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Post by jkor on Jun 7, 2020 18:56:34 GMT -6
Take your quote and shove it!!!
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Post by Ken on Jun 7, 2020 19:20:50 GMT -6
Take your quote and shove it!!! Btw, it *is* pretty tedious work. Pressure wash everything and get stains off and get the old sand out. Then apply new sand to the gaps and the hard part there is that the sand needs to be in the gaps and not on the surface of the brick. A broom will almost always pull sand out of the gaps and a leaf blower is tricky too. Then seal everything. It's time-consuming for sure. Here's the front brick. I cleaned this a few weeks ago and got a bunch of moss cleaned up. I didn't seal it but I think it looks pretty good. The back could use some help though.
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Post by OldMan on Jun 7, 2020 19:24:52 GMT -6
can you use paver lock sand and a compactor? just throwing ideas out there
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Post by Ken on Jun 8, 2020 7:44:52 GMT -6
can you use paver lock sand and a compactor? just throwing ideas out there I use that type of sand (polymeric... the brand name is PermaSand, I think). If by 'compactor' you mean a device that vibrates so that you're sure that the sand gets down in between the bricks... the crew would use one for sure. I have seen it. It would help get the sand where you want it. But you would still have to get the sand off the surface of the brick as best as possible.
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Post by jkor on Jun 8, 2020 8:13:27 GMT -6
I agree, $4400 is nuts. There is a patio in the backyard that might be 40x20... maybe larger. Then there is a spot in front from the driveway to the front door that might be 15x15 (it's an odd shape) and then there is a walkway from the front around to the back where it meets up with the other patio and that walkway is what I did this weekend because it needed it the most. I'm also at the point where I realize that when you ask someone else to do it, the price always seems insane and then you're not even that happy with it. The guys that do this are messy. There will be brick sealer all over everything... the sliding glass door, the metal coping around the pool, on low voltage lighting, everywhere. I ask them to be neat but they're not. I get it... they have to work quickly to make money but the result is less then desirable so I honestly just feel better knowing that I will do it the way I want it done because I care. Yes I will be sore, so what? Now it's beer o'clock and I can give Mr. $4400 a one-fingered salute! Well, that's a fair amount of patio. I could see $1500. $4400 is still insane. Just think if the labor cost, three guys at $15/hr for an entire day is only $360 in labor and maybe a couple hundred bucks in polymeric sand. $4400 is a big time pay day for the patio dude.
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Post by jkor on Jun 8, 2020 8:20:58 GMT -6
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Post by Ken on Jun 8, 2020 8:27:41 GMT -6
Very nice. Are you sure you got the right angle, pitch, hole size, etc? Are those babies fabricated to specific corn hole regulations?!? I do love me some baggo. We had a set that my wife bought and it was kind of flimsy. The board should not vibrate or move when a bag hits it. But these were on the wimpy side and one of our buds has young kids and his son thought it would be cool to run and then jump on the baggo board. Buh-bye baggo board.
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Post by chils on Jun 8, 2020 8:51:06 GMT -6
Here's my weekend "outdoor" project. I've been promising the kids a cornhole set for a while, I finally had to follow through. I put on a second coat of poly this morning, should be ready to play tomorrow. 'MURICA!!! Those look great.
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Post by jkor on Jun 8, 2020 9:04:58 GMT -6
Very nice. Are you sure you got the right angle, pitch, hole size, etc? Are those babies fabricated to specific corn hole regulations?!? I do love me some baggo. We had a set that my wife bought and it was kind of flimsy. The board should not vibrate or move when a bag hits it. But these were on the wimpy side and one of our buds has young kids and his son thought it would be cool to run and then jump on the baggo board. Buh-bye baggo board. They are indeed built to nationally recognized cornhole specifications. Would you expect anything less from me, Ken?
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Post by Ken on Jun 8, 2020 9:12:04 GMT -6
Very nice. Are you sure you got the right angle, pitch, hole size, etc? Are those babies fabricated to specific corn hole regulations?!? I do love me some baggo. We had a set that my wife bought and it was kind of flimsy. The board should not vibrate or move when a bag hits it. But these were on the wimpy side and one of our buds has young kids and his son thought it would be cool to run and then jump on the baggo board. Buh-bye baggo board. They are indeed built to nationally recognized cornhole specifications. Would you expect anything less from me, Ken? In accordance with the scriptures.
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Post by jkor on Jun 9, 2020 12:40:55 GMT -6
My neighbor had a big tree taken down today. About 36" diameter probably 60' tall. About 40' from my office window...so, do the math. The tree company had some impressive equipment out there. It was cool seeing all the equipment at work. The guy with the huge tow behind stump grinder just showed up to finish it off. That thing is a powerful sumbitch!
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Post by Ken on Jun 9, 2020 12:50:37 GMT -6
So, firewood? What kind of tree?
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Post by drez on Jun 9, 2020 12:52:52 GMT -6
My neighbor had a big tree taken down today. About 36" diameter probably 60' tall. About 40' from my office window...so, do the math. The tree company had some impressive equipment out there. It was cool seeing all the equipment at work. The guy with the huge tow behind stump grinder just showed up to finish it off. That thing is a powerful sumbitch! Was it one of the remote control ones? Man I would love to play with one of them.
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Post by jkor on Jun 9, 2020 13:41:14 GMT -6
If you mean hydraulically controlled, yes. The operator stood off to the side behind a shield.
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Post by jkor on Jun 14, 2020 17:53:40 GMT -6
I have dig safe coming to mark utilities for my second patio area. If all goes well i'll excavate Wednesday and do the base this next weekend. I have the next few days off to work on finishing patio #1 and starting #2.
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