What home improvement work did you do today?

Any idea what it currently costs per sq ft these days? Our 30 year old concrete driveway needs to be torn out and replaced but I have no idea what it would cost. I think I would also need to take down the massive oak tree next to it because I believe the roots are what caused a lot of the damage.

 

last i knew was $5 a sqft. but i think it's higher than that now since the past 2 years. @CodyP could give you a more accurate price i'm sure

 

I went with asphalt for my driveway
Believe it’s about 38 ft wide and about 32 long. They did the removal of my old concrete driveway, added base and then paved. $11,800

Concrete porch was 5 yards he said.
The main part is 6x24
2 radius stairs
Walkway was around 3x28
I removed the old porch and stairs myself and supposedly saved some money.
$200 coloring
$800 stamping
$3800 concrete/labor/base
$4800 total.

it’s hard to know if I could do better in price since trying to get a contractor out here for a bid and work is nearly impossible so I went with availability.

 

I’m with this guy.
Or totally put it off kilter and obnoxious.
Because the first part is true

 

I just got a quote recently and they charge by the yard here, $170. It was $100-125/yard pre crazy times.

 

Ok sod is in and some of the mini ex tracks are fixed. Concrete still needs another day before expansion cuts but it’s a big improvement curb appeal wise over the old look.

 

I see why you replaced it, it looks like somebody was taking a dump on your patio.

Seriously though, it looks great. Nice job!

 

Just needed a TP holder out there and it would be have been set!

 

To quote @Jim LE 1301 , "paint your walls".

 

Why didn't you say so? As a government worker, I fully approve avoiding work at all costs.

 

Church tables delivered. Glad to have that project done. Getting good polyurethane coats without blemishes is an art that I still haven't mastered, but sometimes good enough is good enough...

 

"Stuck behind enemy lines" - are you trapped in Canada along with @Outbound ?! If so, @Azblue and I are still in planning stages (he keeps finding beer sales) for our "Great Canadian Invasion". Let us know and we can pick you up along with Outbound.

 

I'm starting to wonder if this invasion is ever going to happen...

 

Lol...no, but the taxes and gun restrictions here sure makes it feel like Canada.

 

The time was right 33 years ago. Where were you guys?

 

Guys, so I have this hutch thingy I repainted. It's got these old weird looking hinges that I need to replace. I can't find them online. Or does anybody have any ideas on how I can put different type of hinges?

 

Hard to tell but they kind of look like these.

https://www.hardwaresource.com/variable-overlay-pivot-hinge.html

 

Similar design.

 

Not sure where you are at in Central Texas but if you are near Gonzales, they have a place called "Discovery Architectural Antiques" that has a ton of old hinges and (old) shit. You might contact them and ask them if they have any of those hinges.

 

At the youngest kids school; I have a feeling some moms are going to be digging again! Roots in the main line, there was directional clean outs maybe 20’ or less from the clogg but I kept binding up with the 3/8 cable in the big 4” main, so I hit it from the vent right above the two clogged toilets, cleared it, but kept pulling up grass(roots) but I didn’t have a cutter head. I’ll try and work on locating it next week and see what or when they wanna start digging hahah

 

Me thinks it'll happen if America ever experiences a beer shortage.

 

I was hoping it would be a rag or something so I could be angry, stupid roots(“ruts”)

 

Again, throw salt down the drain regularly, or do you have a softener system on the house?