A couple of years ago we changed something on our pool system that required the pool company to re-plumb most of the PVC pipes. This is always annoying as they basically rip out everything and start over, because PVC connections are not undo-able. Once you put the solvent on the fittings and stick them together, […]
After I had fixed the shed foundation, and stained the trim and door, the window box was crying out for attention. Thirteen years of sitting with damp soil in it will do that. So I decided to make one from scratch, which wouldn’t be that hard – screw and glue five bits of board, right? […]
This was a year for outdoor projects that required moving heavy objects. And I’m not even counting renovating the interlock brick paving around the garden – that was relatively trivial! Fixing the pond leak It began with our pond. It was leaking water, but only when the waterfall was running. It had done this back […]
