....non-boating project...

I'm going to put a stone paver patio in under part of the deck at the
rear of the house. About 130 square feet. Going to use J.P. Henry stone.

The rough part is excavating out about 7" of compacted soil, so I'm
going to contract that out. The rest is a lot of work, but not
back-breaking...layer of geo textile, 4" to 5" of base that I'll compact
with a rental compactor, then an inch of sand as a screening bed, and
then the pavers. Also have to rent a ditch witch to dig 50' trenches for
two downspouts and a trench for electrical conduit for wiring to power
up a fountain.

But not until the temps drop.

Exciting, eh? A bit of beef for rec.boat's asshole trolls to feed upon.

On 8/2/2011 10:32 AM, X - Man wrote:
...non-boating project...

I'm going to put a stone paver patio in under part of the deck at the
rear of the house. About 130 square feet. Going to use J.P. Henry stone.

The rough part is excavating out about 7" of compacted soil, so I'm
going to contract that out. The rest is a lot of work, but not
back-breaking...layer of geo textile, 4" to 5" of base that I'll compact
with a rental compactor, then an inch of sand as a screening bed, and
then the pavers. Also have to rent a ditch witch to dig 50' trenches for
two downspouts and a trench for electrical conduit for wiring to power
up a fountain.

But not until the temps drop.

Exciting, eh? A bit of beef for rec.boat's asshole trolls to feed upon.

Sorry ex man.
Where's the beef.
Any project you would undertake on your own would be more like like
Pablum for us real men.

In article om, "not a
says...

On 8/2/2011 10:32 AM, X - Man wrote:
...non-boating project...

I'm going to put a stone paver patio in under part of the deck at the
rear of the house. About 130 square feet. Going to use J.P. Henry stone.

The rough part is excavating out about 7" of compacted soil, so I'm
going to contract that out. The rest is a lot of work, but not
back-breaking...layer of geo textile, 4" to 5" of base that I'll compact
with a rental compactor, then an inch of sand as a screening bed, and
then the pavers. Also have to rent a ditch witch to dig 50' trenches for
two downspouts and a trench for electrical conduit for wiring to power
up a fountain.

But not until the temps drop.

Exciting, eh? A bit of beef for rec.boat's asshole trolls to feed upon.

Sorry ex man.
Where's the beef.
Any project you would undertake on your own would be more like like
Pablum for us real men.

Well, first, it isn't a "screening bed". It is a bed, and you use
screened sand or limestone!!! So, you can tell he's a spoofer, because I
know everything!

On 8/2/11 10:32 AM, X - Man wrote:
...non-boating project...

I'm going to put a stone paver patio in under part of the deck at the
rear of the house. About 130 square feet. Going to use J.P. Henry stone.

The rough part is excavating out about 7" of compacted soil, so I'm
going to contract that out. The rest is a lot of work, but not
back-breaking...layer of geo textile, 4" to 5" of base that I'll compact
with a rental compactor, then an inch of sand as a screening bed, and
then the pavers. Also have to rent a ditch witch to dig 50' trenches for
two downspouts and a trench for electrical conduit for wiring to power
up a fountain.

But not until the temps drop.

Exciting, eh? A bit of beef for rec.boat's asshole trolls to feed upon.

By the way, since I haven't been boating since August 2010, I have been
saving up my energy and pennies to complete the project. I will post
pictures of the paver patio, but don't ask for any boating related photos.

On 8/2/2011 11:45 AM, X-Man wrote:
In raweb.com, "not a
says...

On 8/2/2011 10:32 AM, X - Man wrote:
...non-boating project...

I'm going to put a stone paver patio in under part of the deck at the
rear of the house. About 130 square feet. Going to use J.P. Henry stone.

The rough part is excavating out about 7" of compacted soil, so I'm
going to contract that out. The rest is a lot of work, but not
back-breaking...layer of geo textile, 4" to 5" of base that I'll compact
with a rental compactor, then an inch of sand as a screening bed, and
then the pavers. Also have to rent a ditch witch to dig 50' trenches for
two downspouts and a trench for electrical conduit for wiring to power
up a fountain.

But not until the temps drop.

Exciting, eh? A bit of beef for rec.boat's asshole trolls to feed upon.

Sorry ex man.
Where's the beef.
Any project you would undertake on your own would be more like like
Pablum for us real men.

Well, first, it isn't a "screening bed". It is a bed, and you use
screened sand or limestone!!! So, you can tell he's a spoofer, because I
know everything!

Please! He's fishing for expertise. Let him figure it out on his own or
let the bricklayer lady help him.

On 8/2/11 12:03 PM, BeachBum wrote:
On 8/2/2011 11:45 AM, X-Man wrote:
In raweb.com, "not a
says...

On 8/2/2011 10:32 AM, X - Man wrote:
...non-boating project...

I'm going to put a stone paver patio in under part of the deck at the
rear of the house. About 130 square feet. Going to use J.P. Henry
stone.

The rough part is excavating out about 7" of compacted soil, so I'm
going to contract that out. The rest is a lot of work, but not
back-breaking...layer of geo textile, 4" to 5" of base that I'll
compact
with a rental compactor, then an inch of sand as a screening bed, and
then the pavers. Also have to rent a ditch witch to dig 50' trenches
for
two downspouts and a trench for electrical conduit for wiring to power
up a fountain.

But not until the temps drop.

Exciting, eh? A bit of beef for rec.boat's asshole trolls to feed upon.

Sorry ex man.
Where's the beef.
Any project you would undertake on your own would be more like like
Pablum for us real men.

Well, first, it isn't a "screening bed". It is a bed, and you use
screened sand or limestone!!! So, you can tell he's a spoofer, because I
know everything!

Please! He's fishing for expertise. Let him figure it out on his own or
let the bricklayer lady help him.


"A bit of beef for rec.boat's asshole trolls to feed upon."

As predicted, the trolls snapped at the bait...it's easier to catch
trolls here than it is to buy a fish at a fish market.

I've built four patios over the years, three large ones and one small
one. This will be number five. If I were searching for "expertise" on
*any* boating or construction subject, rec.boats would not be the place
I'd look. There are no experts on these subjects here.

In article ,
says...

On 8/2/11 12:03 PM, BeachBum wrote:
On 8/2/2011 11:45 AM, X-Man wrote:
In raweb.com, "not a
says...

On 8/2/2011 10:32 AM, X - Man wrote:
...non-boating project...

I'm going to put a stone paver patio in under part of the deck at the
rear of the house. About 130 square feet. Going to use J.P. Henry
stone.

The rough part is excavating out about 7" of compacted soil, so I'm
going to contract that out. The rest is a lot of work, but not
back-breaking...layer of geo textile, 4" to 5" of base that I'll
compact
with a rental compactor, then an inch of sand as a screening bed, and
then the pavers. Also have to rent a ditch witch to dig 50' trenches
for
two downspouts and a trench for electrical conduit for wiring to power
up a fountain.

But not until the temps drop.

Exciting, eh? A bit of beef for rec.boat's asshole trolls to feed upon.

Sorry ex man.
Where's the beef.
Any project you would undertake on your own would be more like like
Pablum for us real men.

Well, first, it isn't a "screening bed". It is a bed, and you use
screened sand or limestone!!! So, you can tell he's a spoofer, because I
know everything!

Please! He's fishing for expertise. Let him figure it out on his own or
let the bricklayer lady help him.


"A bit of beef for rec.boat's asshole trolls to feed upon."

As predicted, the trolls snapped at the bait...it's easier to catch
trolls here than it is to buy a fish at a fish market.

I've built four patios over the years, three large ones and one small
one. This will be number five. If I were searching for "expertise" on
*any* boating or construction subject, rec.boats would not be the place
I'd look. There are no experts on these subjects here.

Then tell us more about that "screening bed", spoofer!!

On 8/2/11 12:20 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:32:49 -0400, X -
wrote:


I'm going to put a stone paver patio in under part of the deck at the
rear of the house. About 130 square feet. Going to use J.P. Henry stone.

The rough part is excavating out about 7" of compacted soil, so I'm
going to contract that out. The rest is a lot of work, but not
back-breaking...layer of geo textile, 4" to 5" of base that I'll compact
with a rental compactor, then an inch of sand as a screening bed, and
then the pavers. Also have to rent a ditch witch to dig 50' trenches for
two downspouts and a trench for electrical conduit for wiring to power
up a fountain.

But not until the temps drop.

We have about 2000 square feet of quartzite granite stone in the
screen cage and around the yard. It is over concrete tho. Of you just
set stone in the sand you will be fighting grass forever. I suppose if
you don't mind spraying poison around every few months you can hold it
down

We have been doing this over a period of 20 years, a new patch every
few years so it wasn't horrible to do.

http://gfretwell.com/electrical/addi...0them%20in.jpg


Grass growing between the pavers hasn't been a significant problem up
here. It has been for a relative in Florida, who built a brick paver
walkway between his driveway and his front door. Thanks for the
heads-up, but I don't think it will be any more than a petty annoyance,
if that.

On 8/2/11 12:20 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:32:49 -0400, X -
wrote:


I'm going to put a stone paver patio in under part of the deck at the
rear of the house. About 130 square feet. Going to use J.P. Henry stone.

The rough part is excavating out about 7" of compacted soil, so I'm
going to contract that out. The rest is a lot of work, but not
back-breaking...layer of geo textile, 4" to 5" of base that I'll compact
with a rental compactor, then an inch of sand as a screening bed, and
then the pavers. Also have to rent a ditch witch to dig 50' trenches for
two downspouts and a trench for electrical conduit for wiring to power
up a fountain.

But not until the temps drop.

We have about 2000 square feet of quartzite granite stone in the
screen cage and around the yard. It is over concrete tho. Of you just
set stone in the sand you will be fighting grass forever. I suppose if
you don't mind spraying poison around every few months you can hold it
down

We have been doing this over a period of 20 years, a new patch every
few years so it wasn't horrible to do.

http://gfretwell.com/electrical/addi...0them%20in.jpg

The problem with concreting in pavers is the freeze-thaw cycle up here.
Even when the concrete is thick enough and reinforced and there are
expansion joints, the freeze-thaw cycle sometimes rears its ugly head
and large chunks of the paved area rise up or drop down. If pavers on a
bed of sand move, it is easy to reposition them.



--
Don't forget to leave a bit of beef for rec.boat's right-wing
conservatrashers and ID spoofers to feed upon. The more they feed, the
quicker rec.boats will fall into the black hole of cyberspace and disappear.

On 8/2/2011 12:12 PM, X - Man wrote:
On 8/2/11 12:03 PM, BeachBum wrote:
On 8/2/2011 11:45 AM, X-Man wrote:
In raweb.com, "not a
says...

On 8/2/2011 10:32 AM, X - Man wrote:
...non-boating project...

I'm going to put a stone paver patio in under part of the deck at the
rear of the house. About 130 square feet. Going to use J.P. Henry
stone.

The rough part is excavating out about 7" of compacted soil, so I'm
going to contract that out. The rest is a lot of work, but not
back-breaking...layer of geo textile, 4" to 5" of base that I'll
compact
with a rental compactor, then an inch of sand as a screening bed, and
then the pavers. Also have to rent a ditch witch to dig 50' trenches
for
two downspouts and a trench for electrical conduit for wiring to power
up a fountain.

But not until the temps drop.

Exciting, eh? A bit of beef for rec.boat's asshole trolls to feed
upon.

Sorry ex man.
Where's the beef.
Any project you would undertake on your own would be more like like
Pablum for us real men.

Well, first, it isn't a "screening bed". It is a bed, and you use
screened sand or limestone!!! So, you can tell he's a spoofer, because I
know everything!

Please! He's fishing for expertise. Let him figure it out on his own or
let the bricklayer lady help him.


"A bit of beef for rec.boat's asshole trolls to feed upon."

As predicted, the trolls snapped at the bait...it's easier to catch
trolls here than it is to buy a fish at a fish market.

I've built four patios over the years, three large ones and one small
one. This will be number five. If I were searching for "expertise" on
*any* boating or construction subject, rec.boats would not be the place
I'd look. There are no experts on these subjects here.





That was then. This is now. The years haven't been kind to you. You've
shrunk, and gotten fat, Your hands look pale and bloated. Are you
drinking enough water? And with that Friar Tuck hair do, I'll bet you
are a lady killer.

By the by; a fish market would be the last place I'd go looking for
fresh fish.