Here are some before, during and after shots of the landscaping. We did a simple design for the front, and are planning on adding another layer or two of the brick to finish it off. We just did one layer so we could put the initial mulch down and that is all that would fit in my truck.
Everything seems to be growing pretty good, the grass has some bare spots and I’ll address those in the spring. Hopefully some of those weeds will go away with the next weed and feed session. Next up is to do a fence along the side and back (behind the new arborvitaes we planted). Waiting for that tax refund!
Front Before
Front After
Another Shot of the front – An in progress photo
Another two shots of the front – All done – And sidewalk / walkway is power washed now!
The Backyard
Before:
In Progress (All cleaned up and seeded)
After – John Power washed neighbors fence too
Two more backyard shots
Just making a page so I can remind myself when I did the basic things around the house that are done on a routine basis.
Just yesterday I ran out to buy Ortho Home Defense Max, both the spray and the Granules (overkill). The purpose is to keep bugs out of the house. I went and sprayed my entire foundation (outside) with the product, and will repeat in a month or so. I wanted to get this stuff down before the bug season comes, hopefully it works! Here is the product description from the site
“Create a bug barrier inside and outside your home with Ortho® Home Defense® MAX®! Our exclusive InvisiShield® formula, with up to 12 month control indoors, penetrates deep into the cracks and crevices where bugs live to kill pests like ants, spiders, and cockroaches.
In addition to the ready-to-use liquid lineup, Ortho® Home Defense® MAX® is available in an outdoor granule form. These granules come in an easy-to-use bottle and will protect your home from invading insects all season. Choose the product form that is right for you!”
My Notes:
4/10/2008 – Ortho Home Defense Spray and Granules – Do every 6 months
4/10/2008 – Foaming Root Killer for your Sewer Pipes (Kills Roots in your sewage pipes) – Do every 6 months
Well, this isn’t a normal “house update”. The house was updated, but with a few thousand pound branch that crushed my truck, scratched Chrissy’s car, and took off my brand new gutters. Below are some pictures, it happened at about 10:45pm (about an hour and 1/2 ago) on 3/8/2008. I reported 3 claims (yes three) to Allstate. They made me do one claim per car, then one for the house. I’ve herd some horror stories in the past with claims of this nature with Allstate, lets just hope they handle everything correctly.
I do have a question for everyone, this was a branch from my neighbors tree. What do I do? Who’s responsible for the tree cleanup and all of the other expenses?
Sideshow here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/burmjohn/sets/72157604073525656/show/
All pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/burmjohn/sets/72157604073525656/
Yes, the tree is IN my car!
Roof is crushed in, windows smashed, quarter panel is smashed….
Wifes car has a lot of scratches and missing a side mirror now…
Thats one big branch!
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