Akita Pool

[EddieWalker]

Yes, my wife loves the. She has been trying to save them with some better rechargeable batteries, but with little success. They last a few months and then they are junk. We've tried other brands on Amazon and found some great ones, but then they get discontinued and we can't get any more of them.

 

[s219]

is there going to be a stone flat on the ground? that first step looks much taller

You got a good eye! Yes, I put two 24x24" stones at ground level. A few weeks later we had some heavy rain that "grouted" them down with runoff sand/clay, and you'd think they had been mortared in they are so solid.

 

[mapper]

It does my heart good to see pictures of you down in a pit laying block Eddie, since I am happy it's not me.

I had to make a small set of stairs for the patio I built, and ended up building a form and pouring concrete. I had a certain size blue-stone treads to work with, and a range of desired step/tread height, and it was going to take a lot of block cutting and fiddling to make it work with blocks. I quickly realized it would be faster to design and construct a form and pour it. That said, the form design wasn't easy, just because there were a lot of things to take into account (think about cutting stair stringers and then also compensate for mortar and stone height on steps, and scratch coat, mortar, and veneer thickness on the risers, and of course form size considerations too). It came out OK but I learned many things that would make it a lot better if I ever have to do it again. Actually, if I had to do it again I might let standard block sizes dictate the step rise/run so I could use block, and then get the blue-stone cut to size.

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It looks like the brain sweat was worth it, very nice result.:thumbsup:

 

[BleedingOrange]

Kinda wandering of topic here. Any updates on the akita pool ?

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Kinda wandering of topic here. Any updates on the akita pool ?

What's an Akita???:laughing: This is the snake forum... Oh, wait...

 

[EddieWalker]

What's an Akita???:laughing: This is the snake forum... Oh, wait...

I'm still stacking block. The humidity has gone to levels I've never experienced before and by noon on Saturday, I was struggling to breath. My wife thought she was sick with the flu!!! On a good day, I'm able to set around 50 blocks without killing myself. I might have gotten that many over both days, this weekend, and it was a struggle. The forecast is for Tropical Storm Harvey to hit this weekend and lower the temps considerably. Once the heat index hits 110, I'm hurting!!!!

 

[bindian]

I'm still stacking block. The humidity has gone to levels I've never experienced before and by noon on Saturday, I was struggling to breath. My wife thought she was sick with the flu!!! On a good day, I'm able to set around 50 blocks without killing myself. I might have gotten that many over both days, this weekend, and it was a struggle. The forecast is for Tropical Storm Harvey to hit this weekend and lower the temps considerably. Once the heat index hits 110, I'm hurting!!!!

The humidity here seems to be higher than before also. We're not getting any younger and it hits us harder.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I'm an aircondition Gypsy. I'm waiting for fall to work on outdoor projects.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

I'm an aircondition Gypsy. I'm waiting for fall to work on outdoor projects.

I hear that...:drink: I also am tired of getting stung, bit, and chewed on by bugs...

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I hear that...:drink: I also am tired of getting stung, bit, and chewed on by bugs...

No see 'ums...

 

[rd_macgregor]

I hope all you Texans with ponds have good overflow features; it looks like anybody in the southern and eastern parts of Texas could be getting drenched over the next 4 or 5 days. Good luck!

 

[EddieWalker]

Add one more snake to my total for the year last night. We where sitting on the porch, when the dogs started barking at it coming towards us from the woods. I shot it ten feet from the house. That was number 13

 

[ustmd]

Add one more snake to my total for the year last night. We where sitting on the porch, when the dogs started barking at it coming towards us from the woods. I shot it ten feet from the house. That was number 13

Not to curse it, but down around Austin, I am the exact opposite of you. Normally, I am good for 5-10 rattlers per season. So far, year to date, it has been zero. I am thinking it might be the pride of cats that have move in around us.

 

[mike69440]

Sister in law and BIL are selling home in Texas and moving to this little place in NH. Comes with a Kubota B2620.

No cottonmouths either, Just Snow.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Sister in law and BIL are selling home in Texas and moving to this little place in NH. Comes with a Kubota B2620.

No cottonmouths either, Just Snow.

"little place" lol. But yay to Texas ex-pats in New Hampshire. :thumbsup:

 

[bindian]

Not to curse it, but down around Austin, I am the exact opposite of you. Normally, I am good for 5-10 rattlers per season. So far, year to date, it has been zero. I am thinking it might be the pride of cats that have move in around us.

Yeah, but you have scorpions.
hugs, Brandi