Questions
If I just work from a computer at home all day, then eat something and watch television, sleep and start the process all over again, I don't find things that make me ask questions.
I like to ask questions, because they lead to new personal knowledge.
So I have some questions from my digging up bricks to-day!
* Is all lawn sod established from a plastic grid? Yes, probably, but proper installation of sod will remove the plastic netting! Our landscaper did not do that, so I will be cursed with the stuff! It is possible to get sod with compostable netting (jute, straw) and golf courses will remove the netting before installation. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/removing-mesh-rolled-sod-94736.html The important thing is to ask about whether the rolled sod has netting and if it is compostable or plastic. Do not accept plastic netting: either have it removed or use a different sod, or do not use sod at all.
* What do peanut plants look like?
There are pairs of oval leaves, each hitting a point with a central vein, usually two pair per stem. They are not known to be wild in the U.S. but they can be grown in Oregon in warm soil, so black plastic over soil in April and May before planting in June should work. Harvest and keep enough for seed the next year!
* Does anyone have a "how-to" video on how to use chunks of bricks to make new pavers of concrete cement? No, but Better Homes and Gardens encourages using small pieces to create a mosaic look. Keys: tight, lots of sand. https://www.bhg.com/gardening/landscaping-projects/decks/how-to-build-broken-brick-patio/
Also, this--to create circular patterns and then fill in. Same concept with sand, but some bottom cement apparently:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnxKGLkZ4cw
However, it is possible to create pavers. Here this New Zealander adds steel mesh (I have some pieces from the skunk project on House70!), but I see no reason why not to add brick pieces at this stage before adding the rest of the concrete. This is for brick pieces which can not be used for the mosaic look.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSXqN95jJxY
These questions add to those I got yesterday from going to the Alberta Abbey.
* What is the history of the Abbey?
* Is the current California owner of the Abbey and the parking lot actually run the venue as a non-profit?
* Does the Abbey also have apartments?
* What is the history of piano making in the U.S., particularly upright grand pianos?
* Specifically, what did the Bush and ? company make and why don't they exist anymore?
* If I bought a Bush piano I liked that needed help, what would it cost to ship and refurbish and get it back?
* Matching benches are rare: can I find someone to custom make one that tries to do the same thing?
* What about other pianos from the same era? Can one find a cheap upright that can be refurbished successfully?
So I will be looking for answers.
I like to ask questions, because they lead to new personal knowledge.
So I have some questions from my digging up bricks to-day!
* Is all lawn sod established from a plastic grid? Yes, probably, but proper installation of sod will remove the plastic netting! Our landscaper did not do that, so I will be cursed with the stuff! It is possible to get sod with compostable netting (jute, straw) and golf courses will remove the netting before installation. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/removing-mesh-rolled-sod-94736.html The important thing is to ask about whether the rolled sod has netting and if it is compostable or plastic. Do not accept plastic netting: either have it removed or use a different sod, or do not use sod at all.
* What do peanut plants look like?
There are pairs of oval leaves, each hitting a point with a central vein, usually two pair per stem. They are not known to be wild in the U.S. but they can be grown in Oregon in warm soil, so black plastic over soil in April and May before planting in June should work. Harvest and keep enough for seed the next year!
* Does anyone have a "how-to" video on how to use chunks of bricks to make new pavers of concrete cement? No, but Better Homes and Gardens encourages using small pieces to create a mosaic look. Keys: tight, lots of sand. https://www.bhg.com/gardening/landscaping-projects/decks/how-to-build-broken-brick-patio/
Also, this--to create circular patterns and then fill in. Same concept with sand, but some bottom cement apparently:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnxKGLkZ4cw
However, it is possible to create pavers. Here this New Zealander adds steel mesh (I have some pieces from the skunk project on House70!), but I see no reason why not to add brick pieces at this stage before adding the rest of the concrete. This is for brick pieces which can not be used for the mosaic look.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSXqN95jJxY
These questions add to those I got yesterday from going to the Alberta Abbey.
* What is the history of the Abbey?
* Is the current California owner of the Abbey and the parking lot actually run the venue as a non-profit?
* Does the Abbey also have apartments?
* What is the history of piano making in the U.S., particularly upright grand pianos?
* Specifically, what did the Bush and ? company make and why don't they exist anymore?
* If I bought a Bush piano I liked that needed help, what would it cost to ship and refurbish and get it back?
* Matching benches are rare: can I find someone to custom make one that tries to do the same thing?
* What about other pianos from the same era? Can one find a cheap upright that can be refurbished successfully?
So I will be looking for answers.