Japanese Influences
Homeowners Diane and John Noguchi are proud of their Japanese heritage. Unfortunately, their house doesn't reflect their culture or personality. The house is painted a drab color, has no landscaping and totally lacks ... [... more]
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Pour A Concrete Pad
To determine the number of cubic yards of concrete you need, measure and multiply the width, length and depth of the excavated area inside the form, and then divide that number by 27. Add an additional 15 percent for ... [... more]
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Driveway Pothole
2. Slip on some rubber gloves and pack cold asphalt filler into hole. Use the trowel to fill the hole with filler, and use your hands to push it to the sides and fill up any empty areas off to the side of the exposed ... [... more]
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Mossy Driveway Cleaning
2. Next thoroughly water any vegetation near where you'll be spraying the bleach. This helps protect the vegetation from burns if you accidentally overspray the bleach. In fact, this project is best handled on a ... [... more]
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Repairing Cracked Cement
Interior designer Susan Lane demonstrates how to repair cracked and ruined cement without the huge expense of hiring a contractor. All that is required is to learn the decorative technique below to camouflage the ... [... more]
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Slate Walkway Shortcut
Place the edge boards under one of your string-lines. Then, at the corners fasten the boards together with 3-inch screws (figure B). Drive a wooden stake in the ground on the outside of the first board and fasten the ... [... more]
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Basement Entrance
Figure B--A fiber-reinforced construction-grade concrete is your best choice for a walkway. It can even be colored with a cement coloring. You can also choose from several different concrete molds to design a path ... [... more]
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Patch Asphalt Driveway
For large cracks, apply an asphalt patch made of a mixture of coal tar pitch, sand, clay and water. Use a trowel to apply the patch. For small cracks, use a putty knife to apply asphalt caulk. ... [... more]
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Mortarless Brick Walk
Lay the bricks in the sand bed using the edge board as a guide. As you add bricks, butt them tightly against one another and don't leave voids. Use a straight edge to be sure the surface is flush. If a brick appears ... [... more]
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Virtual Reality
In his virtual makeover, landscape designer Peter Jenny wants to continue the rockwork he started on the front steps by relaying the front path in flagstone and resurfacing the front path steps in the same river rock ... [... more]
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Build A Concrete Step
2. Next, use those measurements to build a frame in which to pour the concrete. In order to be sure water would run off the step in the rain, Henry suggested Suzie make the front of her step slightly lower than the ... [... more]
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Virtual Makeover
Landscape architect Penny Raikes expands her vision of appealing softness to the home of Kathy Sanders and Ron Baum in a computerized virtual makeover. She continues soft colors, plantings and appeal in the carport ... [... more]
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