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Dalston 1978 1985 World premier of photo film created by Alan Denney
Dalston 1978 1985 World premier of photo film created by Alan Denney
Dalston 1978 1985 World premier of photo film created by Alan Denney
Wood Shaving By The Yard
Wood Shaving By The Yard
Our friend, Dolan, asked Doyle if he would like a truckload of wood shavings from the mill in town. We were needing to get some for the chicken house so the timing could not have been more perfect. Dolan said he would bring them early the next morning and he was right on the money. I thought he was bringing a dump truck load. He brought a humongous truckload. 44 yards to be exact. That was much larger than a dump truck, it was like 4+ dump trucks. He put it way in the back of the coral and it is a monster pile. We filled as many bags as we could find places for and stored them in the loft of the barn. We had to lock the cows out of this area until we could finish. It was scheduled to rain so time was of the essence.
We finally let the cows back into this area. The cows love to be up on any hill they can climb. Doyle says this will "enrich" the future compost these shavings will become. This is basically how we got the last mountain of compost. We made it with a similar pile of sawdust. It took about 3 years and lots of stirring with the tractor but it made some very good stuff. It is wonderful to have a huge pile of pretty compost at my disposal.
The pile has been smooshed down considerably since is first arrived. The cows went ape-crazy over this fun stuff. It liken it to ball pits at Chuck-E-Cheese. Except for cows and not children.
Even the bull had his turn in it. I wish I could have seen this sight first hand but Doyle got the pictures while I was away at the dental conference. I would rather watch cows frolic in the wood shavings pile.
We added more to the chick brooder too. They love this stuff! We waited until they were here for about 5 days before we uncovered the shavings and removed the overlying newspaper. I didnt want them eating it and not the food we put out. Once they know where the food is, that isnt a problem anymore. This little one thought she was hidden from sight. Pretty close but not completely.
Here you can see just how far down she burrowed into the fluff. I thought that was cute. They are still afraid but I do have a friendly one, a little barred rock that comes right up and isnt fearful at all. She lets me pick her up and comes back for more when I walk in. I wish the rest of them would get over their fear of the new mommy (me). I think that looking down at them makes them feel like prey, it should get much better when they are out of the brooder. I hope.
Wood Shaving By The Yard
Slice garden room by Todd Saunders
Slice garden room by Todd Saunders
A lovely shedworkingesque space by Todd Saunders who weve featured numerous times before on Shedworking, Slice is a 15m2 small garden office/house in Slåttevik, Haugesund, Norway. Features include a bed, kitchen and bathroom, with a charming patio/courtyard area complete with mature plum trees.
Photographs: Bent René Synnevåg
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Slice garden room by Todd Saunders
Open House Sundays 15 Simply Vintageous by Suzan
Open House Sundays 15 Simply Vintageous by Suzan
Open House Sundays 15 Simply Vintageous by Suzan
Saving on Construction Costs by Building Your Own Patios
Saving on Construction Costs by Building Your Own Patios
Building your own backyard patio is easy enough, assuming you’ve done the proper research and have bought all the necessary materials. But while it’s not a piece of cake, it is also not an impossible project to do even for a beginner in the realm of DIY. In fact, if you do things right, it can take you just a whole afternoon to finish and come up with the patio of your dreams.
These days, homeowners engage in DIY projects, focusing primarily on the patio because they also want to improve their outdoor living areas but are trying to save on construction costs by doing the whole thing themselves. Those with considerable carpentry or construction skills do it easily enough because there’s just something to be said about building your own patioswith your own two hands, like it was some sort of testimonial to admirable skills you never knew you had.
Often, when you build your own patios, you’ll need just some mason’s string, a spade or a shovel and a level. You’ll just need to first outline the patio with your mason’s string, adding an allowance of 1 ½ inches all around the perimeter to make space for the lumber border. Then you dig about 10 inches deep, checking with the level to make sure the surface is even, then dig another 2 inches around the perimeter to create a trench that is about 1 ½ inches wide and 2 inches deep.
Next, you’ll need to saw some lumber to fit the edges of the patio. Insert the cut lumber on the 2-inch edge of the trench then using a mallet, tap it down to flatten them evenly on the border. The next step is to smooth on the gravel onto the floor of your patio using a screed to even it out, and then dampen it with a hose. Using a hand tamper, compress the gravel until it is approximately 4 inches thick to form a solid base.
Then comes the sand that you smooth over the compressed gravel again using a screed. Again, you need to compress the sand just as you did with the gravel until it is about 3 inches thick. Then you layer the patio pavers over the sand and make sure it is at level with the top of the border. Spread a ½ inch of dampened sand over the payers, then tamp them together. And lastly, work the sand into the paver joints with a hard-bristled broom then sweep off the remainder to finish.
Of course, you can also go with diy patio kits and get the job done a whole lot faster and easier. Usually, you will need to consider positioning, patio flooring and patio covering but with these ready-to-assemble kits, you already have everything you need in place, complete with building instructions and materials so that all you’ll need to do is follow the instructions and have yourself a patio before the afternoon is done. The great thing about using ready-made patio kits is that you can customize your orders online and they arrive exactly the way you want them and what’s more, it didn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg.
And lastly, to further save on your patioconstruction costs, you should also consider using furniture and materials that are sustainable like wood. Wood is a renewable resource, especially when it comes from a managed plantation and it will withstand any weather condition in addition to being the most customizable and able to blend in with almost any kind of home décor or surroundings.
These days, it’s all about saving money and being a wise spender. Check everything out thoroughly, do your research and you will not only save bucks but also time.
Saving on Construction Costs by Building Your Own Patios