Ron D
Denver, CORecent Activity
Gardening: Is gravel needed in a concrete footer for a brick planter?
I plan on builiding a brick planter adjacent to a paver patio that I am also building. In making a footer to support the planter, do I need to add grevel to the trench before pouring concrete, or can I just pour the concrete in the trench?
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SIMPLE SAKRETE WITH GRAVEL IN IT IS SUFFICIENT.. DIG THE FOOTER DEEP ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE ...»
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Decks & Patios: Is a 1/8 inch per ft. slope (away from the house) sufficient for a patio?
I have excavated, graded, compacted, added gravel in 2-inch stages, and compacted again. I've been doing this with a 1/4 inch per ft. slope away from the house. Unfortunately, I now
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CommentedThanks again.
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I'm glad you asked, Ron. I need to get rid of an old, dead smoke detector, and I hadn't given ...»
I had remodeled my kitchen with 12x12 granite tiles, remove the old drop stove top and double ovens and replace with
full slide in glass top stove/oven, put microwave and shelves where the old double oven was, new black dishwasher, new double 1/2 Kohler sink, and painted the walls.
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Design & Décor: How long have refrigerators and ovens been available in the color black?
I've been shopping for appliances lately and I'm wondering if this is a fad that might fade or an option that has been around for a while.
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The current trend in appliances is stainless with black as number 2. You are all correct. ...»
Kitchens: I'm shopping for a new oven and have heard that I should avoid one with plastic (?) on the panel above the burners
because it gets greasy and hard to clean. It seems that most of the new ovens have this kind of paneling and the ones with a glass panel are more expensive. Is it worth the cost to go with the glass panels.?
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Depends on the cost difference. I would spend "some" more money not ALOT of additional money. ...»