Home "Improvement"

[GaryF]

2 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

At my last two houses I put in artificial turf greens. That came with all the work. Base layer, then 4 inches of crusher run, sand then turf. Now that I Iive in the sand belt region of NC the soil is pretty much all sand once you get down an inch. I will automatically have good drainage. I cut down the area to 1 inch already. Now starting the additional sand leveling. But still leaving in natural undulations. After that I'll fertilize the soil. Then I plan on using Penncross creeping bent grass seed. I'm just a little to far north for Bermuda. 

I have a 10 foot putting mat in my simulator area so this will primarily be a target green for chipping. But knowing my never ending tinkering I'll probably get it to be quick enough for putting. 

Sounds like it will be very nice when finished!

[tommyb1683]

We redid the kitchen when we moved into our house last year. It was a really fun project but I am terrible at tape and spackle. So I am continuously working on the ceiling in order to have the lines not be visible. At least 5-6 attempts so far and I still can't get it right.

[MattF]

Not sure if it's home improvement but our pool of 5 years developed a crack in the liner and was leaking. These type of pools are apparently only good for about 3 or 4 years and ours has been out in the elements for almost 6, so we've had a good run.

New liner should be here on Sunday and I'll cut this one up and put up the new one at the end of the month.

[GaryF]

On 2/24/2023 at 6:31 PM, Tom the Golf Nut said:

At my last two houses I put in artificial turf greens. That came with all the work. Base layer, then 4 inches of crusher run, sand then turf. Now that I Iive in the sand belt region of NC the soil is pretty much all sand once you get down an inch. I will automatically have good drainage. I cut down the area to 1 inch already. Now starting the additional sand leveling. But still leaving in natural undulations. After that I'll fertilize the soil. Then I plan on using Penncross creeping bent grass seed. I'm just a little to far north for Bermuda. 

I have a 10 foot putting mat in my simulator area so this will primarily be a target green for chipping. But knowing my never ending tinkering I'll probably get it to be quick enough for putting. 

How is the new green looking?

[Tom the Golf Nut]

6 hours ago, GaryF said:

How is the new green looking?

It’s a slow progress. The grass is growing but I’m not sure how long it will take to thicken in. I was also disappointed in the amount of seed that took. I plan on ordering more and over seeding. But now it’s entering the fast growing season with soil teams and air temps up. So we shall see.

[GaryF]

9 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

It’s a slow progress. The grass is growing but I’m not sure how long it will take to thicken in. I was also disappointed in the amount of seed that took. I plan on ordering more and over seeding. But now it’s entering the fast growing season with soil teams and air temps up. So we shall see.

What is coming in looks healthy and the remaining bed looks very good.  As nice as it’s been here in GA (despite a couple torrential rain storms) our temps have been weird with some unusually cooler (40s) nights, so imagine you’ve had the same.  Once you get higher lows at night, I’m sure it will spread.  I bet by June-mid June it will have thickened up a lot. 

[cksurfdude]

On 4/28/2023 at 10:21 PM, Tom the Golf Nut said:

It’s a slow progress. The grass is growing but I’m not sure how long it will take to thicken in. I was also disappointed in the amount of seed that took. I plan on ordering more and over seeding. But now it’s entering the fast growing season with soil teams and air temps up. So we shall see.

 

On 4/29/2023 at 8:02 AM, GaryF said:

What is coming in looks healthy and the remaining bed looks very good.  As nice as it’s been here in GA (despite a couple torrential rain storms) our temps have been weird with some unusually cooler (40s) nights, so imagine you’ve had the same.  Once you get higher lows at night, I’m sure it will spread.  I bet by June-mid June it will have thickened up a lot. 

 

Sounds crazy but growing a healthy, thick lawn can be a multi-year process....

Gotta have just the right amount of watering, the right types and amounts of fertilizer at the right times (I use a service for that!) and weed/bug killer, aeration twice a year ...

But if you like the look of a nice green lawn it's worth it!

[Tom the Golf Nut]

5 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

 

 

Sounds crazy but growing a healthy, thick lawn can be a multi-year process....

Gotta have just the right amount of watering, the right types and amounts of fertilizer at the right times (I use a service for that!) and weed/bug killer, aeration twice a year ...

But if you like the look of a nice green lawn it's worth it!

While I'm patiently watching the grass grow, I built a bar for the pool area. 

Now to relocate the pool skimmer and vacuum.  

[tony@CIC]

15 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

 

 

Sounds crazy but growing a healthy, thick lawn can be a multi-year process....

Gotta have just the right amount of watering, the right types and amounts of fertilizer at the right times (I use a service for that!) and weed/bug killer, aeration twice a year ...

But if you like the look of a nice green lawn it's worth it!

Or there's sod 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

My two year project list was completed in 3 months.

Convert the attached two car garage into a man cave. (Golf Simulator, Movie area and Pool Table area. 

Power wash the entire pool deck, Pergola, Pergola area and bar area.

Strip the paint and repair the existing Pergola. Then re-stain. 

Put in a Pool House

Build a bar area out by the pool and build the bar. 

Build a real grass putting green. Built but waiting on the grass to fill in but it's coming along. 

What's left.................  Play a lot of golf, what else.  

[Tom the Golf Nut]

13 minutes ago, tony@CIC said:

Or there's sod 

Or if it doesn't grow well, it could turn into my third artificial turf putting green. 

[Kenny B]

1 hour ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

My two year project list was completed in 3 months.

Convert the attached two car garage into a man cave. (Golf Simulator, Movie area and Pool Table area. 

Power wash the entire pool deck, Pergola, Pergola area and bar area.

Strip the paint and repair the existing Pergola. Then re-stain. 

Put in a Pool House

Build a bar area out by the pool and build the bar. 

Build a real grass putting green. Built but waiting on the grass to fill in but it's coming along. 

What's left.................  Play a lot of golf, what else.  

I'm sure there is more to do... you just haven't thought about it enough.  You still have 21 months!!  

[GaryF]

2 hours ago, cksurfdude said:

 

 

Sounds crazy but growing a healthy, thick lawn can be a multi-year process....

Gotta have just the right amount of watering, the right types and amounts of fertilizer at the right times (I use a service for that!) and weed/bug killer, aeration twice a year ...

But if you like the look of a nice green lawn it's worth it!

Not crazy at all.  I’ve had a home in central florida since 1980 and in Ga for 5 years now.  Two totally different environments, grasses, pests, etc.  Ive always loved the look of a nice lawn, so when 2004 hurricane Charlie took down our large oaks that the city originally planted, I asked them not to replace as I wanted a nice lawn - and it has looked great ever since even though my daughter and her family took over the house.  Have been through many lawn services for the fertilizing, etc.  Have fired a lot of them too!

For many years,I cut my lawn every Saturday morning.  After coming home from a biz trip, I went to our storage room to get the mower and it was gone.  My wife then told me - oh, I forgot to tell you - I sold the mower and hired a service to cut the grass.  When we built in GA, we had our landscape company cut the lawn but every time they came, they’d have new crew and we’d have to instruct them what to do/not do.  After 2 years, I fired them.  A week after firing them, they showed up and started cutting lol.   I bought an EGO and every 2 1/2 months the savings pays for the mower. 

[revkev]

We are in a do it yourself portion of our remodel - painting the dining room, kitchen and Penny’s bedroom and back porch new door and screens. New flooring for the front of the house will be installed this week. I will get sone pics of that once it’s installed.

 

I’m very busy at work do my contribution to this has been furniture moving and paying for it. Lots of adult child labor for the painting. It’s also helpful to have an electrician certified AC guy in the family.

 

 

[Lacassem]

Not really the house itself but finished adding some deck lights and we got a nice propane fire table for the deck. Super cool

[russtopherb]

30 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

Not really the house itself but finished adding some deck lights and we got a nice propane fire table for the deck. Super cool

Nice! I opened up our gazebo last week and added some new lights I bought at Target on Dec 26th for like, 90% off.

We got a fire table to replace our rusted out pit last summer and it was a great choice. 

[sirchunksalot]

32 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

Not really the house itself but finished adding some deck lights and we got a nice propane fire table for the deck. Super cool

That looks so good, Mark. I love the lights and that fire table looks like a great place for family and friends to sit around and enjoy each other's company. 

[revkev]

Dining room and Penny’s room are just about completed.  Next up is a new handicap van - ours is toast - that’s going to cause a pause on our renovation project.  
 

I will say that the carpet in Penny’s room makes transfers much easier. Psychologically it removes the fear of accidentally dropping her. I think she is less tense - easier to get into the lift or to left manually for certain, 

[tony@CIC]

1 hour ago, russtopherb said:

Nice! I opened up our gazebo last week and added some new lights I bought at Target on Dec 26th for like, 90% off.

We got a fire table to replace our rusted out pit last summer and it was a great choice. 

Love those propane tables. Wish we could have one - but our Lanai is covered so can't do an open flame. 

[Lacassem]

3 hours ago, russtopherb said:

Nice! I opened up our gazebo last week and added some new lights I bought at Target on Dec 26th for like, 90% off.

We got a fire table to replace our rusted out pit last summer and it was a great choice. 

Got both but the tables so awesome when I really don’t want to go to bed smelling like smoke lol. It’s so nice to sit at night bring the summer nights!

 

3 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

That looks so good, Mark. I love the lights and that fire table looks like a great place for family and friends to sit around and enjoy each other's company. 

Every day is a party! Drinks, family and friends as much as possible.