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Yes...but not as convenient
1..with loose mulch there is a possibility of bringing in termites..With bags, it gets so hot in the bag, the heat kills em
2..I live in the Mts, and there are a lot of stone stairs to the various places I need mulch..With loose mulch and a wheelbarrow, I would have to erect ramps..Thats more work..With bags, I throw 1 over each shoulder and away I go
3..There is a guy who comes with a huge truck and a blower..he will blow mulch where ever you want it at. The problem there is he is extremely expensive..The truck and blower costs half a mil, and he has to recoup that..
So, I'm stuck with bags...lol
I have done alot of mulching by both methods.... and I know what BB means.... Bags sometimes are the only option depending on the situation.
That said.... the best way we did it was my uncle would go fill up the back of a pickup with mulch at a nearby place that loaded the bed with a front loader and he would drive it up next to the big areas we had to mulch and 3 of us would empty it with big ass pitch forks till the truck was empty and then he would go get it filled back up..... oh Summertime during college lol
Built a swinging gate with auto-close hinges and clasp today for the back deck.
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Is that for the new "addition"?
I would say labor would be as jobs are more scarceIs there a season for gutters and siding? Looking to get all that redone, and one of the guys I talked to declined to come out. He said to call back in October because it would be much cheaper.
Can anybody confirm this?
Even with all the storms? Or is it because of the storms? I can't imagine jobs are scarce with the damage that has been done.I would say labor would be as jobs are more scarce
Even with all the storms? Or is it because of the storms? I can't imagine jobs are scarce with the damage that has been done.
Bob Vila and Norm Abram are much disappoint.
Dedicate a lifetime to how-to shows, including quite a few on gutters and siding, and you still ask in a DIY thread about finding a good time for contractors. :fist:
Bob Vila and Norm Abram probably also recommend swallowing your pride and allowing contractors to do the job when you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself, since you're the one that has to live with the mistakes.Bob Vila and Norm Abram are much disappoint.
Dedicate a lifetime to how-to shows, including quite a few on gutters and siding, and you still ask in a DIY thread about finding a good time for contractors. :fist:
Is there a season for gutters and siding? Looking to get all that redone, and one of the guys I talked to declined to come out. He said to call back in October because it would be much cheaper.
Can anybody confirm this?
IMHO a "Hobby" is something done for the hell of it. A DIY is something that there's a pressing need or want to be done.I know this is going to make me sound like a jerk and I don't mean it that way at all.
Isn't there a difference between a hobby and a DIYer?
Galley kitchen re-do. Demo pics coming.