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  1. Hardscaping
    I've got a customer who has a walkway in the backyard from the deck to the gate, the yard sloped towards the house and levels out about 10 feet before the walkway. As you could probably imagine, a lot of water collects and sits in that 10 x 20 ft area. The current walkpath is about 16 ft long...
  2. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    One of my customers has about 30 limestone steppers that are starting to sink. He wants them re done so in going to have to remover them, add some base, and re set them. The steppers probably weigh anywhere from 200-300 pounds each. I was wondering what a good estimate would be to give him?
  3. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    I'm redoing a dry stack stone wall for a customer. Its about 2 feet tall and 40 feet long. I have to dig out the dirt behind a little and then restock the wall, any idea what I should charge? Thanks!
  4. Network: North
    I'm looking for companies with mulch supplies for deliveries in their service area. My company would handle all the marketing and associated costs involved. Suppliers with topsoil and stone/ aggregate would be helpful, but not a requirement.
  5. Hardscaping
    I am a handyman and hardscaping is one of the services I provide. There is a stone wall end post that is tilted off to the side and I need to straighten it out. I do not have access to a trailer, skid steer or mini skid steer so I will need to look to other options. Obviously, when lifted...
  6. Landscape Maintenance
    Whats the best home depot spray for weeds in beds mulch and rock beds. Hoe often should you spray. I have a frw accounta that are interested in this type of bed maintnance thanks
  7. Landscape Maintenance
    What is the recommended thickness for mulching and for stone drive ways? Also what is the formula to calculate how much of each I would need?
  8. 🙂 Introduce Yourself
    Please refer to URL below for an image of the project Naturally erecting a flat stone path or stone path in the landscape is easy however, this project has provided me with a slew of challenges. The stones vary in size shape and diameter making affixing them together impossible as the customer...
  9. Hardscaping
    We have a customer who is looking to veneer her chimney. Its currently has a stucco coat on it but is not in the best of condition. My questions is: is the current condition of the stucco ok to apply over after being cleaned or would it need to be taken off? or maybe scratch coat it? Any help...
  10. Power Washing
    Hello, We have been offering power washing for old stone and concrete patios for a year now. And we have been doing alright with it. The question is, what is the correct pricing for these services? We work on the state of Maryland, and I know that prices vary greatly. But I wanted to have an...
  11. Water Features
    Hi, I am a novice to building waterfalls, which is what my question is for. Having laid 20ft x 5ft EPDM and built the first of two stone faces, I want to glue a fold of the EPDM to the back of the stone. This is so that the water will not fall down the back of the stone but rather over the...
  12. Landscape Maintenance
    Hi - I have a customer who has traditional mulched beds (MANY - like 8 large ones - with shrubs, perennials in them) in his yard. He wants me to remove the mulch and change over to stone (river rock or something like it). I'm in the process of bidding this job and wondered if anyone had any...
  13. Hardscaping
    what is the easyest way to drill through stone or ledge (solid rock) for a fence posts? i am going to price a fencing job but i know most likely im going to hit rock and ledge, what is the the best way of doing this? what type of machine would an auger with a stone bit work or a an auger on a...
  14. Hardscaping
    I have a driveway and was wondering if this would be a suitable way to get a sturdy paver stone foundation. I know it’s not the preferred or right way to do it, but was hoping it would be close in durability. I live in Louisiana so the original driveway slab has sunken about a foot or so below...
  15. Hardscaping
    I am in the middle of a project to save my property from gradual erosion caused by poor drainage and lots of rain. Newt and others offered me some great advice to get me started and the project is turning out pretty well. The catch with the project is that I have virtually no money for it. My...
  16. Homeowner Assistance Forum
    I am in the middle of a project to save my property from gradual erosion caused by poor drainage and lots of rain. Newt and others offered me some great advice to get me started and the project is turning out pretty well. The catch with the project is that I have virtually no money for it. My...
  17. Heavy Equipment & Tractors
    Today I took a little ride out to the big sewer line project to check on the progress. The big main 30" sewer line is going pretty slow. They've it a lot of rock and water while digging for the line. Over course they are having a water problem, their digging 12' deeper that the lake beside it...
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