First Major DIY Project: Paver Patio
First year as a homeowner. It's a 100+ year-old that was pretty well flipped before we bought it. But the yard was a disaster. We have been DIYing projects all summer, but this was our first big leap. It was touughhhj, but I mostly couldn't be more pleased with the result. Two things: 1) If you're tackling a big paver project, see if you couldn't find someone who's already done one. We did not and there was A LOT to learn along the way. 2) There is no substitute for the right tool. Many have said this and many more will need to hear it. Here and there we got one tool thinking it would be enough (borrowing a friend's angle grinder) only to lose time and have to get the big guns anyway (paver saw rental). submitted by /u/HaddenIndustries [link] [comments]
| | First year as a homeowner. It's a 100+ year-old that was pretty well flipped before we bought it. But the yard was a disaster. We have been DIYing projects all summer, but this was our first big leap. It was touughhhj, but I mostly couldn't be more pleased with the result. Two things: 1) If you're tackling a big paver project, see if you couldn't find someone who's already done one. We did not and there was A LOT to learn along the way. 2) There is no substitute for the right tool. Many have said this and many more will need to hear it. Here and there we got one tool thinking it would be enough (borrowing a friend's angle grinder) only to lose time and have to get the big guns anyway (paver saw rental). [link] [comments] |
