Teas for a 50 ft Wall
iwalani_75
12 years ago
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Comments (8)There are more variables here than information to make any informed/useful advice. First off, I'd hope the walls were designed and rebuilt with proper engineering to both accomodate drainage as well as ground forces which are inclined to push them over. Assuming that those issues were addressed properly, the aspect of the slope, the soil type existing on site, the typical depth to water table would all be factors influencing soil moisture content. The type of surrounding native plants, whether they are moisture lovers or more drought resistant within your region would also tend to indicate what the existing soil moisture conditions are/were. You don't mention whether the backfill between walls is existing soil or imported gravel and compacted fill soils, etc. I'm also curious whether you've been hired as a landscaper to design/plant this, or are the owner of the site. The lack of background leads me to assume you may not have all the information yourself necessary to approach this project. I don't know how liability issues sort themselves out in your part of the country, but I wouldn't enter into this sort of project without knowing the walls were properly designed for strength and drainage and won't fail. Here in California, if those walls fail, you could also be dragged into a lawsuit just for having worked on the plantings. Covering yourself for liability to replace dead plants could be the least of your problems if you don't know more of the background on these walls before you spec and install new plantings....See MoreHaving a 20X 50ft conrete slab removed on Tues, tree soil question
Comments (38)Thank you both SO much! After I read your responses, I walked over to my next door neighbor's house. He was outside puttering in his yard like always. He's a retired contractor, and I asked him if he knew anything about grading. He was outside in 30 seconds with a string, and a small level and he held one end up to my foundation and told me to hold the other end on the other side where it's high, and we now know what we have to do to get a good slope. I have to add additional soil near my foundation, but it won't be touching the siding. It doesn't have to go that high. I've been busy all afternoon raking rocks into the deep areas where I'm going to need a good foot of soil. I've gotten about 1/5th of the first section done. It looks so much better without all the rocks. It actually looks somewhat nice. With all the grading I'm guessing I won't need more than 30 yards of topsoil. It's tough to figure out how to calculate when you're dealing with a slope. Oh, and with regards to the concrete block. He said Oh I can take care of that and I said no, please don't. I don't want to hurt our foundation. He said it will be fine, don't worry. He got a chisel and a hammer and started knocking it down piece by piece. I held my breath the whole time. When he was halfway done he got a call and he handed me the tools and told me to finish it. But my arms are sore from all the raking to hold that huge hammer, so I didn't do it....See More50ft hallway with hardwood floors. What kind of runner rug to use?
Comments (1)Our last home (just sold) had a long hallway...not quite as long as yours though. I had a runner specially cut for the length. Even with a very good quality backing and pad, I could not keep that runner from edging!! I think it was because of the extra long length (and foot traffic). So my suggestion would be to go with multiple runners. As for patterns/solids....that would depend on your artwork and adjoining room colors. BTW...beautiful!!!...See MoreShould we put 9 ft. or 10 ft. ceilings in a new Craftsman build?
Comments (100)cpartist give excellent suggestions for how to deal with 10 foot tall kitchens, keeping the ambiance Craftsman and attractive. I will note I find 9 foot tall ceilings plenty fine for me, but go with feels comfortable to you. Although I do have a cathedral ceiling in the public part of the house.... (No, my house is not Craftsman). As someone else noted, you'll have to change your door heights and other aspects of your home to go with the increase in ceiling height - and that's not going to be cheap. Even at six foot one, I don't feel cramped in homes that have 8 foot ceilings - I was just in one (probably built in the 60s or 70s) this past Sunday (after months of not being to get out and visit folk very often at all). It was fine. But 9 doesn't affect pricing as much as 10 feet would. Please don't do without upper cabinets. You'll hurt resale, as not everyone is going to want to stop everything and remodel as soon as they move in. Even though I mostly have drawers, the lowest one is always a pain to access anyway.....See Morejerijen
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