same cost so that was a no-brainer). The pergola is steel with a vinyl covering, no more painting! A/C unit was moved to the north and a 4' vinyl privacy fence blocks it off, much better. The stone benches, firepit and bubbling water column (more for sound than looks) were mined in southern utah, I really like their look, the flagstone is a lighter color but still has some nice figure in them.
I can understand why having a home built is such a headache; this small project still needed five different parties and it was quite a pain getting it all coordinated (they don't just show up at the appointed hour like they do on Yard Crashers). But, its done now, and if this damn heat pocket ever leaves I'll enjoy sitting out there the rest of the summer.
I do miss the grapevine, and this deck does get full sun in the evenings close to solstice; later in the summer the cottonwoods to the west give me shade. Haven't decided yet whether to grow another vine, install a retractable screen, plant some poplars to the NW, or just live with it...
Now, the rest of the yard looks pretty plain! I'm gonna save up a few nickels before I start looking at trees, vines, gazebos and most importantly, a shrubbery! :mrgreen:
Here's my back deck, last summer. It's not really big, shouldn't have been made into a two-level. Really stupid place to put the A/C unit. Plus, as you can see, I just got tired of painting the damn thing every spring. The previous owners did put up a pergola-like frame, with cables running between the boards, and had a beautiful Reisling grapevine growing over it. It provided shade from the top and to the west, and was thick enough that it was waterproof, loved sitting under it during the rain.
This past winter, the vine weight and the snowpack got to be too much, and snapped off one of the 4x4 supports. This was finally the push I needed to redo the whole thing (watching "Yard Crashers" on the DIY Channel didn't help).
Attack! I had to cut the grapevine mass into quarters to make the pieces light enough to drag. Tearing apart the deck, pulling out the posts, and pulling up all the vine roots took a lot longer than I expected, and reminded me how old I'm getting...
Getting to the "blank slate" point. From this point on the only hard part for me personally would be writing some large checks (I decided to hire out folks who knew what they were doing to install the new stuff).
Finally, the finished project!
Facing west:
Fire pit:
The deck itself is a material that is 100% PVC, comes with a lifetime warranty (Trex is 20% wood fibers, and comes with a 20-year warranty; they were essentially the same cost so that was a no-brainer). The pergola is steel with a vinyl covering, no more painting! A/C unit was moved to the north and a 4' vinyl privacy fence blocks it off, much better. The stone benches, firepit and bubbling water column (more for sound than looks) were mined in southern utah, I really like their look, the flagstone is a lighter color but still has some nice figure in them.
I can understand why having a home built is such a headache; this small project still needed five different parties and it was quite a pain getting it all coordinated (they don't just show up at the appointed hour like they do on Yard Crashers). But, its done now, and if this damn heat pocket ever leaves I'll enjoy sitting out there the rest of the summer.
I do miss the grapevine, and this deck does get full sun in the evenings close to solstice; later in the summer the cottonwoods to the west give me shade. Haven't decided yet whether to grow another vine, install a retractable screen, plant some poplars to the NW, or just live with it...
Now, the rest of the yard looks pretty plain! I'm gonna save up a few nickels before I start looking at trees, vines, gazebos and most importantly, a shrubbery! :mrgreen:
Wow. Looking good.
Looks like the old deck extended beyond the corner of the house and the new one stops are that corner, but you reclaimed some space by loosing the AC and getting rid of the second level. Nice use of space.
Love the fire pit.
I may borrow heavily from your design if I ever get around to replacing mine.
Looks like the old deck extended beyond the corner of the house and the new one stops are that corner, but you reclaimed some space by loosing the AC and getting rid of the second level. Nice use of space.
Love the fire pit.
I may borrow heavily from your design if I ever get around to replacing mine.
