A very productive day (pic heavy)

[mjmjr25]

Thanks guys - and yeah, legs and back took a good 20 mins to loosen up this morning, but feeling good now. A beautiful day today - 50 and sunny, no wind - so prob gonna put a few more hours in today. Already have the gravity stand built for the table saw - instructions were a bit confusing (didn't specify which bolts to use consistently - sometimes they did, others they just said "put a bolt here" w/o specifying size) also some bits had the old, "do this, then this, then this" and only after you've done it or failed to find the part to do it does it say "*applies to model ts3000 only*".

Looking good, Mike. I like the stone around the foundation idea. Do you have a weed barrier under the stone?

Yeah, just standard black landscaping fabric. Have a 3' by 100' roll, just fold / double it over once so it's 18" and only have to make 4 total cuts - super easy.

[BoneSnapDeez]

I played Castlevania 4, Shovel Knight and Pokémon all day and was pretty happy with what I'd accompliished

You put me to shame

mjm shovels, alienjesus plays Shovel Knight.

Anyway, well done. This is what I can accomplish in about a month's time.

[s1mplehumar]

Looking good, Mike. I like the stone around the foundation idea. Do you have a weed barrier under the stone?

Yeah, just standard black landscaping fabric. Have a 3' by 100' roll, just fold / double it over once so it's 18" and only have to make 4 total cuts - super easy.

Yeah, I'm totally gonna do that. I'm used to mulching right up against the foundation, which isn't particularly wise, for obvious reasons...

[mjmjr25]

80 bags at $2/bag - $160 to do 18" out from foundation at 3" deep around our entire house.

The river rock can be had cheaper - would've run us $129 delivered for the same amount of rock from a local quarry - but for $31 having it in bags is very worth it. Deliver from quarry - they dump it in one spot, then you are shoveling and shoveling for days. Bags makes it such an easy project and the benefits from such a small investment are multiple and immediate.

[Ogreatgames]

That is a plethora of productivity you got going on! Do you do this type of stuff everyday minus the one time stuff like grout work and the unboxing of the table saw?