Moving a 500 Lb Load on a Dolly Over Loose Gravel
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Comments (64)I just built a quartzite patio in Reno, NV. I used the new product, polymeric sand and it worked great! I got the sand in 60 lb bags for $20 a bag from Home Depot. My patio is 9X27.5 and I used 5 bags. It looks like regular sand and sweeps into the joints. You then mist it 3-4 times waiting about 10 minutes between each misting. The water activates a weak polymer glue and locks the sand granules in place. We don't have much problems with frost heaves here, but if a stone moves you can pull up the sand in chunks and step on it or use a shovel to get it back to a granular stage, sweep it back in place and re-mist. Although the polymeric sand sets up pretty hard I don't think it would stand up to a leg from a patio chair, etc., so we plan on getting sled style chairs for the patio. It does do well with walking on it and the sand stays put! So far we are very happy with it. I'll let you know how it goes thru the winter. We get very little rain here but we do get snow....See More500 Passengers Set Sail That Day For A Three Hour Tour....
Comments (49)Great garden tour/childbirth analogy, Mel. So true, and what memories it brings back! Our garden has been on tours several years, and this year I get to recruit tour hosts. I will be honest with them and give them the good with the bad. There is much more good. One issue is a closing time for the garden. Gardeners love to talk, and some will hang around until midnight if you let them, even with posted hours. At all times, you need at least 2 adults hosting. Be prepared for children who must use your bathroom. Very frail or overweight people sometimes insist they can move a barrier and walk across a pond gangplank. Overly helpful gardeners will insist on deadheading your daylilies that you are hybridyzing. People will argue that coins in water never hurt a fish (aaarg!) Guests will bring children who will feel free to cross over to your neighbors' play equipment. Last year, we built a waterfall from a tree into our pond, and people not only stuck their heads under it, but some drank it! I had to point out that it was recirculated pond water--ewwww! You'll endure comments like "wow, you must have lots of time on your hands or a full time gardener" No...I just don't park in front of the tv every night...then I do some quick lessons on composting and soaker hoses versus mowing and weeding. In addition to labeling unusual plants, you might want to print up a list of plants and sources. I used to do quite a bit of trading on the gardenweb exchange forum, so my yard is full of plants not available (and not hardy) in this area. I potted up seedlings and divisions ahead of time to give away, and had a trade list available to selectively hand out. some of the big hits were heirloom plants and the very new. We had a photo album showing the progress of the yard in the 4 years we've been here, because it looks very established. A complaint many tourists had was some yards looked like they were planted last week. Had to laugh...some were! The homeowners got insecure about what they had and tried to "buy" an instant garden, and it showed. I would suggest you don't put in anything new in the month before the tour. Have potted plants ready to move in empty spaces. Neighborhood boys searching for a baseball flattened some of my perennials the day before tour started last year, and I had to fill in with large planters set into the flower bed, and no one knew the difference there. Our tourists appreciated the igloo full of iced tea. One igloo was enough for the 250+ people we had each day. Every year, I get a few thank you cards in the mail in the weeks afterwards, and once, a lady brought me a new plant I didn't have as a thank you gift. All in all, it is tremendous fun if you are prepared for it. Make a plan to finish last minute work 2 days before so you can go into it well-rested. I still run into people at various places who remember me and my garden, because I took the time to talk to them. It really gives you a boost! Cindi...See MoreWhy are top load washers so popular?
Comments (49)beaglenc, I’ve had a completely different experience with my Bosch Nexxt 500. It cleans all my clothes well with minor tangling, and exceptionally well with whites on Temp Boost or XXSanitary. I have not had issues with shaking during the spin cycles at all. I barely hear anything, as some on here have described it as the sound of jet engine. My washer is also levelled and located in the basement on concrete floor so that maybe different than your situation. Here’s why I will never go back to TL washer. it’s been awhile since I’ve had to use a TL and my recent usage only emphasizes the difference from FL washers. I used to have a mid-1980s heavy duty large capacity Kenmore TL washer, which is the same that my sister has. I’ve been here for almost 2 months helping her while she’s undergoing cancer treatments, so lots of laundry is done. I didn’t remember how little the TL actual capacity was, even though the dimensions of both type of machines are 27” wide, and listed as almost 3.8 cubic ft. The Kenmore TL is probably rated at 10.0 lbs - adding more laundry and it’s incapable of thorough cleaning and rips them up. It uses about 50 gallons of water per load (25 gal wash, 25 gal rinse) but if you’re like my sister and need to do a 2nd-rinse to ensure detergent residue is gone then it uses about 75 gallons per load of 10.0 lbs laundry, which really isn’t that much [about 8 large bath towels (30” x 60”), or 3 queen-size bed sheets (2 loose, 1 fitted) with 2 pillow cases.] For bulky items, it’s even more restricted. I could only fit a light full-sized comforter. I currently have a 2009 Bosch Nexxt 500 plus and its’ capacity is also 3.8 cu ft. It is rated at 8kg, so just under 18 lbs. It uses 13.5 gallons (4.5 gal wash, 4.5 gal 1st rinse, 4.5 gal 2nd rinse) of water per 8 kg load (about 15 large bath towels, or 3 queen-sized bed sheet sets (3 loose, 3 fitted, 6 pillow cases). I’ll do a 3rd-rinse so that brings the water total to 18 gallons per load of 18 lbs of laundry. WATER USED (for 18lbs of laundry): TL - 150 gallons = 75 gallons per load x 2 FL - 18 gallons DETERGENT USED: TL - 250 ml for 18 lbs of laundry (125 mL per 10 lbs load) FL - 22.5 ml per 18 lbs load WASH TIME USED: TL - 220+ minutes to do same 18 lb load (110+ minutes for each 9-10 lbs load full wash cycle and additional 2nd rinse that requires user to be there to reset machine for the added rinse x 2 FL - 110 minutes for full wash cycle and additional 3rd rinse that can be programmed at start of wash DRYING TIME USED: TL - 2 hours as each 10 lb load typically takes 1 hour to dry because clothes are spun out at lower ~600 rpm resulting in more dampness FL - 30 minutes for 18 lbs load as clothes are spun out at higher 1000+ rpm In this instance, my FL washer will use 1/8 water; 1/11 detergent; 1/2 time...See MoreMoving a 700lb+ Range
Comments (11)To move your stove, DYI method. 2 dollies, hydraulic jack, or lever arm. 1,000 lb dollies cost $20 at harbor freight. 2 ton jack, maybe $15-20, lever arm from a piece of pipe and a piece of wood maybe $20. If you keep the wheels of the dollies free of grit, i.e., don't run the dollies outside of the house, no floor protection is required. If you rent dollies, or run the loaded dollies outside, protect your floors. raise one end of the stove, place Dollie, repeat at other end. Reverse proces to place stove....See Morewestes Zone 9b California SF Bay
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