Our yard remodel

[Slangy]

If you want to do concrete and not stamp it, buy a few bags of rock salt and sprinkle it on the fresh concrete, then when the concrete is cured run the hose on it and wash a way the salt, it leaves a really cool texture look (if your into that look). I am also a big fan of the larger score lines.
I designed and built my pergola 3 years ago and have loved it, our patio looks a lot different now but this is what it looked like when we started. I have the plans for it if your interested, I believe it was 12'x9'

 

[SAMI]

BTW, I took my drawings to Sprinkler World and turned them over to be designed. We talked about what I am after, and he said that he could design it to be a 4 zone system just as I had loosely planned. He did mention that he would design it with copper... Do I need/want copper? I figured $1.49 per 10' of PVC was more my style. Copper sounds expensive... In the end he ball-parked the whole job around $800, with the addition (deduction?) of big rebates on a certain type of head (shoots several 'finger-like' streams).. So... Maybe $700?ish.. I'll know tomorrow. They do charge $100 to leave the building with the plans, and then credit that $100 back to you if you purchase the equipment from them.

I'm thinking that i'd rather have a well thought out/quality sprinkler system - and less frills like fancy pergolas, than have a budget/troublesome sprinkler system and all the pergolas, pavers, etc..

 

[SAMI]

If you want to do concrete and not stamp it, buy a few bags of rock salt and sprinkle it on the fresh concrete, then when the concrete is cured run the hose on it and wash a way the salt, it leaves a really cool texture look (if your into that look). I am also a big fan of the larger score lines.
I designed and built my pergola 3 years ago and have loved it, our patio looks a lot different now but this is what it looked like when we started. I have the plans for it if your interested, I believe it was 12'x9'

Interesting idea with the rock salt. The type of pergola that i'm thinking of doing is a bit different than the one you have in your yard. Your's looks more fancy schmancy than I want to get.. Take that as a compliment, as yours looks great, I just don't want to put that much detail into it.

 

[RockMonkey]

The site prep for flagstone patios is the same as for pavers. If you want it straight and level you need a base of sand, or a base of gravel and sand, depending on who you believe. I'm doing a flagstone patio this weekend in my basement walkout. I'm using weed barrier, 2" of gravel, weed barrier, 2" of compacted sand, then the flagstones. The gravel is already in, and I just picked up the sand.

If you just want "step stones" in your yard, I would go ahead and lay down sod, or whatever your finished surface will be, then put the stones on top of that. Otherwise they will tend to sink below your finished surface. I like what you're doing. We're just starting a similar process. We're using flagstones, pavers and stamped concrete in our yard. Our timeline is sadly much longer than yours though. We won't be finished for a long time.

 

[Jesser04]

I would look into black poly pipe over PVC. You don't have to mess with the glue.

 

[skippy]

I paid pretty close to $100/yard for 15 yards a couple months ago. A smaller amount will be more though, since a fair amount of the cost is in the delivery charge.

how do i figure out how many yards i need the area is 50 feet long and 12 feet wide its for an RV pad so how thick does it need to be???? 3 inches ???

 

[BCGPER]

7.333 yards....

 

[I Lean]

Or 7.41 yards at 4" thick. (right?)

Also, a typical cement truck will hold 7.5 yards, so you can do that with only one delivery fee.

 

[SAMI]

Thoughts on pressure treated wood? Is that decent for pergola purposes?

 

[BCGPER]

It sux...

Thoughts on pressure treated wood? Is that decent for pergola purposes?

 

[ID Bronco]

Don't do anything but black poly pipe. It is definately better, easier to work with/fix and Funny pipe is awesome!

 

[BCGPER]

7.33 yards if you only count 4" as .33 feet, 7.40 if you take it to .333 feet.

Sheesh, when did hairdressers get so picky about math?

Or 7.41 yards at 4" thick. (right?)

Also, a typical cement truck will hold 7.5 yards, so you can do that with only one delivery fee.

 

[SAMI]

It sux...

That sucks. I can't afford redwood, it's really really expensive.. I completely understand that it's quality makes it expensive.. but what would be a good alternative?

-Jason

 

[Bart]

I could swear that I hauled about 10 yards when I drove for Parsons. That was on a front discharge Oshkosh.

 

[BCGPER]

Honestly, if you can't afford it now I would wait untill you can to do anything. If you just cant wait, you can use Cedar. If you maintain it, it will last for quite a while but it will never look as nice as Redwood.

That sucks. I can't afford redwood, it's really really expensive.. I completely understand that it's quality makes it expensive.. but what would be a good alternative?

-Jason

 

[I Lean]

I could swear that I hauled about 10 yards when I drove for Parsons. That was on a front discharge Oshkosh.

Maybe they just split my 15 up evenly between the 2 trucks, and I just asssssumed they were full. That's completely plausible. In which case, disregard most of what I said. :sick:

 

[SAMI]

I'm getting to a point where i'm willing to settle for the sprinklers and the lawn/gardens right now, and wait until spring to plan/design/source/build the patio, pergolas, and water feature... Working 8-5 and trying to squeeze all of this in is so far out of my comfort zone. I don't mind some extra work, but this is starting to kick my ass.

 

[Corban_White]

Maybe they just split my 15 up evenly between the 2 trucks, and I just asssssumed they were full. That's completely plausible. In which case, disregard most of what I said. :sick:

Very likely. I have had 11 yd come on one truck before.

 

[Slangy]

I'm getting to a point where i'm willing to settle for the sprinklers and the lawn/gardens right now, and wait until spring to plan/design/source/build the patio, pergolas, and water feature... Working 8-5 and trying to squeeze all of this in is so far out of my comfort zone. I don't mind some extra work, but this is starting to kick my ass.

Get yourself a good Master plan for what you want it to become when you are finished and as more money and time comes you can add to it and ultimately end up with what you really want, even if it takes an extra year to finish everything, at least you won't be cutting corners. When you start to cut corners you are never truly happy with the end result.

 

[sixb]

I'm getting to a point where i'm willing to settle for the sprinklers and the lawn/gardens right now, and wait until spring to plan/design/source/build the patio, pergolas, and water feature... Working 8-5 and trying to squeeze all of this in is so far out of my comfort zone. I don't mind some extra work, but this is starting to kick my ass.

It's that dam tiller Has to be the worst job ever, I don't hurt that much after chasing elk for a week in the mountains. I hate tillers unless it's powered by a pto on the back of my tractor
I must admit I had you figured for a lazy sob but after the picture with you behind the tiller maybe your just an sob