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  • Rawrmune
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    ^ You are now no longer a novice. Looks nice!

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  • floridaorange
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    Thanks guys... yah I'm not sure how I was able to build this patio and have it come out so well and mostly even.... Online suggested it was "not a job for novices."

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  • kassios
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    Originally posted by floridaorange
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    This is right after I finished, once it got rained on a bunch the sand compacted, etc. Home depot sells 2 different kinds of sand you will want to buy. Otherwise it was a free patio .



    The largest pieces of concrete probably weighed over 120 lbs or so.
    Great job fl !!

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  • DancingQueen
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    Nice job floridaorange!

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  • diegoff
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    ^ nice!!!

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  • floridaorange
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    ^

    Originally posted by DancingQueen
    I'm not very talented, but my mom restores old furniture &makes stained glass out of various pieces of colored glass she comes across



    This intrigues me....may I see a photo?
    This is right after I finished, once it got rained on a bunch the sand compacted, etc. Home depot sells 2 different kinds of sand you will want to buy. Otherwise it was a free patio .



    The largest pieces of concrete probably weighed over 120 lbs or so.

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  • res0nat0r
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    I just bought some stuff from Restoration Hardware.

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  • DancingQueen
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    I'm not very talented, but my mom restores old furniture &makes stained glass out of various pieces of colored glass she comes across

    Originally posted by floridaorange
    I used broken concrete recently to build a patio
    This intrigues me....may I see a photo?

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  • floridaorange
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    ^We don't have any tools besides like screw drivers. But in the future I hope to have a bunch .

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  • diegoff
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    yes it does! at home, I do almost everything, except masonry (all related to build/repair walls and stuff like that), and tools are the only way to work easy and quickly

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  • floridaorange
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    ^That is fucking awesome. I want to do that! I bet having a lot of tools helps though huh?

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  • diegoff
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    Originally posted by floridaorange
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    Can you give some examples?
    last thing: I picked up from street some acrylic stuff from a demolition (they were office buildings, I think), cut pieces of that acrylic, used some metallic parts and screws from old electric devices I had already disassembled, and I built a protection for my mixer (also used glue), and some removable windows for the rack where I keep my equipment.
    I always keep the screws when I disassemble stuff that doesn't work.
    My brother last week used some wooden pallets to make some furniture (tables). He painted them, so they look very nice, and strong.

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  • Jenks
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    I restore entire homes. I've done about 5 so far. Some gut rehabs, others just cosmetic. I'll see if i can dig out some pics from my hard drive.

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  • dusk
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    Pretty awesome job you guys.... I used to restore old PC's (mostly the one's people had thrown away).... but not anymore, can't seem to find the time.

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  • floridaorange
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    ^Wow Clint, well done brotha! Loving the dr. suess animals We also have a diaper genie or whatever they are called ... we recently bought these small arm & hammer deodorizers (look like small pucks) for the bottom of ours, they have helped a lot .

    here's the grill i found... my friends neighbor was throwing it away. it works really well, just needed to be de-rusted and painted a little

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