What to do with 400 sqft
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Comments (18)I don't use mulch on my beds, either, just the paths between the beds. I don't know anything about eucalyptus mulch, but IF I had mulched my beds, I would turn it under in the fall to (hopefully) decompose. I am hoping, but not keeping my fingers crossed, that my daughter doesn't have her baby before the neighbor's sycamore trees drop their leaves all over our yard! That's so I can shred them and add them to my beds. If that doesn't happen, I'll try to get the neighbors to save me a few bags and I'll shred them next spring and use them for mulch. Now, having said that, I went back and looked at your photos and see it is a shredded bark mulch. I think I would just leave that on the top and pull it back to plant. OK, studying your photos further...there is NO mulch around your romaine and radishes, and those are the ones doing well. Does that give us a clue that it may be the eucalyptus mulch that is the culprit? Why don't you just remove it now and give those plants a dose of half strength liquid fertilizer and see what happens. When I had a big garden, I would always do my soil prep in the fall. First the cleanup, then a thick layer of chopped leaves sprinkled with a high nitrogen granular fertilizer (usually the same one I used on my lawn) and then an inch of composted manure. I'd let it sit all winter, then till it under in the spring. I had beautiful soil (basically on a sand dune), and a beautiful garden! But the "lasagna" gardens just leave everything in layers, so whatever works best for you is what is best. Granny Here is a link that might be useful: Annie's Kitchen Garden...See MoreFloorplan attached and cost per sqft - Need advice
Comments (10)Price per/sq ft is rough estimate. Let's say basement: -excavate -footers -gravel -pre-plumbing -poly -walls ln ft -corners -flatwork -proofing Each item adds $/sq ft. So let's say 23$/sq ft. Finishing of that space is nowhere near as expensive as finishing the kitchen with the cabinets. Garage space is ~ cheap. Foundations and roofs are expensive. Two stories are cheaper. Costs depends on soooo many variables it is difficult to predict. With windows - sky is the limit. One can buy $100 WOW window or $1000 Ultrex. Carpets vs wood floors, deep houses can require expensive joists,steel because of span. Same with complex roofs. it is complex to nail down the price. Software helps. But you have to know how to use it. Some software underestimates, other overestimate the cost. House like you designed it most likely will cost $350 with full foundation....See MoreIf you have a range hood with 400CFM+, do you have a make up air kit?
Comments (8)Hello with an update: So, I contacted many HVAC companies and it was a hassle to even get them to understand what I wanted. Most have never even heard about Make up air... The company that serves our HVAC unit sent someone and gave us an estimate of $1500.00 to do the make up air through the HVAC system (but they were upfront they had never done this before and actually took a while to do their research into Fairfax code, etc..). I had another HVAC contractor give me the same quote. I kept looking (with no luck) and then I had the idea of calling Bray and Scarf (sp?) to ask them for a recommendation, since I am pretty sure they sell this kind of hood. They told me to call R.A. Dobson (heating, ac and plumbing) and they came over. They wanted to do something simpler, without involving the HVAC unit. George (their guy) said he didn't think the HVAC could support and work efficiently with the addition of the make up air damper. He gave me a quote of $1400.00. At this point, I have decided to just have my contractor do the simple version of it, without involving the HVAC unit and he is charging me $1200.00. I went with him because his price includes everything, including fixing the walls, the roof part, etc. The other companies don't fix dry wall or deal with the roof part. But yeah, if I had known it was so complicated and expensive would have gone down to a 300 CFM hood....See MoreWhat price per sq/ft for Bluestone pation installed?
Comments (0)We're looking at some different options for the actual stone but we do like the look of bluestone. We've had a couple contractors give us rough quotes and they're all over the map so we're trying to get a handle on what the actual price range should be. We would love to hear what your projects cost you per sq ft if you did something similar to this. We live outside Philadelphia Patio will be rectangular, approx 28 x 20 (560 sq ft), no other bells or whistles like walls or fire pits Interested in either natural bluestone or the manufactured pavers (like [Cambridge [(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/are-these-the-bluestone-blend-smooth-or-ledgestone-thanks-dsvw-vd~2892796)for example) much obliged for some insight...See MoreBrad Williams
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