Home Improvements

[Sgt PSN]

Regardless of what floor Russell put down, I hope he had the foresight to install a run off drain somewhere in the floor so that when he, or his dog(s?) inevitably piss on the floor (either from being drunk, scared of thunder, or both), there's a place for it to go and less mess to clean up.

[DH]

Couldn't agree more w what SD said - I have no idea why people hire landscapers to do yardwork...the reward really is an awesome thing to see. We moved in to our new house about 2 months ago, and Ive spent every weekend since pulling weeds, planting new shtein, laying seed, mulch, etc...love it.

One of the first indoor things we did was replace the old hardwoods in the bedrooms with bamboo. Very happy w the look, and it wasn't expensive at all.

[SunMo]

Couldn't agree more w what SD said - I have no idea why people hire landscapers to do yardwork...the reward really is an awesome thing to see. We moved in to our new house about 2 months ago, and Ive spent every weekend since pulling weeds, planting new shtein, laying seed, mulch, etc...love it.

because it's horribly dull, time consuming, and irritating.  other than that it's super fun

[Zanshin]

It's like anything else. Some people like it and some people don't. The people who like it would be fools to pay someone else to do it; the people who don't like it pay so that they can spend their limited time doing something they like.

[hbionic]

Zanshin the wise.

[ice grillin you]

wait?!?!.....people LIKE doing yard work?

when did this begin?

[Diomedes]

I don't mind it.  I like pretty much any hard work, especially after it's finished.

[ice grillin you]

its straight misery to me....especially weeding...there is not a more tedious task on earth than weeding a garden

[Seabiscuit36]

I'll second the Weeding Part.  I'm all for a scorched earth policy on weeds.  I need more Agent Orange. 

I did irrigation and landscaping for a number of years, yet I hate dealing with my own house.  The place we landed in two years ago has 0 landscaping.  It's probably going to start next spring, and I'm all about an easy arrangement of barberry and other year round plants.  We always used river rock instead of mulch because mulching to me is the worst.  Sure you break your back putting down the stone, but once its in, then you're set. 

So we're finally residing the house.  By we're, I'm having someone do it because we want Fiber cement siding.  We have roughly 3k sq feet of area to cover, and i have a feeling this is gonna break the bank considering the first quote we got.  We really like the James Hardie Fiber cement cedar mill boards, DIO you have any experience with that material or the certainteed fiber cement stuff? 

[PhillyPhreak54]

I love doing yard work.

[ice grillin you]

i love paying people to do my yard work while i lay on the couch watching football and then peeping out my windows during commericals to make sure they are doing a good job

[hbionic]

 

[Geowhizzer]

Am I the only one actually DOING yard work today?

fargers.

[PhillyPhreak54]

When I lived in PA I'd go out and do it while listening to the Phils game on the radio and slam cold ones.

[Zanshin]

... slam cold ones.

Haha, this makes you sound like a necrophiliac.