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Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:21 pm
by draker
I plan to have mine face out.. maintly for curb appeal since it's towards a park. It will probably get spray painted.. but IDGAF.. I don't see it.

Good tips though!

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 5:53 am
by Taterhead
Yeah my neighbor will never move (family land) so the curb appeal for me is in my yard. Not looking at his unkempt property.

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:56 pm
by draker
Got started on the fence today. Got everything measured cemented two posts.. I'm letting that dry over night and I'll be back at it in the morning. I forgot to take pictures.. but I'll grab some tomorrow.

After getting the new poles in the ground I busted out the pressure washer and got bust with spring cleaning.


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Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:58 pm
by draker
Tomorrow I'll do the driveway. The cement is really dirty.. Been two years since I've cleaned it.

Pics of that also.

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:04 pm
by wayno
Takes a long time with a dinky pressure washer, don't it. :lol:

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:39 pm
by draker
wayno » Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:04 pm wrote:Takes a long time with a dinky pressure washer, don't it. :lol:
It does. I've got a decent pressure washer(Landa gas powered) but i'm just using a wand. I thought about buying a small rotating sprayer attachment.. but I don't know how well it would work and it's like $60. I might buy one eventually. It should would save a lot of time and help keep the dirt from flying everywhere.. lol

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:52 pm
by wayno
draker » Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:39 pm wrote:
wayno » Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:04 pm wrote:Takes a long time with a dinky pressure washer, don't it. :lol:
It does. I've got a decent pressure washer(Landa gas powered) but i'm just using a wand. I thought about buying a small rotating sprayer attachment.. but I don't know how well it would work and it's like $60. I might buy one eventually. It should would save a lot of time and help keep the dirt from flying everywhere.. lol

Are you talking about a concrete cleaner that looks like a small electric lawn mower, or a head that a stream spins very fast and kinda looks like a cone of steam?

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:16 pm
by draker
One of these:

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Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:36 am
by wayno
Yea, that's a concrete cleaner, I have two 24 inch versions, one fixed one, and another adjustable one that used to be a 30 inch one, but I didn't have the water flow coming out of my pressure washer to make it work like it was supposed to, so I made it into a smaller one.
Here is the adjustable one, mine have wheels.
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They work great and all, but they don't really make a job go much faster unless you a doing a LOT of concrete, and they don't clean as good either, as there are 2 tips spinning with half the water flow coming out of each of them, whenever one cuts the flow in half, it takes longer to clean the same area.

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 10:49 am
by draker
wayno » Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:36 am wrote:Yea, that's a concrete cleaner, I have two 24 inch versions, one fixed one, and another adjustable one that used to be a 30 inch one, but I didn't have the water flow coming out of my pressure washer to make it work like it was supposed to, so I made it into a smaller one.
Here is the adjustable one, mine have wheels.
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They work great and all, but they don't really make a job go much faster unless you a doing a LOT of concrete, and they don't clean as good either, as there are 2 tips spinning with half the water flow coming out of each of them, whenever one cuts the flow in half, it takes longer to clean the same area.
That's kinda what I was thinking too. That's why I haven't bought one yet. lol

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:33 am
by draker
More weekend work:

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Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:35 am
by draker
Current fence:

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This is what I got done over the weekend:
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Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:39 am
by draker
I have to do the fence in sections because my dog is out in the yard during the week. So it means the fence must be functional before Monday. It'd definitely not the fast way of doing it.. but it works. Next weekend I'll probably try tackling about 3-4 8ft sections. Also, I'm planning on extending the fence a bit which will make it a bit more functional. More to come..

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:46 am
by Taterhead
That looks so much better than the old fence.

At least your yard is flat and you can use the panels. Mine isn't so I have to do each board separately.

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:25 am
by DRIVEN
Huge improvement. Nice job.

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:11 pm
by Ni10
the new fence is going to look very nice when your done. :thumbs:


not sure if in your area but don't throw the old fencing away - yet. Their's people out there that will buy it for making rustic picture frames. Maybe off set the cost of that new fence.

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:49 pm
by draker
Taterhead » Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:46 am wrote:That looks so much better than the old fence.

At least your yard is flat and you can use the panels. Mine isn't so I have to do each board separately.
No panels here either. All those are set individually. But it certainly looks like a panel.. lol

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:12 pm
by draker
Dog vs fence.

Dog 1
fence 0

I lol'd.. but not good. Pics tomorrow.

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 5:16 am
by Taterhead
draker » Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:49 pm wrote:
Taterhead » Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:46 am wrote:That looks so much better than the old fence.

At least your yard is flat and you can use the panels. Mine isn't so I have to do each board separately.
No panels here either. All those are set individually. But it certainly looks like a panel.. lol

Wow I would not have guessed. Nice job indeed.

Re: Draker's House - Build thread edition

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:39 pm
by draker
Doggy doing work. I lulled... but it could have been bad.

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