Brick Foundation Spalling-Should We Run???
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Comments (6)Oh, I'm sorry that I missed these responses! I thought I indicated that I'd like a notification in my email when someone responded... perhaps I made a newbie mistake! Anyway, I'm glad I checked in and do appreciate all of the responses. Also, I've already been considering many of the suggestions you all have made - that makes me feel less inept! Yesterday I bought three dwarf soft touch Japanese holly to place below the windows on the left side of the house. I've also cleaned out all of the yucky and old pine straw. To the poster who asked about the shrubs on the right side of the house, by the dog, I have not yet ripped them out. I think we'll be doing that tonight though. I was considering keeping them (really, I felt like a plant murderer, haha!) but I honestly hate them and who plants azaleas crammed between a house and concrete walk way?! You can't see it, but there is one still left over.. To be honest, at the time of posting this initial thread I had somehow missed how low the windows were. This weekend this fact hit me, and I realized that many of the shrubs would have to be low and mounding. I was, however, considering putting a large burgundy shrub at the outer corners, and then perhaps the inner corners (the corner to the left of the door and the corner to the right of the enclosed garden space) putting some matching burgundy/reddish plants. I was hoping that they would 'pop' more being flanked by a lot of green. Then again, I also like the idea of including some chartreuse shrubs. Perhaps I could plop two larger shrubs that offer this color on the outer corners, and at their base create a grouping of lower mounding burgundy shrubs? If any of you like this idea, could you recommend a chartreuse colored shrub? I'm new to this, and can only think of a nandina variety.. but it turns red later in the year. Wodka, I really like the knockout rose suggestion. I'm actually hoping to include them somewhere. They do very well in this area. Dave11, I don't like those trees so close, either. The home is 15 years old, and I'm shocked that they weren't removed at some point. I actually had them looked at recently by a tree person. I was shocked when he said that he didn't see it as an emergency to remove them. The pine, I believe, is a long leaf. The other tree is an elm. They are 10' from the house. Since I limbed up the elm, they distract the eye much less. I'm not sure what we are going to do with them, but if we remove anything it will have to wait - the pine alone will be extremely expensive. I will try to get some extra photos later today and post them. Many thanks to everyone!!!...See MoreBricking the foundation
Comments (1)If you are doing a block foundation I think there would be a clear cost advantage to doing splitface from grade up from both a labor and material basis. You would only be paying for one step as opposed to two. One thing you should be aware of is that you should do a top course that is flat faced and colored matched to your split face. That will give a flat surface for your hardi to match up to. There would probably be a Z flashing as well. It would be a cleaner look that having the flashing run along the ragged edge of the split face block. They should make one which is only 2 inches tall so it doesn't stand out too bad. Can't help you on price that is very regional. I almost did a split face foundation on my garage, then went with ICF and siding to grade. The two inch flat flace top row had been my mason's plan before I switched gears....See MoreOutside brick color and foundation color
Comments (16)Replace the lawn on the left side of the front door with a full perennialgarden bed--low shrubs, ground cover, grasses, flowering plants. I agree the shutters should be removed for a more streamlined look. I think red brick is fine, but if you hate it, then stain it as suggested....See MoreHave concrete slab foundation - ANY WAY to run new for bathrooms?
Comments (5)I know of no way to run the drain to an existing stack except under the concrete which means the concrete must be sawn (use a walk-behind wet saw with a diamond blade to cut through concrete and steel reinforcement), broken up, removed and replaced once the job is done. This is a project best left to the pros. Even if another way existed, I doubt you could get code approval. Supply pipes, however, can usually be run through the walls....See Moreagnes59
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