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  1. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    I used bleach to kill a brown widow spider egg last night on my patio and didn't realize I was supposed to dilute it or wash it down after. I checked on it this morning and the bricks/stone looks fine. Am I in the clear or will it slowly break down? Anything I can do after the fact?
  2. General DIY Discussions
    Hi there, This water pools only during heavy rains on a concrete patio adjacent to the rear of the house. Should I be concerned? It does go away when the rain stops.
  3. Electrical
    How would I go about installing the yellow wire like the picture attached? I need to run my wire from the patio cover attic space to the switch on the 1st floor of the house?
  4. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    Hey everyone - would really like some input on what to do with this. The house we moved into about a year and a half ago has started exposing a crack on the rear of the patio. I didnt catch it when moving in, but it appears that the home builder used a plaster to cover the crack and now it is...
  5. General DIY Discussions
    I dug my footers and am about to make the pour. Should I put rebar into existing slab and tie it into my footers or just leave it the way it is and pour? advice?
  6. Building & Construction
    I'm looking for a bit of advice for a deck I'm planning on making. I want to make a 16'x16' ground level deck adjacent the back of my house. The back door to the house is about 14" off the ground and currently has a 7" wood step on a concrete patio. The plan is to build the deck on top of the...
  7. Building & Construction
    Bought this house a year ago. The existing 4x4 supports were slightly cracked. It has increased a lot since. Also, some boards are bowing and twisting. The patio is not on concrete footers. The roof was installed after the patio and is held with metal bases. I live in a windy area, and...
  8. Building & Construction
    I am working on my design for a patio roof. I have gotten kit details from a few companies but they are more focused on the beefy look over actual need. the dimensions are 20 foot wide by 15 foot long. I will be using 6x6 as the posts and 4x6 as the rafters (in between 2 trusses made of 4x6...
  9. Building & Construction
    Our new home's back patio will have pavers (with compacted roadbase, etc so it's supposedly as hard as concrete) right up to the house. We have a back door that is around 14 inches above the grade of the pavers. We need a little landing outside this door and a step. Is there any reason why I...
  10. Building & Construction
    Within the next year, I would like to pour a roughly 20 by 25 ft patio. Within the next decade, I'd like to use this patio as the foundation for an addition. So I am trying to think ahead and make sure I do anything necessary for stage 2 during stage one. There will be no kitchen or bathrooms...
  11. Landscaping & Lawn Care
    I’m making a pea stone patio (about 12’ x 20’ in Lexington, KY) behind a dry laid stone retaining wall. The soil below is dense and clay. Above the soil I have about 8” to fill and I’m planning to use about 5” off crushed drainage stone and then about 3” off pea stones on top. Assuming I use...
  12. Carpentry
    I have never used this site, just stumbled upon it actually. What’s the best way to flush up a 2x4-2x6 to this siding?
  13. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    I've just removed a layer of bricks and mortar from our old patio with a demolition hammer. The patio was full of weeds in the joints and was infested with nasty tiny (~ 1mm) stinging reddish-colored ants between and, in places, under the bricks. When the bricks came off, some of them brought a...
  14. Building & Construction
    So here's a pic showing a cross-section of my homes rear wall: Shortly after the stucco dried the builder poured a 8" thick concrete pad to serve as a rear landing/step, right up against the stucco as shown, at least it slopes away from the wall. The home was built in the late forties so no...
  15. Landscaping & Lawn Care
    Hello I'm looking for some advice regarding laying a patio. This is at the end of may garden with a lawn that slopes at around 7% or 1:14. The width of the patio will be around 3.5m and the fall is 25cm. I am aiming for an eventual slope of either 1:60 or 1:80. At the back of the garden...
  16. Building & Construction
    I'm having a house built and have noticed the patio support beam is warped and seems to have warped more over time. Now, it's being wrapped with brick. I was told masonry wasn't meant to be load bearing but not sure that's accurate. Bottom line: Should I be concerned that this beam is so warped?
  17. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    Hello All, I have a backyard patio in grave need of renovation. My questions to the pros or experienced members, and homeowners, are as follows: 1. Should we design and execute the project as a clean slate by removing all stonework or add-on the same stone to the finish of the patio? 3. I...
  18. General DIY Discussions
    hello About a year back I did some work without getting a permit first. The city found out and put a stop work sign on my door. I have been trying to get this resolved (blue prints, etc.) since then. Currently its still in process. About 2 months ago I hired a professional patio enclosure...
  19. Concrete, Stone & Masonry
    Hi. I am thinking of making a concrete patio for my new cottage, but I'm wondering if the extreme winters of Quebec will damage it in the future. Will controlled joints be enough to prevent cracking?
  20. Building & Construction
    I am planning to build DIY stairs with blocks in the backyard like image below. If anyone did this before, can you please help me understand what is the proper way to prevent this from sliding off position given that patio will be sloping down and assuming a concrete pad is not an option? Also...
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