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Posted by Jim Elbrecht on March 8, 2008, 2:08 pm
Mitch@_._ wrote:
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>>I would go with the pavers. What maintenance? Spray the joints in
>>the spring with a herbicide that lasts all summer.
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>Can you tell me the name of the herbicide you use?
I'll try to remember to check the shed & see if there is still some
there from last year. No particular brand- I get it at my local
borg- look on the shelf for 'season long', or some such claim. I
think it is by the same folks who make roundup. It kills the weeds
and prevents seeds from sprouting. [Amazon sells Roundup "extended
control" and 'season long' - The extended lasts 90days which is
essentially my season, anyway. Spray in June- by Sept nothing is
sprouting.
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>I agree with the other poster about shifting.
>Ours shifted a little and has some dips here and there, but it's not a
>big deal. The edging heaves up every winter, but I just pound it back
>down and it stays until the next winter.
I have one spot that has sunk 1/4 inch in 6 yrs. [about a 20x20 patio]
I see it when it rains as a 2-3foot round puddle. An hour after a
hard rain I can't see it without a straightedge. If I could, I'd
pull those pavers out, throw a shovel full - or two- of stone dust in,
smooth it out and pound the pavers back in place.
Jim
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Posted by on March 9, 2008, 9:28 am
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> look on the shelf for 'season long', or some such claim.
Thanks. I'll check it out *if* spring ever comes to Illinois.
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Posted by Steve on March 13, 2008, 11:14 pm
Mitch@_._ wrote on 08 Mar 2008 in group alt.home.repair:
> Can you tell me the name of the herbicide you use?
Look at the nursery for a product that says it kills *everything*. Bayer
makes one, and I paid about $8.00 for a quart last year. It did a great
job of sterilizing the gap between my fence and the neighbors where the
gigantoweeds used to grow. I also applied it all along the fence line so I
don't have to use a string trimmer. This year I plan to put it at the edge
of all the flower beds.
Be careful. It really *does* kill *everything*.
--
Steve B.
New Life Home Improvement
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Posted by jp on March 8, 2008, 12:29 pm
> It's snowing like a B%&@ here today, so I'm dusting off my landscape plans=
> for the backyard. =A0We'd planned to put in a paver patio, roughly 16' x20=
'
> but now we're thinking of stamped concrete as something that might be a bi=
t
> less maintenance (aint as young as I use to be!) =A0 =A0Any pros or cons p=
eople
> would like to share? =A0(as I mentioned - snowing now - so we do have some=
> weather extremes to consider!)
I built a patio out of pressure treated wood, and before building it,
i purchased a patio tent type to cover it to the exact size i needed
for the tent, that is big enough for patio funniture and chairs and
uimbrellia. It came out beautiful and when it rains, you have some
protection if you like to stay outdoors like i do. It's like a gazebo,
only mine is made of a fabric. mgood luck henry
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Posted by Walter R. on March 9, 2008, 3:19 am
Concrete slabs, including stamped concrete, have one big fault: They all
develop cracks, sooner or later. Cracks make a patio very unsightly and
lower the resale value of your home. There is nothing you can do with a
cracked slab, except replace it at considerable expense. I would go with the
pavers.
--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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> It's snowing like a B%&@ here today, so I'm dusting off my landscape plans
> for the backyard. We'd planned to put in a paver patio, roughly 16' x20'
> but now we're thinking of stamped concrete as something that might be a
> bit less maintenance (aint as young as I use to be!) Any pros or cons
> people would like to share? (as I mentioned - snowing now - so we do have
> some weather extremes to consider!)
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