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Thread: Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
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06-20-2021, 06:22 PM #4101
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06-20-2021, 06:27 PM #4102
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06-20-2021, 07:04 PM #4103
I had seen that the big boxes sell a lower mix and an upper mix. Crusher and sand for short. I’ve watched many instructional vids, but not getting the point of 4 inches of crusher. I’m not going to do that because
A) don’t want to excavate
B) don’t want to bring that much material through the house
C) cost
But wouldn’t mind hearing why it’s standard.
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06-21-2021, 10:38 AM #4104
I’m sure a CE will chime in here with a better answer….
Base rock:
- drains well, without it you’d get erosion below the finished surface and that would cause issues in the long term
- easy to get your elevation dialed
- easy to compact
If it was my house, and I was avoiding the off haul… I’d try to get away with 2” of 5/8 minus and 1/2” of paver sand. A clients house; I’d just do it by the book…
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06-21-2021, 12:30 PM #4105Registered User
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06-21-2021, 12:35 PM #4106Registered User
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You have a small enough sf to use a hand tamper.
Silica sand (poly sand) is a good choice to lock everything together, but it needs to be watered a few times to "lock" everything together.
Silica sand also produces a haze on the stone depending on what you choose as final product.
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06-21-2021, 12:38 PM #4107
I was literally just going to type poly sand.
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06-21-2021, 01:37 PM #4108
It essentially forms a raft that everything “floats” on when the underlying soil moves. Almost every soil profile moves around a bit with water and/or freeze/thaw cycles. The 4” forms a mat that helps bridge the differential movement and keep individual pieces of the patio from moving up and down independently.
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06-21-2021, 04:31 PM #4109
Thanks for the knowledge base. That's a pun.
Gave her the ins and outs of the options. Waffled a bit on the jumping jacks but decided to roll the dice without. It's really an odd little sitting area, and she's not planning on any keggers out there. (I asked twice)
Not that I've done this before, but it now appears to me if there become any heavy divots, stones could be lifted and new sand added. That would be a big reason to go without polymeric sand. Also appears the poly sand would crack with much of any movement.
I used weed barrier so not too worried about weeds.
8x8 tamper was a bit more effective than I figured. 3" circle on the breaker bar was effective on the corners and edges.
It rained hard last night which made campaction nice even though the clay mud was a hassle. This is the clay leveled and compacted, cloth laid, 1.5" paver base laid and compacted.
Having paver sand and stones deliver in a day or two.
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Rideski if you can get a little slope away from the house it would be good.
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To think I payed a walkway with 4x6 pavers on raked gravel and drove a garden tractor on it in winter. 10+ years and minimal movement. Probably still there, parents sold the house a few summers ago.
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06-21-2021, 05:21 PM #4113
I said leveled but I meant sloping at the same grade as the concrete. But certainly point out anything else I'm missing that's the point of all this. Wish I had room for extra base. But we're already almost as high as the concrete. Would have had to excavate, with buckets through the house. Flimsy planks on the fence are going to crack if I remove them.
Back of napkin not knowing exactly what stones she will buy, looks like she's going to get this done time and materials for a grand. Lowest contractor bid was 5 grand. She's fairly estactic so far. Hopefully pleased at least when done.
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06-21-2021, 09:46 PM #4114
How fucked am I with this?
Shower wall. 7’ high. 5’ wide.
Starting to panic.
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06-21-2021, 09:51 PM #4115man of ice
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A little hard to tell what's going on there. Water's leaking out under the glass block?
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06-22-2021, 04:40 AM #4116
dremel out shitty grout
regrout your glassblock tiles
use a good grout sealer this time
id consider run a matching sanded grout caulk at the base"When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
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06-22-2021, 05:51 AM #4117
Green mildew inside the grout. Grout is old but clean, seems like enough moisture and air have been getting in.
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06-22-2021, 06:57 AM #4118
I think you're gonna need to redo the entire shower down to the studs.
Yikes that's a sloppy grout job on the floor. Be careful when pulling that grout out for a repair that the glass bloc doesn't crack. I'd be inclined to work that by hand since its a small area. The oscillating tools will get the spot hot."timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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06-22-2021, 07:28 AM #4119
Maybe before getting the BFH try drying it out and then applying heat to kill the algae. The seal the grout. Just spit balling here..
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06-22-2021, 05:05 PM #4122
Anyone know where to get a (modern) front door on a reasonable timeline? We are in Boulder, willing to drive in the metro area, and having trouble finding a place that has any in stock.
Relatedly, can anyone explain the difference between "pre-hung" and "slab" and how we can figure out exactly the correct size/type to order?"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
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If you're taking the existing door off its hinges and putting in a new door, you want a slab door. If you're removing the doorframe, you want a prehung door. Probably someone has some good tips for hanging a new slab door in an existing doorway; I struggled to get things as precise as needed.
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06-22-2021, 05:20 PM #4124
Awesome, thanks, that helps. We would be getting a handyman to do this (among other things), so someone with more skills than I have (which is pretty much everybody in the known universe).
Now someone just needs to tell me how I can actually find a door in stock (or with a reasonable delivery time)."fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
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"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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06-22-2021, 05:45 PM #4125
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