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Posted by Stormin Mormon on July 4, 2009, 4:56 pm
Kept attorneys out of the law area?
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We killed a law area once with newspaper. Thick layer, hold
down with
rocks. I have to do something like you want in the corner
where our AC
is.
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Best regards
Han
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Posted by Dioclese on July 4, 2009, 9:28 am
> My central air conditioning unit is located in a spot where the eaves are
> so
> deep that even after lots of rain, it's still bone dry, but bindweed finds
> the area delightful and it's eating my air conditioner. I thought of
> covering the whole area with plastic and then a few inches of stones right
> up to the foundation, but I have another concern. In winter, it's not
> uncommon for several feet of snow to drift into that corner. When it
> melts,
> I'm not sure I want that much water ponding in the plastic and overflowing
> along the edges near the cinder block. The basement's always been dry, but
> still, something about the plastic idea seems iffy. So, some sort of
> landscape fabric seems like a better option.
> Regardless of the material on top, I'm thinking of edging it with Trex
> buried with just enough above ground to contain 2-3 inches of stones.
> Comments?
I'm just trying to imagine an AC compressor mounted on cinder blocks. Won't
happen for me...
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Dave
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Posted by Bud on July 4, 2009, 2:07 pm
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> My central air conditioning unit is located in a spot where the eaves are
> so deep that even after lots of rain, it's still bone dry, but bindweed
> finds the area delightful and it's eating my air conditioner. I thought of
> covering the whole area with plastic and then a few inches of stones right
> up to the foundation, but I have another concern. In winter, it's not
> uncommon for several feet of snow to drift into that corner. When it
> melts, I'm not sure I want that much water ponding in the plastic and
> overflowing along the edges near the cinder block. The basement's always
> been dry, but still, something about the plastic idea seems iffy. So, some
> sort of landscape fabric seems like a better option.
>
> Regardless of the material on top, I'm thinking of edging it with Trex
> buried with just enough above ground to contain 2-3 inches of stones.
>
> Comments?
I'd be helpful to have more information on the type of bindweed. Tell us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_bindweed
and other types.
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Bud
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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on July 4, 2009, 2:45 pm
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> My central air conditioning unit is located in a spot where the eaves are
>> so deep that even after lots of rain, it's still bone dry, but bindweed
>> finds the area delightful and it's eating my air conditioner. I thought
>> of
>> covering the whole area with plastic and then a few inches of stones
>> right
>> up to the foundation, but I have another concern. In winter, it's not
>> uncommon for several feet of snow to drift into that corner. When it
>> melts, I'm not sure I want that much water ponding in the plastic and
>> overflowing along the edges near the cinder block. The basement's always
>> been dry, but still, something about the plastic idea seems iffy. So,
>> some
>> sort of landscape fabric seems like a better option.
>> Regardless of the material on top, I'm thinking of edging it with Trex
>> buried with just enough above ground to contain 2-3 inches of stones.
>> Comments?
> I'd be helpful to have more information on the type of bindweed. Tell us.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_bindweed
> and other types.
> --
> Bud
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convolvulus
No idea which species, no need to find out in order to solve the problem.
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Posted by Han on July 4, 2009, 2:55 pm
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convolvulus
>
> No idea which species, no need to find out in order to solve the
> problem.
That's the weed that is giving you trouble? We used to call it "pispot".
The Dutch spelling doesn't hide the meaning. Never knew it was any
trouble, just a weed.
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Best regards
Han
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> so
> deep that even after lots of rain, it's still bone dry, but bindweed finds
> the area delightful and it's eating my air conditioner. I thought of
> covering the whole area with plastic and then a few inches of stones right
> up to the foundation, but I have another concern. In winter, it's not
> uncommon for several feet of snow to drift into that corner. When it
> melts,
> I'm not sure I want that much water ponding in the plastic and overflowing
> along the edges near the cinder block. The basement's always been dry, but
> still, something about the plastic idea seems iffy. So, some sort of
> landscape fabric seems like a better option.
> Regardless of the material on top, I'm thinking of edging it with Trex
> buried with just enough above ground to contain 2-3 inches of stones.
> Comments?