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I'm 59 living in east Orlando and retired. I'm single and interested in anything home-repair-remodeling-landscaping :-)))

Favorite area of home improvement:

...love anything on home fix-up, remodeling, additions, repairs and home purchases.

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Followed 6 people on May 16, 2013

Painting: Any ideas on how to texture existing exterior painted block walls here in Orlando FL?

Blocks are painted and in good shape but I want to add lite texture to simulate the stucco look.

Commented on May 13, 2013
Good looking finish Dana...as you know, this takes a lot of work but after a year, my exterior ...»
walls look like the day I finished (approx. a year now). Hope these posts continue to help many more folks beautify their homes -without breaking the bank. To all you viewers who are thinking about tackling such a project, please feel free to post comments and I'll try to help all I can :-))) Steve

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I'm planning a backyard renovation in Atlanta, GA that will include a screened porch and large patio.

We're having a hard time deciding on the best material to use for porch and patio flooring and are considering concrete pavers, a contiguous stamped concrete floor or stone pavers. The ...»

Commented on May 30, 2012
Heay Bob... just came across your post (Sept 2011) and wondered if the $.66 / sq.ft. cost for ...»
concrete+pavers included labor or is this just materials??? I'm looking to enlarge my patio and connect it with adjacent sidewalks (all stamped concrete or pavers) here in Orlando... the arced semi-circle patio extension and adjacent side-walks all togeather total about 350 sq.ft. What might be the cost today to have someone complete this project and who might you recommend??? Thanks...Steve (in East Orlando) :)

Outdoor Living: I am looking at extending my patio.

I am looking at a rock patio and stamped concrete Patio.. I am leaning more toward the stamped Concrete, because of the ease of install... Does anyone have any experience with Stamped Concrete.. am I going to have any regrets

Commented on May 30, 2012
I'm interested in learning how to stamp concrete also, I want to have pro's pour 3ft walk-way ...»
around house and stamp it myself... wondering how to pull this off and if it's do-a-ble??? Thanks to all of U HomeTalk folks out there...Steve :)

Followed 1 person on May 04, 2012

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