Changes coming to Paver
Paver is the Python-based build tool that I released several months ago. It uses a Rake-like approach; you create a ... from the command line. Paver has largely been focused on automating Python projects. Last week, I got ... pytoss’ tool component and Paver. So, we got together to see what we can do about that. The two [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 13:59:04
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The rough ways smooth
Paver dumpster 12-03 Paver crew 12-03 I headed to the Center Drive seeking some wintry peace and quiet. Rowrbazzle! ... Perpendicular Position. Paver fresh tar 12-03 This was not the wistful sunset idyll I had sought ... to go traveling (as my Aunt Louie used to sigh, "Ah, the open road"). Paver detail 12-03 The guys seemed [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 23:17:54
Custom Leaf Pavers Guide the Way
custom-leaf-pavers.jpg For that special path across your lawn or through your garden, you might want something more unique than brick or flagstone ... options. The leaf pavers shown here are integrated into a brick walkway and certainly stand ... . If that's the case, consider custom pavers. There are quite a few small companies [more...]
Date: 2008-11-02 16:50:07
Dallas Cowboys Selling Brick Pavers
Those of you like me who do not live in Dallas and don’t get to see a lot of Dallas Cowboys games can still leave a part of us at the new stadium ... one, but they ain’t cheap. The pavers will cost $150, $300 or $375 — depending on the size. I started to order ... . The Cowboys announced today they are selling brick paver stones for the “Legacy Walk” to [more...]
Date: 2008-07-10 02:23:39
Working hard
The last 2 days Anthony, Phil, and Aiden have been puting in the pavers on the side of our house. Long story ... and left us with a lot of fixing to do. He had only brought enough pavers for about a quarter of the area. Pavers are spensive. Anthony's work friend gave us some that didnt match. So we took up the old [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 00:49:00
Installing Walkway Pavers
Any home can look better when you add a nice walkway leading up to it ... for the whole installation process. You’re going to need some tools and materials before you get started ... gravel wetsaw or paver splitter numerous 2 x 4’s your pavers a level Most if not all of these items [more...]
Date: 2008-07-10 13:05:12
Join the Navy, See the World
This story is too good not to mention. Lex has the news, and Captain Bob has the passenger ... Australian hiker Debra Paver. Paver began to experience symptoms of hyponatremia, a condition resulting from low sodium levels in the blood. Paver was transported to the Military Sealift Command hospital [more...]
Date: 2008-08-13 01:51:26
Look What We Did!
Houseblogs.net is having a little contest where we get to show off our proudest moments in DIY home ownership. It's sponsored by True Value ... , we sliced limestone slabs salvaged from my father-in-law's scrap pile into varied rectangular pavers ... of the patio are salvaged railroad ties; we laid the pavers in 4 inches of sand. After: Photobucket [more...]
Date: 2008-07-21 17:33:05
Reader Redesign: All Fired Up
When Christy sent us pics of her amazing backyard transformation we were super inspired/jealous ... we could spruce things up pretty cheaply. We also ended up finding some pavers on clearance at Lowe’ ... . I am conserving water by switching out to a xeriscape lawn with low maintenance plants. The pavers [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 17:37:30
Can GTD Improve Your Handyman Skills?
About two years ago, I decided to become part time mason and install a paver patio in my back yard. “How hard could it be?” Or so I thought. Pavers, sand, earth and some man power- a piece of cake, right? A week later and a new patio had emerged from the rubble. Just like that. This past week, I somehow got the itch to once again [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 10:03:46
How To Build A New Vegetable Garden
Ok so this isn’t a tutorial but it may as well be. Assemble your supplies….. Hubby with a Chain Saw and lots of Red Gum Sleepers ... pavers to use as paths between the beds. Have two really exhausted dogs - well is it exhausting ... can and I can go in there with no shoes on thanks to the pavers. I think the absolutely best thing of all - apart from the [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 21:17:04
Build a Fire Pit
Having acquired our 11 acres just over one year ago, I am now looking forward to landscaping and fine tuning the garden and yard ... estimate: 2 days wall block pavers (Olde Manor, #123429)red bricks (#10298) 5 bags of patio/paver base ... . If desired, add additional pavers around the structure or to create a path leading to your home.Before [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 18:10:48
Oh 9.
We have high hopes for you, if you’re listening. And if you’re not, we may shout at you to get your attention ... on a tear. Pavers! The answer to the problem.Except that our backyard is two full sets of steps DOWN from the driveway where they waited in the back of our truck. Pavers! They measure 16″X16″ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 01:02:09
GTD Cafe: How to use GTD Around the House
Today’s post is from Mike St. Pierre About two years ago, I decided to become part time mason and install a paver patio in my back yard. “How hard could it be?” Or so I thought. Pavers, sand, earth and some man power- a piece of cake, right? A week later and a new patio had emerged from the rubble. Just like that. This past [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 10:08:02
Beautiful home
If you are having a great garden in your house, mosses will create a eyesore look of your house. The solution suggested for this by design experts is to user interlocking pavers. Laying interlocking pavers is easy. First, the section to be paved is dug up and filed with earth or gravel [more...]
Date: 2008-07-08 05:21:47
One heck of a BIG project!
When we bought our house 6 years ago, the backyard was a big slope of barkdust! ... :) PHASE IV: PAVER PATIO-have pallets of pavers delivered in front lawn, gather a few good ... to play…they have a great neighborhood full of kids AND a huge park one block away! What we are always [more...]
Date: 2008-07-14 05:27:36
Brick Driveway Pros and Cons
elegant-brick-driveway.jpg A brick driveway can look fantastic, as long as it's well designed, installed, and maintained ... more expensive to install than asphalt or poured concrete. Brick pavers cost around $8-$20 per square foot ... . One of the big pros to brick pavers is that they lend a sophisticated traditional look to your home. If you're [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 15:09:38
Need help beautifying your home?
OTT Construction, Stonework, & Landscaping will help beautify your home and add to its value with a new decorative, ... . Interlocking Concrete Pavers are easy to maintain and they provide an excellent drainage system ... interlocking concrete, cobblestone, or brick paver driveway, patio, walkway, entrance, pool deck [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 18:46:50
Striper and Paver Truck Financing
Chris Fletcher asked: Striper and paver trucks are priceless vehicles for whatever covering companies or for polity organizations. These vehicles are multipurpose in dispersal makeup in neatly patterned lines. They support action much time. They are multipurpose in agency or parking aggregation operations. Paving a route [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 08:08:34
Looking Out My Front Door, No. 4
Or, in this case, looking at my front door — I went across the street to get sun angle ... in, and the membrane helps. This isn’t a real continuous paver, as I know the type — it’s more just an asphalt ... it at the proper thickness. A “real” continuous paver would have a vibrating plate and some heavy rollers [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 21:15:27
Permapave and Green Infrastructure
We've written before about porous pavement, and the role it could play in helping to green our storm water infrastructure ... to traditional brick pavers, the durable two-inch-thick material can also be specified as a storm water ... groundwater. Developed in Australia and New Zealand, the bonded, natural-stone permeable pavers [more...]
Date: 2008-07-14 16:10:59
Third Day of Driveway, and Wall, Work
The guys worked for a really long time today. EVERYTHING is covered with a thick layer of cement dust from all the pavers that had to be cut ... just washed look for a few years. I think maybe we will do that, and maybe do the pool deck ... , everything else finished off, concrete poured around the sides of the driveway, the pavers covered [more...]
Date: 2008-10-04 23:27:00
New Streetscape for East Village
For the last few months, CMLC has been working with a number of City departments, especially Roads, ... realm use of an L-shaped interlocking paver to improve aesthetics and reduce lifecycle costs ... like the raised crosswalks at the Calgary Airport, and you have the idea. Pavers are used in the parking bays [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 22:46:44
Private sector tapped out, begs local govt
PNJ reports Escambia County commissioners Thursday agreed to contribute $150,000 toward a monument honoring Don Tristan de Luna, ... White opposed. The $150,000 in tourist development tax will go to lay brick pavers around the monument, which commissioners believe will create tourism. Statues and pavers don’t put “heads in beds” [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 10:52:55
Diggin the Driveway
One big step in our future driveway project is now complete: the driveway has been fully dug out ... while we were out working. He expressed some concern over whether the concrete pavers ... selling pavers specifically strong enough to handle the weight for a driveway. This annoys [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 15:46:44
New Streetscape for East Village
For the last few months, CMLC has been working with a number of City departments, especially Roads, ... realm use of an L-shaped interlocking paver to improve aesthetics and reduce lifecycle costs ... like the raised crosswalks at the Calgary Airport, and you have the idea. Pavers are used in the parking [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 16:47:31
Behind The Scenes - Long Narrow Garden
About 10 years ago, there was nothing but grass and weeds around this old church building ... effectively as possible we needed to re-use the existing brick pavers. We bought some basic concrete flagstones, and used the brick pavers to add some detail. The large squares created, helped to reduce [more...]
Date: 2008-09-27 05:55:00
SWF looking for handy man. Must love cats.
Yesterday was my birthday. My neighbors gave me the gift of quiet ... a motorized one, lay weed barrier fabric, and put all the pavers back. But first I will obsess ... in that area that is surrounded by pavers. Why anyone would plant a tree that close to the spa [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 14:39:29
Brick Paver Styles - Standard
Here is a variety of more standard pavers from the “tumbled” editions below in the prior post ... looking sealer. The glossy appearance gives them a glossy sheen which really brings out color ... the cracks, we then wash them off and apply this sealer for the above look. In fact, the first [more...]
Date: 2008-08-27 23:06:28
Ott Construction, Stonework & Landscaping - Beautifying the Philadelphia Suburbs
OTT Construction, Stonework, & Landscaping will help beautify your home and add to its value with a new decorative, ... . Interlocking Concrete Pavers are easy to maintain and they provide an excellent drainage system ... interlocking concrete, cobblestone, or brick paver driveway, patio, walkway, entrance, pool deck [more...]
Date: 2008-09-09 01:47:59
OTT Construction, Stonework, & Landscaping will help beautify your home
OTT Construction, Stonework, & Landscaping will help beautify your home and add to its value with a new decorative, interlocking concrete, cobblestone, or brick paver driveway, patio, walkway, entrance, pool deck ... pavers are a smart and elegant design choice. They are manufactured to withstand weight and weather [more...]
Date: 2008-10-13 17:31:33
Photo Tour: Harbinger SG Blocks Shipping Container Home
So here's the deal. The Harbinger SG Blocks Showhouse was bad out. Everyone I talked to loved it ... is so nice. Sidehouse Those pavers cut down on rainwater runoff and the landscaping minimizes grass. The less grass you have, the less you have to water. Pavers A little Japanese fountain feel [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 03:45:48
It's paver time...
...Remember those pavers we removed to pour the cement patio awhile back? ... shed is the key to our baby gear storage success. It will take us awhile to finish laying the pavers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 02:36:00
Caulking Haste and Pre-Winter Cleanup
(November 20, 2008: I started writing this almost a week ago and forgot to finish and post it! ... at the front of the house where I stopped to clean up the sand that was on top of the brick pavers ... . I’m assuming that the sand has worked its way up from under the pavers over time due to rain [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 20:28:15
Stuff
Zebb made us a wicked bad gate to go between our house and the half wall ... Zebb.Here is the pavers all finished. I think they turned out great.Aiden LOVES his sandbox... and the pavers. We call it the "Aiden run" you know like a dog run, but for Aiden. He takes his train [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 00:53:00
Yes, I’m tired.
Yes, I’m tired. October 12th, 2008 Here’s my very busy, very awesome weekend, related from the end to the beginning ... of the planks.) The pavers will eventually encircle a new garden that I’m going to build where the pool used ... rotten underneath…24 linear feet of termite food. Good riddance. I fit concrete pavers end to end [more...]
Date: 2008-10-13 02:08:31
Orange Belt and Outside My House
Thought it was only natural to post pictures of the new orange belt! ... of pavers out front to form the path to our new front door. Eventually the pavers will be extended to form a medium sized patio for outside eating and entertaining. Phase 2: This fall I plan to pave [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 14:47:28
$850,000 :: 4607 RUE BORDEAUX, Lutz FL, 33558
4 beds, 3.00 full 1.00 half baths Property Size: 4,514 sq ft Lot Size: 25,726 sq ft Added: 11/26/08, Last Updated: ... , and large covered lanai all finished in brick pavers and surrounded by lush landscape; spacious master ... with air conditioned workshop gorgeous entry with pavers and double French entry doors open to a huge [more...]
Date: 2008-12-05 06:47:00
Permeable Pavers Driveway Installation Last Stretch
The last pile of permeable pavers has arrived and is ready to be installed this week. The hole driveway installation is coming together nicely and we love it. It feels like walking up a paved driveway, only in heels I imagine (which I hardly ever wear) it would be a bit [more...]
Date: 2008-11-02 15:44:00
Water-permeable pavement
Transmaterial reports on a water-permeable pavement ... . Developed in Australia and New Zealand, the bonded, natural-stone permeable pavers provide a simple ... gallons per second per square foot. The non-slip pavers are also strong enough to support light traffic [more...]
Date: 2008-07-14 17:52:29
$450,000 :: 18722 CHAVILLE RD, Lutz FL, 33558
5 beds, 4.00 baths Property Size: 3,033 sq ft Lot Size: 10,123 sq ft Added: 10/28/08, Last Updated: 11/03/08 Property Type: ... ; 5 bedrooms, 4 full baths; bonus room; 3 car garage; driveway and front walkway finished in brick pavers; heated pool/spawith Pebble Tech finish, expanded deck completed in brick pavers, and upgraded pool l [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 12:25:00
Gamma Party
Obrajes had been "tracted out" when I arrived, meaning that previous elders had already knocked on every door and reaped whatever converts were to be ... down as the pavers. This made for a nice, hard surface but it was really uncomfortable to walk ... from the ground on the home site so its only cost was the back breaking labor which the Bolivians could [more...]
Date: 2008-09-19 13:55:00
The Front Door
Eekkkk two posts in one day - what on earth is happening. Could it be I’m back into blogging???? Could it be that I just have to share photos??? ... and have fortified yourself with a cuppa ready for more blogging/gardening adventures. I had been toying ... ..roflmol. Then I decided that I really needed to extend the concreted area with some nice pavers [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 23:03:14
disappointment
It looks like I may have my work cut out for me again this Spring/Summer.I know I said no more remodeling, at least nothing expensive, this year ... yesterday from a concrete place to pour a patio. I asked them to give me two options. I wanted stamped concrete so it would look like pavers or brick, and the two options were based on color and design [more...]
Date: 2009-01-22 14:34:00
X is for...
Xeriscape.If that's a word you're not familiar with, it refers to a particular style of landscaping, using very little water, ... to get pavers and flagstone and make a big patio out there. It will be very practical except in the middle ... the back patio. There is a whole world of interesting plantings possible, all geared to relying [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 09:36:00
The Easy Going Garden
Is there really such a thing as laid back garden / a garden that looks beautiful without undue effort on your part? If you lay the groundwork ( ... , barren stawberry. Another alternative is substituting hard surfaces- stone, brick, or wood terraces ... that need virtually no further work, although weeds do grow up through gravel and between pavers [more...]
Date: 2008-10-13 03:04:48
more art in the garden
Here are some more little ideas I picked up on the garden tour this past summer: Dried allium seeds heads in an oriental vase ... A retaining wall made of broken concrete pavers. I have some of these lying around I might use someday ... much to make a plain area beside the house look nice, does [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 17:54:38
Happy reminders..
A happy moment with Pebbles this spring!Cookie keeping me company right now on the bed in the guest roomThis is a photo of Cindy's Studio which she ... will be planted in our gardens over the next few days. When I got home, most of the patio was finished and the new pavers that were laid look wonderful. We moved all the furniture back on it, but it [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 03:08:00
The Remodel Begins - Demolition
This is the fifth post about my modern remodel in Austin, Texas. Click here for all ‘My Remodel’ posts ... ! But we still had several items that could be reused and would be expensive to demo – like concrete pavers ... with another contractor who’s price couldn’t be beat. He also sorted and recycled materials [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 03:57:53
Last week we walked by the Maritime Museum on our walkabout and commented that the rehab of the bleachers didn't seem to be moving very fast ... . They seemed pretty much intact except for a couple rows where the facing concrete pavers had been removed. What a difference a week makes. Posted by Picasa Labels: San Francisco posted [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 18:12:20
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