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Did you tie the two slabs together

That saw is mostly for decorative use now

Similar to your drawing, make gate triangle with smaller triangles in middle for support. Make sure to dig big hole and use concrete to fill the hinge pole. Bigs forces will be trying to tilt pole when gate swings. Use pipe for gate as concrete reinforcement is not rigid for its weight

Swallows don’t cause huge problem in barn , ignore them

Maverick is reconfigured fusion, front wheel drive car that had no transmission issues

When I planted trees I had several hoses and watered as I walked down the row. It was a workout but ended up being the easiest way to water all the trees without damaging any

Do they want tree removed at pond?. Trees at pond are not a good match

Why would you need to stabilize soil for a pond/ spring problem

Haydude After further thought, I think you have a bigger problem than spring drying up. In southern Ohio we have had a wet spring and ponds are full. This site appears to be leaking water, since the pond is very low. Tree root can create channels to drain pond. If pond is leaking the additional...

Not illegal to harvest rainwater in any of the states east of Mississippi

Haydude If I remember correctly you are in Pennsylvania, you get more rainfall than evaporation. What is the overflow setup for pond can it handle the roof run off without causing damage. Adding gutters helps the building without adding much cost if you run water to pond. If you add gutters...

I bought Chinese generator. A piece broke in the recoil of starter rope. After two months of not being able to get part, I got new generator under warranty

Place your geotextile on vertical face of soil and have it turn horizontally to extend in between the blocks. Weak point of tie backs will be attachment to blocks

Can you put layers of geotextile behind your taller wall. Attach that to your anchors. If not put anchor in block with large washer to distribute load

Block manufacturers on east side of country call for design and reinforcement if over 4 ft. There is not enough room behind wall to install tie backs without special equipment