Author Archives: Jarrett
Concrete Walkway Replacement
February 12, 2012Old damaged sidewalks not only bring down home values and are ugly, but they can be dangerous as well and should be repaired or replaced when possible. The walkway can either be re-poured or replaced with bricks or other stone alternatives. The cost to replace an existing sidewalk by pouring new concrete or with standard bricks is roughly the same and usually comes down to owner preference. If you are looking for a little bit of both then stamped concrete … Continue reading
Posted in Home Improvement (Outside), Patios & Walkways, Portfolio | Tagged Albany, base, Bethlehem, brick, brick walkway, cement, concrete, construction, demolition, drainage, economical, foundation, frost, gravel, Guilderland, jack hammer, leveling, Loudonville, low-cost, New Scotland, red brick, removal, rubble, Sand Lake, sledge hammer, staggered, stone, substitue | Leave a commentBrick patio
February 12, 2012This home in East Greenbush is owned by a nice couple who wanted to expand their outdoor living space. When they bought the house a small deck was attached to the rear of the home with a sliding glass door access way. Instead of an expensive rehab of the deck (which could have used a little TLC) or adding on to the existing deck, or the even more expensive option of tearing down the deck and starting over … Continue reading
Posted in Home Improvement (Outside), Patios & Walkways, Portfolio | Tagged Albany, brick, brick laying, brick patio, Capital District, compacted, deck, East Greenbush, hand-tampered, level, Outdoor living space, patio, paver, paver patio, pitch, Rensselaer, slope, stone, stone dust, stone patio | Leave a commentCanadian Hemlock
February 11, 2012A row of Canadian Hemlocks behind a pool area make a perfect privacy screening year-round along with other popular evergreens such as Arborvitae. Additional fencing may be installed around such landscaping techniques, making it a popular choice in many backyards. Such trees are fairly inexpensive compared to other more decorative and specialty trees that can be commonly found in landscapes around the area. Additionally, both Hemlock and Arborvitae grow very well in the Northeast. Plus they can be easily … Continue reading
Posted in Fencing, Home Improvement (Outside), Mother Nature, Portfolio | Tagged Canadian Hemlock, privacy fencing, Tree planting | Leave a commentTime to swab the decks!
May 11, 2011Decks aren’t cheap. No matter what the situation. Whether you’re hiring a contractor, doing it yourself, or having your crazy cousin Larry do it for you, you just can’t get around it: Decks are expensive. The materials, the fasteners, the tools, the permits, the time: All of it, expensive, expensive, expensive! Unless you’re building a wooden stoop and calling it a deck, you are looking at spending at least over a $1,000 and into the thousands. So … Continue reading
Posted in Home Improvement (Outside) | Tagged Deck repair, Decks, Outdoor living space, Panting, Pressure Washing, Staining | Leave a commentSpring has finally sprung
April 10, 2011Well, it’s been a long, hard and never-ending winter it seems. The cold refused to leave, the snow formed mini frozen glaciers along driveways and parking lots (some of which are still holding on until tomorrow anyways). But finally … spring has decided to grace us with her wonderful presence. The birds chirping, the warm breezes, plants budding, tulips popping, people are happy — the whole nine. It’s a time of year to start anew, to reflect upon the past year … Continue reading
Posted in Lawn and Garden, Mother Nature | Tagged planting, spring cleanup, storm damage | Leave a commentFlower Beds
February 28, 2011This Guilderland home had some raised beds that were not edged or enclosed. There was nothing to separate the lawn from creeping into the flowers and nothing keeping the mulch and dirt from creeping out.
Posted in Portfolio | Leave a commentIt’s Snow Good
February 27, 2011Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. If your plants and trees could sing, that would be their winter anthem. Even though you may bemoan the fact that you have to shovel (again!), this year’s record snow falls are a very good thing for your plants and gardens. It may even wind up saving you a few bucks and a lot of disappointment when you finally do get out there and survey the damage left behind by old … Continue reading
Posted in Lawn and Garden, Mother Nature | Leave a commentAshes to Ashes
February 26, 2011Warmer days do appear to be on the horizon, but many of us are still warming up next to the fire as our thoughts begin to wander to outside. For those who have fireplaces they also begin wondering what to do with the buckets of ash that have accumulated all winter long. The simple solution is to combine the two (the ash and outside, not your thoughts because after being cooped up all winter you certainly don’t need any … Continue reading
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