New to me, and why I have been so quiet lately!

[BMWGirl]

A sign of things to come:



Jim

The place looks awesome! I LOVE this sign! So glad to see the company doing so well!!

[ASLRider]

I cleaned up and organized a bit more today. For the first time I could see most of the floor, and I think it looks pretty good!




Now for the fine tuning. This is likely where the build really slows down!

Jim

What kind of flooring is that? Freaking beautiful....

[JimVonBaden]

I cleaned up and organized a bit more today. For the first time I could see most of the floor, and I think it looks pretty good!




Now for the fine tuning. This is likely where the build really slows down!

Jim

What kind of flooring is that? Freaking beautiful....

VCT, Vynle Composition Tile. It is what you see in industrial, retail and hospitals. It is 1/8" thick, and heavy stuff. One box of 45 12X12 tiles weighs 60 pounds. I got a great deal on it, and the whole floor cost under $200.

Thanks,

Jim

[ASLRider]

I cleaned up and organized a bit more today. For the first time I could see most of the floor, and I think it looks pretty good!



Now for the fine tuning. This is likely where the build really slows down!

Jim

What kind of flooring is that? Freaking beautiful....

VCT, Vynle Composition Tile. It is what you see in industrial, retail and hospitals. It is 1/8" thick, and heavy stuff. One box of 45 12X12 tiles weighs 60 pounds. I got a great deal on it, and the whole floor cost under $200.

Thanks,

Jim

So it wasn't a Racedeck floor? I just looked up that link based on your design specs... did you just user their designer without ordering the materials from them? I'd be really curious where you went for that stuff. My wife and I are going to be buying a place soon, and one of my requirements is a garage... but I'm guessing it won't be finished, of course.

[JimVonBaden]

So it wasn't a Racedeck floor? I just looked up that link based on your design specs... did you just user their designer without ordering the materials from them? I'd be really curious where you went for that stuff. My wife and I are going to be buying a place soon, and one of my requirements is a garage... but I'm guessing it won't be finished, of course.

There is a local suplier that has a lot of it at great prices. You can get it at Lowes or Home Depot for about $.80 a square foot,, but my suplier has it for half that. Let me know and I would be happy to lend a hand, install too.

Jim

PS Yes, I used RaceDeck web site to do my layout since it is the same 12" square layout.

[JimVonBaden]

It has begun!

Started like this:



Then added this:


Then brought in these guys:


And this happened:



I went for these for the drainage:


They moved on and did this:



In the back they are filling in the swamp with the excess:


After 9 hours we had this:


There were two issues, a really poorly laid cable by Comcast, and very crappy asphaut over concrete:


Tomorrow they install the retaining wall and dig up the back yard for the patio.

Morte to come.

Jim

PS In the middle of this I was assisting a new friend with a 24K service:

[Rick F.]

... Morte to come.

Jim

Jim,

Well, I guess it's inevitable--but hopefully not for a very long time!

Seriously, your ability to tackle any project (or is it every project??) never fails to amaze me.

Rick

[JimVonBaden]

... Morte to come.

Jim

Jim,

Well, I guess it's inevitable--but hopefully not for a very long time!

Rick

Ouch, my Freudian slip is showing!

Jim

[JimVonBaden]

Finished for the day:




Not bad. They need to cut a few small blocks to fill the holes (this is part of the "random pattern), and a few small filler cuts, then sweep in the sand and they are basically done.

I think it looks good.

In the future, the driveway itself will come out and more pavers go in.

Jim

PS Tomorrow, the rear patio!

[JimVonBaden]

The front is done, minus landscaping.




The back is getting close.


More next week!

Jim

[JimVonBaden]

OK, so a final set of photos for the project, minus ladscaping.

Before:



After:

















And just so you remember the front:

Before:



After:



Next, this weekend, we do some simple landscaping to clean it up, then we are done.

Overall cost, about $5400 materials, $3800 labor, and $2100 rock, sand, and machine rental.

Not bad for about 1350 square feet of coverage, and a retaining wall, plus drains.

Jim

[JimVonBaden]

The wife and I did some landscaping, and added the end wall to the retaining wall to cover the neighbor's ugly wall back side.

Still needs more rock fill, and we are getting sod for on top next weekend!

Before:

After:







Jim

[T.Wesley]

That's really cut down on the amount of mowing you'll have to do!! I bet you'd be able to get by with one of those old-fashioned push-mowers and a little weedeater.

[philspace]

Going green?

[JimVonBaden]

That's really cut down on the amount of mowing you'll have to do!! I bet you'd be able to get by with one of those old-fashioned push-mowers and a little weedeater.

LOL We will replant the back yard next week, and add a bit of grass in front, but it cuts the green space in half. Still quite a bit.

Jim