Recently sanded and stained a dining room table and I can’t figure out why the table top isn’t showing the grain like the legs. I’ve sanded and stained both with the same process, but they look totally different. Can anyone explain why the top has such a different look?
Pics -> https://imgur.com/a/ciLZ0Jl
Hi,
I recently finished building a deck and, as the title says, already poured the concrete for my post piers before an inspector could come by to verify they are deep enough. I realize this was a big mistake and did not know at the time that an inspection like this was necessary (I thought there was only a final inspection). I know this now, so I am not looking for a lecture reminding me that I should have done more research, etc. Instead, I am looking for a solution to my problem.
Surely this has happened before, and I am not the only person who has ever done this. What can be done to prove the piers are deep enough? Dig an adjacent hole? Some sort of special tool? What will a city/county inspector do? Appreciate any suggestions.
I am building a 21’ x 13’ raised paver patio. The surface of the patio should be level with the garage floor outside of its back door. The patio will not be adjacent to the garage; instead, there is a 5” gap to allow space for channel drain.
The patio itself will have a perimeter made out of 14x7x3.5 retaining wall blocks. I have already laid out my mason string, dug a trench, laid about 4” of #57 stone, and packed it down with a tamper, and I am now laying the blocks for the perimeter. I am laying one course of blocks, with spacers on top, then will apply a layer of landscaping block adhesive, then set the top course of blocks.
I’m about half done with the perimeter wall. However, this entire time, it’s been a royal pain in the ass to get these bricks level. If I get the gravel level, then stack the blocks, it isn’t always level with my mason string. I have to add/remove gravel many times to get a block to line up correctly. Sometimes it takes me over an hour to get everything to line up correctly.
(And by correctly, I mean within an 1/8” of perfectly level, with zero block rocking).
Is there a trick to the trade for making this process faster? I’ve Googled to no avail; I just get tutorial after tutorial. And honestly, these blocks are getting incredibly heavy and my patience is wearing thin lol
The near left corner will have a pillar covering that PVC pipe sticking up (which is a pipe I buried 15” down to allow easy access to run new utilities). https://imgur.com/a/0lBDRaL
