Recent content by Gorilla

The lighting really does make a difference. Between the fence lights, pool light and patio lights it is very well lit at night. So glad we decided to put the pool in this year, it's been a very hot summer so far here in the DFW area and we haven't even hit August yet. Probably will be...

Night swimming and pool basketball!

Been there, done that with the rocks! Progress is looking great, looking forward to more updates.

I’ve given all that info to the wife, I’m not in charge of the maintenance lol

Irrigation, sod and light project is finished! That pretty much wraps up what I'm going to be working on for awhile. I'll still be checking out this site to see all the other cool builds going on and getting ideas for my next project.

Landscaping looks great! Job well done.

Yes indeed! I consider myself to be a very capable DIY’er but once in awhile I’ll leave the work to the pros. I did get my final fence panel back up tonight so I’ll be able to continue with my lighting project over the weekend.

First pallet of sod was laid last night and we finished around 11:30 PM. The lights on the fence actually really helped to give us enough light to do the work! We ran out of sod pretty close to where the irrigation tubing ran out so it worked out just fine. Should have the irrigation finished...

The drip irrigation was actually the lowest cost quoted for me. When I had the fake grass (turf) quote I think I was looking at around 800+ sq. ft. required for the install. If I use that square footage then I'm around $1.85 per sq. ft. for the quoted cost to install the drip irrigation...

Yes, the lines will be permanent. It's possible that the lines could get clogged over time, but most of what I've read online is they are very low maintenance and usually have no issues once installed. The benefit is about 70% more efficient than traditional sprinkler heads because the water...

Finally making some progress on the irrigation. Most of the drip lines were laid down last night but unfortunately they ran out of line before they could finish. We were able to test the lines to make sure they were working, so I went ahead and laid down the sod that I had on hand and will...

Thank-you!

Did a little more work on my lighting project. Can't really do anymore at this time as I need the last fence panel put back up to keep going on the lighting, but that has to wait until the sod gets delivered. Should have this all wrapped up sometime next week. The pictures are pretty poor...

Installed the flex spout and replaced the fence picket that I had cut to accommodate the previous set-up. Much happier with how this turned out. And of course the wife had to pick up this unicorn float from ALDI's against my better judgement.......this thing is huge!

That surfboard towel rack is awesome! Adding to my project list now...............:)