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Can I stain my recently-installed Hollandstone brick pavers (patio)
We just had a hollandstone brick paver patio installed. One problem: wife had sent the contractor the wrong paver color.
Patio is a “River” hollandstone from unilock (mostly tans with some blue/gray). ...
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Is it possible to replace the cover in this old landscape light?
I don't know what model of light fixture this is. I presume it is a few decades old like the house. It takes GU5.3 bulbs. The cover slips over the body (and the red o-ring) and holds the clear(ish) ...
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Should I be using this white pipe to drain my sump pump?
When I moved into this house earlier this year, the sump pump had a black hose connected to the pipe like the one here except the old one was super beat up (probably got ran over by a lawnmower).
I ...
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Options for hanging string lights on patio?
I'm wanting to hang string lights to cover my 20x20 patio but struggling with the best option.
I had been planning to use two 8' 4x4 posts secured to 26" half whiskey barrels by retrofit post ...
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Underground Storage Tank removed - 'Right' kind of fill?
I didn't find a similar topic on the site. I'm a first-time home owner who just closed on a property. While under contract, the seller had to remove an old UST (Underground Storage Tank) for an oil ...
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Should I lay artificial grass over pavers or sand?
We have limestone paving slabs throughout our entire garden but I'm hoping to do some artificial grass now in an area to break it up a bit. The slabs are 22mm thick.
My question is, shall I just lay ...
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How would you repair this concrete block step?
I have a front porch/patio and back made out of pavers surround by large concrete blocks. Sometimes, the edge blocks come loose, especially here which is a very high traffic area. I think the lip ...
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Can you bury coax internet cables above power cables?
I am looking to bury both my main power line and my ethernet lines. I already started the process on both.
When I purchased my home, the meter was in the back of the house with overhead lines, but I ...
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Can I create a re-closable flap in artificial grass to occasionally access a panel underneath? [closed]
I'll have an underground catch basin in middle of a small plot of artificial grass and I'd like to keep it covered with the artificial grass if possible. Can I just cut a flap and put it back down ...
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Can I use bluestone as a paver base
I am looking to build a paver walkway along the side of my house. I would like to build it with an open graded base as that seems to be the preferred approach nowadays. With that said, I have been to ...
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Mildew at the base of exterior block wall
The back wall of my row house is made of uninsulated block with a cement coating that looks like stucco. There is mildew / mold on the wall at the ground level that has slowly been getting worse.
The ...
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Lost huge shade tree now AC/temp is suffering - are sun shades an option?
Lost a huge shady camphor that filtered sunlight for about 75% of the house (1 story, ranch style, 1200sqft). Obviously another tree won't be viable for several decades but is there a way to use ...
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Is my Low Voltage 300W transformer sufficient for my lighting setup?
I have Hampton Bay low voltage 300W Digital Transformer . I like to know if it is adequate for my landscape lighting with the following details:
Two wire runs of 12-gauge wire: 1st run is 55 feet ...
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Leaning sloped retaining wall
I’m trying to fix a 10 years old sloped leaning retaining wall on the side of the house.
I have done a lot of research and the causes can be summarized as follow:
Improper drainage that cause ...
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How to protect / conceal HVAC lines in yard
Our air conditioner was previously surrounded by two large trees which made it hard to get near it. Now that the trees are gone, the lines are exposed and I don't want someone tripping over them or ...
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Can I use a full whiskey barrel for sun shade sail with rocks instead of concrete?
I have a 20 x 10 sun shade. 3 sides will anchor to the house. The other corner I was hoping to anchor from a 8' 6" post put in a fully intact whiskey barrel. Just cut the top and place the post ...
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PVC size need for multiple 14/2 landscape wire [duplicate]
What size PVC do I need if I wanted a conduit to run 3 or 4 14/2 landscape wire for an under concrete PVC concrete install?
And does schedule 40 or 80 matter for an under concrete install?
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landscape wire in pex piping for under concrete installation [closed]
I was planning to install some low voltage landscaping lights and I needed to go under a 10 foot wide concrete driveway. Can I use a flexible drill bit to dig a 1/2 wide hole and fish some 1/2 pex ...
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Property Survey Pins and Shifting Terrain
My neighbor helped me locate my iron property/survey pins with an industrial magnetic locator, and two of the pins were pretty much 6-8 inches below grade, but the other two were at least 12+ inches ...
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Best solution for cutting out mortar bedding?
I have been putting down porcelain tiles and I noticed one was slighly loose so I manageed to lift it up so that I can put new mortar down, slurry on the tile and place it back down.
Question is what ...
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Can I join multiple underground PVC drainage pipes to a common outlet?
As described in a previous post I've discovered that I have corrugated drainage pipes, many of which are chock full of silt. Most of them are nearly level as well, which isn't super great. I'm ...
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How should this underground down-spout-in-yard-drain be appropriately installed?
I noticed a few weeks ago during the rainy season that underground drainage from my downspout was flooded and not draining right. I purchased a pressure washer attachment that promised to unclog ...
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Reinforcing a Vertically Plumb Concrete Block Retaining Wall
I'm in the process of replacing a retaining wall that was supporting a small "flower bed" in the front of this house because it had started to lean to the point it was unsafe. Unfortunately, ...
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What is this cementacious vein running underground by my house in flower bed? Can I jackhammer? Can I plant?
1952 build Maryland house. My wife wants to landscape the area on the south side of our house. We were planning on putting Otto Luyken English Laurel next to the house. Upon digging I notice this ...
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Can I use logs and stumps as driveway fill?
I am making a drive in a lot with some low spots. I am curious if anyone has insight or experience using trees cut from a lot as fill for a driveway, to make a level drive.
The lot is all relatively ...
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Sprinkler system 1st zone just started to recycle when turned on all others work fine
1st zone just started to recycle ... pressure gauge is up and down quickly system is set to 50/30 cutoff. Yes all heads in zone 1 are working and putting out proper sprinkler spray however pump keeps ...
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Is it ok to sod or mulch over a leach field?
So we have nine people living in our house. Several teenagers means lots of showers and laundry. We have a pretty persistent wet spot at the end of our leach field but the system has been inspected ...
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How to solve the drain and sewerage issue along the street curb
Water always fills on our side of the street curb in front of my house. We have a curb drainage hole on this side, but water still fills up the curb on rainy days. During winter, water would freeze ...
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Rake handle screw keeps falling off
I keep having the same problem with leaf rakes. This screw works its way loose and it gets lost while raking. I have replaced it and kept going, but it is annoying. Is there any way to lock it in ...
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What type of drainage solution for water trapped between my walkway and foundation?
I have a walkway that runs 16 inches parallel to my foundation along the entire side of my house. The walkway elevation is also higher than the top of the foundation where it meets the brick. This ...
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Brick pavers with 25 - 35mm gaps - Any Issue?
Our landscaper has just finished laying about 35sqm of brick pavers. On inspection I noticed the majority are spaced with about a 20mm gap with some gaps as high as 35mm. Our driveway (which the ...
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How to protect Building foundation from Dry wells
We have installed 6 dry wells around the building as there was no empty space for drainage water.
We did this as per the engineer's advice.
Sand texture:
It's clay
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How to Lay Concrete Slabs [900mm x 600mm x 50mm] [closed]
I have a bunch of these concrete slabs to make a patio outside my garden house roughly 6ft width x 10ft length area. Can these be set on top of a sand screed [Slabs]
Also what gap in between is ideal ...
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water drainage and fence building
I am a new homeowner and with the first summer coming up I am looking to do some renovation outside. The first thing I'd like to do is fence off my back yard so my dogs can roam instead of being ...
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Future Erosion Problem? Paver Patio
QUESTION: Is this paver patio a future erosion issue? Was this done properly?
DETAILS: Paver patio is elevated on 6"+ of base material at farthest point from the house. Paver edges are secured ...
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Yard floods - will replacing a floway drain with a rainwater drain resolve this
My yard is flooding!
It has floway pit that connects directly to a 90deg PVC bend, then that connects to the storm water pipe via another 90deg bend. So there are two 90 deg bends in the span of 500mm....
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Landscape lighting (24V) flickering
I have 5 24V DC landscape lights connected to a 150Wx2 transformer. All the lights were working fine and suddenly 3 of them (all connected to the same line on the transformer) started flickering.
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How to protect outdoor low-voltage cable over concrete walkway?
I'm considering Philips Hue low-voltage outdoor lighting for my front lawn. The challenge is the outdoor 120V outlet and the yard / landscaping is separated by a concrete walkway. How do I run the ...
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How can I patch low-voltage, landscape lighting cable underground?
We have some underground wires for low voltage lighting in our front yard. Note they are just wires buried in the ground and not inserted in tubes. I want to remove some of the lights and need to ...
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Can I use any mixed rubble for a patio sub base?
I've been speaking with contractors about laying a patio over what is essentially mud at the moment. The advice has been to put down Type 1 MOT hardcore and machine-compact it to form a good sub-base.
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Small-Scale Low Voltage Lighting Separated by 175'
I am looking to install a new, all-LED low voltage lighting system. Basically I want to illuminate the 2 edges of my lot with 100' of 12V up lights and a few path lights. It's a pretty small system, ...
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Is it okay to pour concrete over geotextile fabric?
I am installing artificial turf in my backyard. I would like to divide it with a path filled with decorative rocks.
The whole area was excavated 4" deep and I covered it with geotextile fabric ...
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What is the best way to remove large amounts of rubble from a backyard with narrow access (1.2 m wide) and a steep (30 degree) driveway?
I have been removing around 30 cubic meters of dirt and broken rock that I have excavated manually from our backyard using a jackhammer. The access to the backyard is limited through a narrow corridor ...
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Stabilizing a Decorative Garden Wall
I am planning out a zen garden, and wanted something to block the view of our elevated patio, so if you are sitting out in the garden it will really be like being in a different world. I saw this ...
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Maximum rise on outdoor steps
I am working with a contractor to build stone/cinder block steps on a 30 to 35 degree slope. He is thinking to put 10 inch risers. Although that is above the level I am seeing in my cursory search (...
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Non-contact voltage testing on 12vac landscape lighting
I have 12V AC landscape lighting. Some of the lights are not turning on, so I got one of these 12v AC non-contact testers to try to determine if the cables have been chewed through, etc.: https://www....
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What order to install landscaping, sprinkling for new house?
What is the best order / project plan to install landscaping for a new home?
I will be starting with a rough graded lot and rain gutters with downspouts. I need to do the following things, what is ...
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Building a block wall up a steep slope
I would like to build a block wall up a steep slope, maybe 30%, and I don’t want to “stair step” the top, keeping it level, because it would render the wall nearly useless at the low points. If I have ...
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Finished grade in my yard is pure clay. How much topsoil should I add?
Ever since we moved into our home, the backyard grading has needed work. It basically slopes right into the back of the house. I put in a small trench a few feet away from the foundation to divert ...
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What is the purpose of a 6" base gravel layer in patio installation?
All standard drawings for patio installation show a base gravel layer. What is the purpose of this layer? Depending on the answer, I am curious what this forum feels about this product as replacement ...
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