My OB in Vegas!
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Hope to see some travertine laid late tomorrow. Adding some plants here and there and making a few changes on the fly. The wife has taken over the project at this point and is having a blast. Except for cursing about the tile guy. [emoji1]
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Better watch out tile guy! Mama bear is on the prowl now! She is going to "eat you up"! You better get moving before she finds you! LOL
What kind of changes are you making?
Kim
What kind of changes are you making?
Kim
He is a nice guy and good at what he does. I know they are all very busy right now and trying to juggle a bunch of people like me who all want it done yesterday. We added two more Italian Cypress's to the back wall. There wasn't enough coverage with two in each pillar so we add one to each. The bougainvilleas arrived in great shape so the wife decided to add a few more.
Landscaping moving along. At this point, once we get to plaster, we will add water and pretty much be done.
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WOW! I love the plants and placement of them! Who is digging the holes? Will's hands should be about ready to hold a shovel again!
Kim
Kim
WOW! I love the plants and placement of them! Who is digging the holes? Will's hands should be about ready to hold a shovel again!
Kim
Hahahaha
I am officially retired from digging holes. I have resorted to sticking my hands in gloves filled with lotion and Vaseline so they are smooth like a baby's bottom. I bought my admin a extra nice lunch on Wednesday for the extra work I had her do for me this week.
The most labor these hands will be doing is giving the wife a nice back and shoulder rub
Hahahaha
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So if you look closely you will see the old fire pit that ended up in the wrong location while I was on a call during gunite. It is now on the scrap pile.
This is the new fire pit (plan B) and the parts for the bbq that I have to build over the next two weekends.
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This is the new fire pit (plan B) and the parts for the bbq that I have to build over the next two weekends.
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Nobody is buying that from Big Will. As soon as the next piece of equipment shows up, nothing is going to stop him from getting out there wanting to drive, run or learn and help.
Hahahaha
I am officially retired from digging holes. I have resorted to sticking my hands in gloves filled with lotion and Vaseline so they are smooth like a baby's bottom. I bought my admin a extra nice lunch on Wednesday for the extra work I had her do for me this week.
The most labor these hands will be doing is giving the wife a nice back and shoulder rub
Hahahaha
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Talk to me about that fire pit-----do you have a pic where one is up and running? It looks neat! I had to go back and look for the scraped firepit. I am glad you had a plan B.
We ALL know Will will not be able to just sit back and let others have all of the fun! REAL men have calluses!
Kim
We ALL know Will will not be able to just sit back and let others have all of the fun! REAL men have calluses!
Kim
The fire pit ring is made from a flexible steel track with steel studs and then wrapped in cement board. It will be sprayed with stucco and painted to match the house and the stucco going on the raised planter beds. The fire pan and burner sit inside and then the whole thing gets capped with a concrete ring that we had made at a local concrete company. We will add lava rock and fire logs.
You can get an outer ring from here but I build my own for about $200 in parts:
Fire Pit Forms | WoodlandDirect.com : Outdoor Fireplaces
The pan and burner came from Warming Trends. I went with the 30" 180K BTU with the flat pan. Should toast a marshmallow in about 25 seconds when set on high.
Home | Warming Trends | CROSSFIRE Brass Burner
You can get an outer ring from here but I build my own for about $200 in parts:
Fire Pit Forms | WoodlandDirect.com : Outdoor Fireplaces
The pan and burner came from Warming Trends. I went with the 30" 180K BTU with the flat pan. Should toast a marshmallow in about 25 seconds when set on high.
Home | Warming Trends | CROSSFIRE Brass Burner
Here is the top ring before it got to the house
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Here is how they are filling the holes
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This was my war zone after gunite. I rented a bobcat for a day to clean it up and created the pile in the second picture.
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I must say I am so impressed with your project and all the little details your putting into it.
I talk with IMAZ all the time and because of it I had to apply for a second job with all of the little things I added with ideas we bounced off each other.... Hahahah
But I'm so glad I didn't talk to you when I started because between you too I would be foreclosing on my new home just to try and put a pool with some extras in lol
And as long as there is equipment in my yard I will use it when no ones looking but if it has a handle on the end I will run away lol
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I talk with IMAZ all the time and because of it I had to apply for a second job with all of the little things I added with ideas we bounced off each other.... Hahahah
But I'm so glad I didn't talk to you when I started because between you too I would be foreclosing on my new home just to try and put a pool with some extras in lol
And as long as there is equipment in my yard I will use it when no ones looking but if it has a handle on the end I will run away lol
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Thanks Will. It is finally coming together.
Gate was just installed and guess who just showed up????? A full crew of 4 to install the stacked stone. Busy day here.
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Gate was just installed and guess who just showed up????? A full crew of 4 to install the stacked stone. Busy day here.
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They are really there!!! Wife must be happy now!! SWEET!
LOVE the top ring for the firepit!
So what went wrong with the gunite one? I see it and see a gap.......what happened?
Kim
LOVE the top ring for the firepit!
So what went wrong with the gunite one? I see it and see a gap.......what happened?
Kim