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11 years11 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Herb garden - mini greenhouse

Hi,
Complete newby to herb gardening, but thought it would be fun little project to do with my 4 yr old son :)
Anyway, went to bunnings and…

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Flexible grout for pool brick pavers

Hi Guys,
Got some old brick pavers around pool area that I have re-grouted with wet sand/cement...got a few areas where the brick pavers are loose(i.e. on sand base)...the grout on…

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Advice on pool area

Bump - No-one have a suggestion?

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Advice on pool area

Hi Guys,
Well spent quite a few hours removing the rocks(What a PITA!), and Im now down to basically more rocks/cocos palm roots - Just after opinions on whether I should…

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Advice on pool area

hehe...yes, Simpsons best character...well run's a very close second to Homer!

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Advice on pool area

Cheers - Great suggestions!

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Advice on pool area

Thanks Lou - VERY nice pool area!
Are the rocks sandstone, or something else?
Cheers.

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Advice on pool area

Hi,
Here's some more pics of the pool area as requested.

Cheers.

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Advice on pool area

Good call on the tiger grass!
So, remove all the old pebbles/rocks...new soil, tiger grass/bamboo etc and mulch(?) - The block is quite steep, and we get pretty bad run-off in…

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Advice on pool area

Not particularly - Basically just want to tidy it up, and make it look a little more inviting(Originally had a lot of those horrible cocos palms)
Live in qld, so tropical-type…

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Advice on pool area

Rest of garden is non-existent... ;) going to base rest of garden off pool area...but happy to get some pics(its dark now, so will…

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Advice on pool area

Hi Guys,
Have a pool area that was perviously dominated by palms/trees that def. needs an "upgrade" ;) (See pics)
Any suggestions are appreciated...realise the pebbles/rocks def.…

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Brick pavers around pool - re grouting, and cleaning

Thanks very much for the advice - much appreciated.

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Brick pavers around pool - re grouting, and cleaning

Hi - Pavers are laid on concrete(But it's 20years old!)...problem is that some of them are basically butted up against each other(i.e. no gap to speak of)...these are the ones…

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Brick pavers around pool - re grouting, and cleaning

Thanks mate - So nothing I can really do aside from pulling the tight brick pavers out and making them smaller, so gap is larger?

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Brick pavers around pool - re grouting, and cleaning

Hi Guys - Some of the brick pavers are very close together, and have very little "depth" for the grout - Even the wet grout in some of these spots…

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Brick pavers around pool - re grouting, and cleaning

Cheers mate - much appreciated.

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Brick pavers around pool - re grouting, and cleaning

Have done a few sections yesterday, and came up nice(Thanks!) - Quick question on the sponge technique...Worked out that its better to wipe slowly, but gee it takes time....any other…

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Brick pavers around pool - re grouting, and cleaning

Cheers mate! I'm going to give it a go this arvo.

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Brick pavers around pool - re grouting, and cleaning

Thanks - Squeegee brooms...can you get them from Bunnings? (Particular type I should be looking for?)

13 years13 yearsfrankgrimesfrankgrimes posted:
Brick pavers around pool - re grouting, and cleaning

Hi,
Have some old brick pavers around our pool(~20 years old) that all grout has washed away - I pressure cleaned, and swept in 5:1 dry joint sand/cement and lightly sprayed…

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