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BTW - nice storage shed!! In California that would sell for $200K and rent for $1500 per month - more if it had a toilet and electricity.I had a neighbor who had a stamped driveway put in. Nothing huge, just a typical drive. But the crevices held a bit of dirt - as they will of course.He spent hours out there with the hose, then we had a water shortage. So he switched to sweeping - then he bought a blower, which he only used if we were sleeping.Finally he had a tile guy come out and grout all the crevices! It cost him a bundle, but I have to admit it made a nice driveway look even better, and we got to sleep better.Now - can anyone tell us why a beautiful stamped walk or patio will still crack right across the surface and not in one of the stinkin' grooves???
Now - can anyone tell us why a beautiful stamped walk or patio will still crack right across the surface and not in one of the stinkin' grooves
That's an easy one: patio slabs and the like are refered to as "floating slabs" 'cause they are not connected to any foundation or anything that goes below frost line. . . they just rest on a gravel or sand bed. When the ground freezes, one end will invariably be lifted more than the other. Think of it as a 12' long "wafer" of concrete 4" thick. Lift one end up an inch, the middle is unsupported and eventually gravity does it's thing & it cracks across the middle. (Imagine putting an 8000 pound hottub in the middle of the concrete wafer. . .yeah, slabs crack.)A "control joint" cut an inch and 1/2 deep will direct where the crack occurs. But the stamped grout lines aren't deep enough to do that & the crack occurs across the face.Floating slabs in non-freeze areas do the same thing only it happens 'cause the soil is "expansive" when soaked with water.we now return you to your regularly scheduled broadcast.
Beautiful tub!! Great job, georgiapeach!!!Nice back yard! Sometimes wish mine was big, like that. (Except when it comes time to mow!)
Absolutely peachy, beautiful.....er.....I mean.....Absolutely beautiful, peachy! Warner-Robbins isn't too far from Tallahassee--see you in a couple/3 hours!
Great job! That tub looks awesome.I have the optima and i just got out of it, it's about 35 degrees outside and i hadn't used the tub in a few days.I have to thank this forum to pursuade me to get a hot tub, what a feeling.
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