This Is What I've Been Up to Lately.
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It's soft foam. Here's a picture from the manufacturer's website.
I also washed the siding on this area today after the sunshine chased me away from the southern side of the house.
I plan to paint it tomorrow afternoon.
I plan to paint it tomorrow afternoon.
Summertime is not the time to plant grass. 🥵 Grass seed is expensive. Give it a chance by sowing during late September/early October, while the soil temp is still warm and it has started to rain.
raggie33
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its kind of just moving from the edges but still have patches of no grass but way better then it was
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knucklegary
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I like that porch light!
HA HA! It's stupid bright! 😁
No offense, I'd rather rent a contractor than buy a couple of those things. I'm sure they're properly made, fall within specs., and work well. But I still wouldn't use them.
I couldn't have painted this section without the Pitch Hoppers. The paint was placed on one I laid, kneeled, and stood on the other.
One coat applied. One more planned for tomorrow.
One coat applied. One more planned for tomorrow.
knucklegary
Flashlight Enthusiast
Those Hoppers are very handy indeed..
Did you wear grippy gum sole shoes, like Vans ?
Safety rope backup is good idea..
Nice job CG you're hired!
Did you wear grippy gum sole shoes, like Vans ?
Safety rope backup is good idea..
Nice job CG you're hired!
Indeed!
My experience has proven that high-top work boots perform best for me. The soles are firm.
Always.
Thanks, Gary, but my Summer work schedule is full. 😁 Also, I charge by the hour ... you don't want to hire me to paint on an hourly scale. I Am Slow.
Before -
And after -
Purchasing high-quality paint is worth the extra expense.
🤓
And after -
Purchasing high-quality paint is worth the extra expense.
🤓Looks like a good place to put a garden.
knucklegary
Flashlight Enthusiast
Reflection of garage in window, before and after, is cool, nice photos 👍
Most of another section was painted today. The area by the ladder was wet from last night's rains since I haven't been able to stop the gutter from leaking. It's added to the list.
Hopefully, construction of the new stairs will begin next week.
knucklegary
Flashlight Enthusiast
CG, are you able to use the old stair runners for templates, or going with different design, not attached to siding, free standing?
The original design had one stringer attached to the adjacent wall. It's in good condition, so I saved it to use on the stairs for another project.
The original stairs had an issue I want to change. The small roof overhang made it difficult to carry large furniture from the first run to the second. That's why I removed the handrail and post a while back. I asked Captain Ron, my contractor, to add an additional tread to the first run and to widen them. He suggested a design where all the stairs will be four feet wide and the first run will be adjacent to the second with a large landing joining them. The new treads will be composite with four stringers. None of them will be attached to the house.
I started removing about four inches of the soil from that area. I'm going to replace it with crushed rock.
