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History lesson: https://x.com/stevegallonfl/status/1617352573773811714?s=46&t=zAiTJ9P7CRG0PdX7OKJDGw

Damn, man that sucks. Sorry to hear it.

Those are, I believe the scientific name is NOPITY NOPES!!

Looking good!

Thanks, Steve

Here another project I did late summer last year building a privacy screen (there’s a neighborhood playground on the other side of the trees). As much as I wanted to be able to do this by myself, I had to have my wife help hold one end of the boards while I attached them since they were almost 13’ long. Initially we were going to make it a living wall but then decided against it. So I took the opportunity to sell my wife on adding a removable movie screen!! The pipe frame was installed back in phase 1 of the backyard project so I could hang cafe lights above the fire pit area. Here’s the before pic: Step 1 was a trip to Lowe’s for the lumber. Good thing I’m only 2 miles from them! I decided to cut and stain everything before installing it. First step was adding 2x4’s to each side so I could hang the horizontal boards. Used pipe straps and then added a screw thru the pipe strap into the pipe. Now it’s time to hang the boards so I made these contraptions to make sure my spacing was the same between boards. Here it is finished. I also added a 2x4 down the middle to hopefully help keep the boards from warping. Plus we liked the look it added to it. For the screen I added this pulley system to each side to make it easier for me to get the screen up and down. And here are a couple of shots of the screen up and in action. Fwiw, the projector I got was far from something great and/or expensive Got this one off of Amazon for $150 (it’s $133 now with the coupon). I use it with a Fire TV stick but I did run a 75’ HDMI from my electronics closet (formerly a coat closet) under the house snd can access from under the porch because of the hinged section. FUDONI Projector with 5G WiFi and Bluetooth, 2023 Upgraded Portable Movie Outdoor 1080P Full HD 400 ANSI Lumen Projector 4K Supported, Home Theater Media Video Projector for Phone/PC/USB/TV Stick/PS5 https://a.co/d/084lhCw

Since Rajn made me remember my flooring project I figured I’d post it here. Tore up the carpet and installed vinyl plank flooring. This is my MILs room and she has cats, hence getting rid of the carpet. Again, this is a first for me. The first two runs made me almost throw my hands in the air and hire someone to do it for me. But once the first 2 rows were in things went much better. Was pleasantly surprised how this came out. Especially with how it started.

At least you have that option.

Damn, thanks stinks. Are you going to be able to source another board? Because of this you just reminded me of when we installed vinyl plank flooring. I screwed up a bunch of planks with bad cuts. Then on my final plank I needed to make a cut and I screwed it up. Had to buy an entire extra box because of it.

It was done over 3 yrs so that helps spread out the pain. Considering I always underestimate and end up spending an extra $100 here and there all phases ran more than I expected. But if memory serves me phase 1 was around $4-$5k. Phase 2 cost much more than I anticipated mainly due to the cost of the Envirofill so that was around $2k. Phase 3 was around $500. So around $6.5k-$7.5k. Not chump change but hate to think the cost if I didn’t do all the work myself.

I’ll be firing up my Ooni pizza oven at some point in the next few weeks! I don’t cook just pizza in it either. Have done Stromboli, garlic knots, steaks and veggies on cast iron and roasted marshmallows over the fuel hopper once it’s cooling down. it gets hot, 950 degrees hot but I usually try to launch pizzas once the stones are around 750 degrees

You’re welcome. Good luck.

I got lucky that the sample we liked was a closeout ($1.19/sqft). I ordered 480 sqft and the cost with delivery was $750 and change. I think I paid $25ish/bag for the Envirofill. But that’s because I found it locally. If you have to pay for shipping it’s going to run about $50/bag. Each bag covers about 20 sqft. And even finding someone that will ship isn’t the easiest thing. I do remember I got mine from SiteOne, fwiw. Notice this place lists in store only: if you get it you want the 16/30

This is where I got my turf: The gopher wire and landscaping fabric I got online but can’t remember where. The staples I got off Amazon: Txool 100 Pack 6 Inch Galvanized Landscape Staples 11 Gauge Garden Stakes Ground Staples Sturdy Rustproof Landscaping Staples Sod Pins for Anchoring Weed Barrier Landscape Fabric Ground Cover Fence https://a.co/d/15fh71U I found the Envirofill locally but it wasn’t easy to do. That will likely be the hardest to find and most expensive (next to the turf) part of the project. Oh snd you need to use a drop spreader to apply it too.

Phase 3 (took about 2.5 weeks). Decided I’d try my hand at building a stone retaining wall so I could get the putting green level. Step one, dig the trench then add some drainage rock and start laying the courses in. Keeping things level was the most challenging part. Total courses at its deepest spot is 6 (includes the one course that’s buried) now just keep on stacking and leveling Getting there… My wife took the original brass fire pit bowl and converted it into a water feature with a bit more pop. Yeah, she hand glued each glass piece. Added in white sand to really set it off. So kow the green has a sand trap and water hazard, lol. Here’s the before picture: And here are the after pictures: I have added a few slate stepping stones in the mulch since this was completed and I still want to replace the landscaping stones to match the retaining wall but haven’t gotten around to that yet. Overall, the project was a success because we love how it looks and the green is also level now. Plus it’s still standing!!!!