What have you done to your house today

Does look much better! Great job!

Phil1098 said:

I installed this, my wife actually cried when old glory went into the wind for the first time.

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Excellent! Mine is attached to house and faded, I keep thinking I should go to a pole and I even think there is an old one laying in the woods

Shotokan1509 said:

Excellent! Mine is attached to house and faded, I keep thinking I should go to a pole and I even think there is an old one laying in the woods

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This is what bought, it is the shit when it comes to flag poles.

http://www.uncommonflagpoles.com/telescoping-flagpole-hd-heavy-duty-20-foot-silver.html

I'm still crazy for how many bulbs I planted but results make me feel better about it haha. The lawn needs a lot of work, being on well and wanting to plant grass I pull dandelions & other weeds by hand instead of poisons, I collect them in 5 gallon bucket and I've easily hit 60 gallons so far this year

Dafodill's, Tulips getting ready


Dafodill's mostly done, Tulips blooming

Does anyone have a recommendation for a home automation hub? I'm trying to decide between the Samsung and Wink hubs.

NastyStang113 said:

Does anyone have a recommendation for a home automation hub? I'm trying to decide between the Samsung and Wink hubs.

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I tried the Wemo lightbulbs, worked ok for a while and then they started turning on & off by themselves. Pissed me off and still haven't found time to talk to tech support about it

Was working under those crab apple trees. Sounded like I had a bee hive over my head. They were really getting after those blossoms.

It's a D Series but I was getting tired of mowing with a push all the time. First riding mower ever!

08StangGT_CS said:

It's a D Series but I was getting tired of mowing with a push all the time. First riding mower ever!

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Nice!!!! My grandpa moved into a subdivision a few years back and didn't need his riding mower so he gave it to my dad, and he's been using it ever since instead of the one he had already. Well just a few months ago dad brought his mower to my house to use indefinitely unless the other one broke. Low and behold he calls me the other day and says the motor blew up, so he came and got his back and I'm back to push mowing.

Got 2nd opinion on having large tulip tree with bottom rot removed, much better the conventional way than the first guy wanting to bring in a 55ton crane

Shotokan1509 said:

Got 2nd opinion on having large tulip tree with bottom rot removed, much better the conventional way than the first guy wanting to bring in a 55ton crane

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Many times the heavier equipment will result in much lower impact on the property. Hydraulics rock! Roping and dropping all that weight manually will turn your yard into a battle zone. Cranes will fly it out and set it down in the landing zone, wood can be flown straight into the truck.

Bought 2 dozen flats of flowers.. need help to get them in... anyone?

Got my new barstools today. They will work with the table I have for now, and I eventually will put a bar top in the pass through window so they will fit there as well. They are really solid and nice for what I paid. Amazon $57 each.

They look good!

skwerl said:

Many times the heavier equipment will result in much lower impact on the property. Hydraulics rock! Roping and dropping all that weight manually will turn your yard into a battle zone. Cranes will fly it out and set it down in the landing zone, wood can be flown straight into the truck.

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Oh I know it's the best way, but it's also triple the cost . Plus that area of the lawn needs a lot of help anyway, its very hard not enough top soil and mostly weeds instead of grass. Figure after this I'll get top soil fill the divots and level it all out for grass planting

Shotokan1509 said:

Oh I know it's the best way, but it's also triple the cost . Plus that area of the lawn needs a lot of help anyway, its very hard not enough top soil and mostly weeds instead of grass. Figure after this I'll get top soil fill the divots and level it all out for grass planting

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Sounds like the guy with the crane bid has a lot fatter profit margin. If it's bid right my expenses will be about the same with big equipment versus lots of manpower, but the manpower method takes three times longer.

In that case take the manual bid and treat the guys well with drinks and snacks, maybe a cash tip at the end. They will be most appreciative.

Brian, whats a good shade tree that grows quickly.

jewc75 said:

Brian, whats a good shade tree that grows quickly.

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Highly dependent on local conditions. Look around at what is common in your area and stick with what grows well there.

Got the screen door replaced today.
Picked it up at Home Depot this morning, installed it this afternoon.
Andersen 3000-series, built-in screen that slides down from the top, no more taking out the glass when we want the screen in there.

And we went with black to match the black shutters and the black flower pots by the door:

Gabe said:

Got the screen door replaced today.
Picked it up at Home Depot this morning, installed it this afternoon.
Andersen 3000-series, built-in screen that slides down from the top, no more taking out the glass when we want the screen in there.

And we went with black to match the black shutters and the black flower pots by the door:

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Just be careful with those screens, my mother has had a screen door similar to that and she went to open it the other day and no screen came out. Guess who gets to try and fix it next time I am out there LOL.
Also finished up my front yard, just need to put another layer of mulch on the part I did last year