How to Clean and Disinfect Outdoor Patio Furniture Cleaning a patio with bleach is easy. Whether your patio is sealed concrete or cement, or even sealed concrete pavers, a bleach and water solution makes it easy to clean away built up soil, stains from leaves and pollen, mold, mildew and...
This is phase 1 in a two-part before + after series I’ve been working on all summer long! We have this adorable little side-yard, that sat empty all winter long, and I knew I wanted to paint the cement and make it a little oasis where we could grill, play outside, and spend ...
Although building your patio over a concrete slab helps to ensure it won't settle unevenly later, you can build a patio without cement. By laying flagstone, tile, brick or other sturdy, flat pavers on a well-prepared base, your patio will be less expensive and more water-permeable. This ...
Next, dig the ground to the proper depth for your concrete pad. You may want to rent a skid loader or hire an excavator if you need to move a lot of dirt. Smooth out the ground with theflat side of a rake to levelit. Use dirt to fill in low sections. Compact Each Layer of Co...
Use a long spirit level to check the levels of the slabs as you go. You want to aim to create a flat surface that gradually slopes downwards. Once you've finished laying all the slabs, leave the mortar to dry for 48 hours. If bad weather is forecast, cover your new patio withtarpaul...
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We usedlarge 8″ x 16″ x 4″ cement blocksunderneath each upright support of the pool. First we installed and leveled each cement patio block, and *then* leveled the ground to match. A laser level is a great tool for this job! With it, we were able to install all the post blocks...
Step 1:Try choosing a place you know well for your first memory palace. I like to use my home as an example. Step 2:Plan out the whole route. Imagine yourself walking in the front yard, going through the front door, entering the living room, and traversing all the principal rooms in...
Those four walls and that cement floor are now home sweet home, a blank slate for you to bring out your inner Candice Olson or Nate Berkus. Best of all, there's no interference from mom on what is or isn't appropriate for your space. It's all up to you. Of course this also...
‘patio’ when my husband bought the house. I wouldn’t even call it a patio though, it was more of a cement slab that wasn’t even big enough for a BBQ and a small table and chairs (barely). And it sank in the center, which caused water to pool and it would leave a huge ...