The second anything changes we must re do it all.Potted lime and lemon trees for the balcony.
I need to get the shower in the primary redone but terrified it will spiral into remodeling the whole thing so ignoring it for now.
Finally wrapped up fixing the fence. The hole I had to dig for the line post was so big(several huge rocks) I just bought a 48" x 12" concrete form and cut it down to 34" or so and backfilled against it before I did the post/concrete. I did 150lbs of concrete(just about filled the form to the top. End post went much easier, was able to dig the hole in ~2 hours. Did not use a form but I did use 200lbs of concrete. I wanted both these posts to be as strong as possible incase the knucklehead cut the other posts short too. Hopefully these could provide extra support. On the plus side I got to buy feather bits to split some big boy rocks and use my newer battery rotary hammer drill! Rotary hammer is a top 5 tool for me! lolFixing my <1 year old vinyl fence. Contractor shortcutted/cheated me. My end post was cut short and MAYBE 4" in the ground. The next line post was about 10" in the ground. I noticed because only after a few months the fence started to lean, shocking. He has since gone out of business so I'm doing it myself. Thankfully I knew the distributor he used so I was able to get new posts + an extra in case he screwed me further up the line. I'm digging it by hand/battery augur and there was a very large rock in the way which wasn't fun. I can absolutely tolerate mistakes and honesty, but a screw job like this is something else.
The tower sounds interesting. For watering plants?Just finished the 6' tall water tower the wife wanted in the back yard. A lot of work for something that's really pretty simple. The tank is all white oak, so it should last a while.
Next on the list is rearranging my garage shop. I need to punch another hole through the brick wall for the laser exhaust vent, so that kind of determines where it's going to spend the rest of its life.
The setup now is kind of haphazard, been placing equipment as I acquire it. It works, but could be more convenient.
It's just decorative. The tank is 18" in diameter and 22" tall, so 4' of the height is the tower. Wouldn't hold enough water to make a difference.The tower sounds interesting. For watering plants?
So...................Garden Railroad next??It's just decorative. The tank is 18" in diameter and 22" tall, so 4' of the height is the tower. Wouldn't hold enough water to make a difference.
It's been mentioned. My MIL loves trains, and the wife wants a bridge over the drainage swale at the back of the yard. Maybe combine the two?So...................Garden Railroad next??
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I need to go up with a bigger saw to finish. I'll wait til it's cooler out. I'll carry the debris to the front yard where I'll chip it. I have a spot there that could use some chips.
I could climb that high, if I was being chased by a wild bore. Other than that, it ain't going to happen.
You joke, but in my 20s I saw a 6'-5" guy climb a 10' pine to get away from a wild boar.I could climb that high, if I was being chased by a wild bore. Other than that, it ain't going to happen.
First couple times I operated a crane to take down trees, I was amazed at how heavy a trunk was per foot, steel I-beams seemed so light in comparison afterwardsI worked as a crane operator for a tree service in the North Bay…30 years ago. I’d hoist the guys up into the tree on the headache ball, ( illegal as hell) then fly the limbs down to the chipping crew. Then, as they cut the trunk into “manageable” pieces, I’d stack them where they could be loaded onto truck to be hauled off. Almost without fail, I’d tell them, “I’m good for about 4,000 lbs…they’d cut a chunk that weighed 6,000 or more…sometimes it was ll I could do to not lose the crane.
Fckn tree guys.