Glenda Taylor

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Stories By Glenda Taylor

  • Structures
    Structures By Glenda Taylor November 3rd, 2022

    How To Repair Uneven Concrete Under A Sill Plate

    How to Repair Uneven Concrete Under a Sill Plate. During foundation construction, the contractor forms and pours the walls, leveling the wet concrete with the tops of the forms. While this usually provides a relatively level concrete surface on which to install the sill plate, some types of wall forms have support boards that span the tops of the forms, making it difficult to get the wet concrete perfectly level. The risk of an uneven wall increases if the concrete begins to harden before the tops of the walls are even. Leveling the uneven spots provides a better base for the sill plate.

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  • Structures
    Structures By Glenda Taylor November 3rd, 2022

    How To Set Deck Posts In The Sand

    How to Set Deck Posts in the Sand. Your new deck will provide years of relaxation and entertainment, as long as it remains level and sturdy. Decks are usually freeform structures, supported by posts instead of concrete foundations. If you're constructing the deck on a beach or in another sandy spot, you'll support the structure of the deck by setting posts in the sand. Since sand shifts more than some types of soil, you'll need concrete to reinforce the posts and keep the deck from settling.

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  • Structures
    Structures By Glenda Taylor November 3rd, 2022

    How To Dig A Frost Footing For A Garage

    How to Dig a Frost Footing for a Garage. When water freezes, it expands, and when groundwater freezes, it creates frost heave, which can crack a garage foundation. The frost line is the depth to which the soil where you live can freeze. By pouring a concrete garage footing below frost line, the builder stabilizes the garage foundation. This, in turn, reduces the risk of cracking and shifting. A backhoe is standard for digging frost footings.

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    Produce
    Produce By Glenda Taylor November 3rd, 2022

    How To Get Rid Of Wisteria Vine Or Root

    How to Get Rid of Wisteria Vine or Root. At the peak of its spring blooming season, the wisteria emits a heady scent and a show of beautiful light purple cascading blooms. Unfortunately, wisteria is invasive in many garden settings, quickly growing and covering trees, sheds and other structures. The wisteria vine wraps itself around railings, gutter downspouts or anything it can find, and the weight of the quickly growing vines can cause structural damage. Cutting down the plant may not kill the roots, which may send up numerous new shoots, so you'll have to take additional steps.

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  • Produce
    Produce By Glenda Taylor September 6th, 2022

    How To Propagate Wild Raspberry Plants

    How to Propagate Wild Raspberry Plants. Raspberries, both red and black, grow wild in many parts of the United States. Raspberries are members of the Rosaceae family, and you may propagate these delicious plants from cuttings or suckers and grow them in your garden. The method you choose to start your new raspberry plants will depend upon the time of year you take the cuttings.

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  • Flowers
    Flowers By Glenda Taylor September 6th, 2022

    How To Take Rose Cuttings

    How to Take Rose Cuttings. Propagating roses from cuttings is one of the most popular and successful ways to grow new roses that are identical to the original plant. In nurseries, cuttings by the thousands get their start in airtight cases where they receive indirect light while being protected from airborne fungus and bacteria. You can create your own small version of a rose-cutting case at home by using sterile planting medium and plastic bags.

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