Oh that small unused front yard

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Lookin' real Nice, Sailor!!

Poor Kiska!!! Laying in the dirt, with a concrete pillow, just to be near Daddy.

Railing going up?

Bear
Thanks Bear! Still a bunch to do, like move all the concrete, ughhhh.

I know he hates us, took out all his grass, making him sleep on the dirt, poor old 11 year old!

No railing I am going to build in some seating and planters.  I have to decide what exactly I want to do. Since we couldn't afford to deck with cedar or redwood, we are going to paint the deck with porch and deck paint.
 
Thanks Bear! Still a bunch to do, like move all the concrete, ughhhh.

I know he hates us, took out all his grass, making him sleep on the dirt, poor old 11 year old!

No railing I am going to build in some seating and planters.  I have to decide what exactly I want to do. Since we couldn't afford to deck with cedar or redwood, we are going to paint the deck with porch and deck paint.
I used to build decks. I built one that I put 20 foot of bench & backrest bolted to every joist, with 2' X 2' corner end tables. Then I found out the benches were illegal, but the building inspector missed it. Whew!!!

Bear
 
I used to build decks. I built one that I put 20 foot of bench & backrest bolted to every joist, with 2' X 2' corner end tables. Then I found out the benches were illegal, but the building inspector missed it. Whew!!!

Bear
Yeah, here we can put the benches on as long as the deck surface is less than 18" above grade (I'm right at 20"
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) once we get the landscaping in I will be okay. Above 18" you can still have the bench, but then you need a 36" high railing above the bench level.  We did not need a permit because in our area you can build decks without a permit as long as they are less than 30" above grade.
 
Dang you did do some work this weekend!

I kind of miss the Pacific NW...some great times spent up just North of you in the Silver Dale/Port orchard area.
 
Yeah, here we can put the benches on as long as the deck surface is less than 18" above grade (I'm right at 20"
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) once we get the landscaping in I will be okay. Above 18" you can still have the bench, but then you need a 36" high railing above the bench level.  We did not need a permit because in our area you can build decks without a permit as long as they are less than 30" above grade.
Yup---Pretty much the same thing at that development. The one I built there was for my Niece. Legally it would have to have a 36" railing above the backrest of the bench. Who the heck would want that??? Then other people wanted the same benches, and I had to turn them down, because I figured the inspector would catch it & then he'd go back to the one he missed.

Actually, legally, that deck didn't need railing on the rest of the deck, but I put them up, because of the danger. Go figure----They wanted railings above the bench, in case a kid would climb up & fall off, but without railings, anybody could fall off the deck.

Here you need a permit for anything, so they don't miss the Fee & the future extra taxes.

Bear
 
Originally Posted by Bearcarver  

 Legally it would have to have a 36" railing above the backrest of the bench. Who the heck would want that???

Last year they changed the code here again and it affected several projects that had seating around the deck.

Here you need a permit for anything, so they don't miss the Fee & the future extra taxes.

We are lucky. Our town allows you to build a 200 sqft, no taller than 10' outbuilding without a permit (unless you run power or water services). Fences 6' and lower aren't required ro have a permit and decks that are less than 30" above grade.

Bear
 
LOL----Years ago I planted 13 Leyland Cypress along the road in front of my house. I pulled a string to get them straight, and dug the holes with my Son's skid steer back hoe. I made the holes 8' apart, and about +1' deep, and 18" in diameter. Before I had a chance to drop the 6' trees in, the inspector knocked on my door, and told me I needed a permit to build a fence. I asked him how he ever became an inspector, if he can't tell the difference between a fence post hole & a hole for a tree root ball. He left with his tail between his legs.

Bear
 
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LOL----Years ago I planted 13 Leyland Cypress along the road in front of my house. I pulled a string to get them straight, and dug the holes with my Son's skid steer back hoe. I made the holes 8' apart, and about +1' deep, and 18" in diameter. Before I had a chance to drop the 6' trees in, the inspector knocked on my door, and told me I needed a permit to build a fence. I asked him how he ever became an inspector, if he can't tell the difference between a fence post hole & a hole for a tree root ball. He left with his tail between his legs.

Bear
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That's another project on my to do list. I need to add about 20' of fence and build a shed. To many smokers to hide, I mean store!
 
Love that color...okay....you are hired.  Come and fix my stuff.  I will feed you "Southern Style"!

Kat
 
Love that color...okay....you are hired.  Come and fix my stuff.  I will feed you "Southern Style"!

Kat
Thanks Kat! I don't think the Fiancee will let me get away anytime soon! Yesterday we ordered a pallet of massive rock path stones. Picked up a yard of base sand, I'm going to be shoveling sand and moving stones for a while. I am going to need some help with the stones they are 3'-4' x 3'-4' slabs!
 
Looks Great Case!!!

Blue is my favorite color!!

We just got our Christmas present last week:

Last Christmas, our Son gave us a little bag of stones, with a note saying he would do all the areas we had in mulch with River Stone.

So last Monday he and a Buddy of his raked our mulch level, put new fabric down, and used his little Kubota to dump 6 Yards of stone. Then raked it out real nice.

No more mulch wash-outs after heavy rains!!!!

Bear
 
Looks Great Case!!!

Blue is my favorite color!!

We just got our Christmas present last week:

Last Christmas, our Son gave us a little bag of stones, with a note saying he would do all the areas we had in mulch with River Stone.

So last Monday he and a Buddy of his raked our mulch level, put new fabric down, and used his little Kubota to dump 6 Yards of stone. Then raked it out real nice.

No more mulch wash-outs after heavy rains!!!!

Bear
Thanks Bear! We needed to match the new decking into the old and this was the least expensive route. We hope that it holds up. Used Ace brand Porch and desk paint (acrylic latex). This happens to be my youngest's favorite color, guess who picked it out
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I here you on the mulch wash out. We are going almost 100% rock in the front. We will be getting 32 yards of decomposed granite for compacted pathways and then some other type of rock fro the beds. Our big stepping stones are being delivered this afternoon. I can't wait! There's imprints of fossilized ferns in them pretty cool!
 
Thanks Bear! We needed to match the new decking into the old and this was the least expensive route. We hope that it holds up. Used Ace brand Porch and desk paint (acrylic latex). This happens to be my youngest's favorite color, guess who picked it out
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I here you on the mulch wash out. We are going almost 100% rock in the front. We will be getting 32 yards of decomposed granite for compacted pathways and then some other type of rock fro the beds. Our big stepping stones are being delivered this afternoon. I can't wait! There's imprints of fossilized ferns in them pretty cool!
Holy Cow!!!    32 Cubic Yards-----I thought the 6 yds we used was a lot !!!

Imprinted fossils gotta be neat !!

Bear
 
Dirt, evening.....  Looks very nice.....   You lookin' for another project to occupy your time....  
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Dave
 
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