This Old Sink... made of concrete?
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your comments regarding laying paver on old concrete patio
Comments (14)Since the existing patio is on a granular base (as opposed to solid concrete) I would absolutely, positively NOT consider any mortared work on top of it. The reason is that the earth is a flexible surface. Though it moves so slowly you can't see it, it is doing it nevertheless. If you were to mortar flagstone or thin brick on top of it, this work would effectively be only as thick as the mortar that glued it on ... 1/2" maybe (?) It wouldn't be thick enough to support itself as the earth underneath shifts. If you're going to mortar something on top, you need a 4" solid concrete, driveway-like base (3 1/2" actual) that will not flex at all. But you could go over it with regular thickness pavers on sand IF you insulate the two layers with an inch of sand. (This is predicated on knowing that the existing base is of SOLID compacted material. Since it's been there a good while, its present shape is a good indicator of how solid the base is.) I would go so far as to say that if the present patio was perfect condition -- smooth, of perfect grade, and all slab joints perfectly matched -- you could go over it without the sand insulation. But it's not likely that it's that perfect. If you go over it, one thing you'll need to pre-plan carefully is the finish grade. It looks like your grade might end up being too high. I don't know what all the holes at the foundation are for, but they're probably not wanting to be blocked. If you need a lower grade, sell all those slabs on craigslist (someone would probably love to have them ... they look like step treads, BTW) and build directly onto your already existing base....See Moreyour comments regarding laying paver on old concrete patio
Comments (1)forgot the picture...See MoreRE: sochi's sink page/ old porcelain sinks
Comments (2)Last time I was in Searsport visiting a friend I saw this place, but it wasnt open. I was terribly dissapointed! Maine is a HAVEN for places like that. We spend alot of time down there in the summer. The only thing about those types of places is that they tend to charge alot for them. I was looking at a wall hung drainboard sink with some minor wear (it was in good vintage condition, but still worn) and they wanted $800 for it - that seemed pretty standard after looking around. I ended up getting a brand new cast iron sink (reproduction) for $800. Yeah its not old, but its also not worn. I'll end up regretting it if it doesn't wear as well as the old ones do, but its procelain on cast iron so I was willing to take a chance....See MorePainting old concrete for Fairy Garden
Comments (37)Hi everybody! Your gardens look so sweet! I love all the things you put into yours, Chris, and your fairy looks like a fun, goofy character! Her night solar light is so high-tech and goes so well with the mosaic stepping stones you made for her. Caroline, I can't wait to see yours all put together. I also think your door is charming and I love your high-rise concept! Murraysmom, the martin house looks perfect in the iris greenery and The whole set-p is very cute. I did fairy dish gardens for all my nieces and a grand nephew a few years ago. I had a ball making them. The boy got a dinosaur garden, though! I made myself a gnome garden. I bought a little cottage made of cement with a tray roof made so you could plant onto it. I glued all my stones collected from Great Lakes Beaches onto the cottage walls, but ran out before I was done. The roof planting has not worked out for me yet. I have had trouble keeping the plants watered. I also did not have enough light, then added a fluorescent lighting system that was helping a lot. Then the light bulb burned out, then I finally ordered replacements online, and then the frame I had made for the light system came apart..... So my poor gnomes have been neglected and they need their home to be rejuvenated. After I fix the lighting system! This was their world before the disasters struck: The bare side of the house, showing how the roof works, too. The other side of the house, with stones making an awning over the window. The laxy, sleeping gnome near the dining set, with the pond in the foreground. The sky view of the garden, with the gnomes' house in the upper right, their orchard in the upper left, and a blue stone fence along the edge of the orchard. The front of the cottage, with the metal front door ajar. The wise gnome is studying. Behind him is the bathtub I made from a tiny planter I bought and added little feet (glass beads) to and I also painted the rim and fleur-de-lis on the front gold. You can see it in the first photograph, too....See Morehomebound
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