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Earth_First

(14,910 posts) Sat May 25, 2013, 04:49 PM May 2013

12

Well. It's finished...

Decided last weekend that I needed to replace an aging side entryway that was assembled in haste to replace a crumbling concrete pad.

I am going to replace the kick plate below the door tomorrow and replace the threshold next weekend.

This is what I came up with:

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Well. It's finished... (Original Post) Earth_First May 2013 OP

I like it! LeftofObama May 2013 #1

Looks great: Jeff R May 2013 #2

Very crafty!!! pipi_k May 2013 #3

nicely done. Tuesday Afternoon May 2013 #4

Looks great! femmocrat May 2013 #5

Excellent! Moondog May 2013 #6

That is just beautiful! Wow! Rhiannon12866 May 2013 #7

It looks wonderful! In_The_Wind May 2013 #8

Thanks everyone... Earth_First May 2013 #9

Fine work man. 7wo7rees May 2013 #11

Looks really great!! hwmnbn May 2013 #10

Of course... Earth_First May 2013 #14

man, that's solid. hwmnbn May 2013 #16

Beautifully done. Congratulations on a job very well done! Rowdyboy May 2013 #12

Wow quite striking looking, nice!. nt. Locut0s May 2013 #13

Looks great. HappyMe May 2013 #15

Wow, nice work. Incitatus May 2013 #17

Wow, that's just beautiful nt susanr516 May 2013 #18

LeftofObama

(4,243 posts)

1. I like it!

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat May 25, 2013, 05:09 PM

May 2013

Very nice!

Jeff R

(322 posts)

2. Looks great:

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat May 25, 2013, 05:09 PM

May 2013

ITW and I just got done doing rough edge blue stone from her old house to the new one.
So I do empathize with the job you just completed. Really does look fantastic.
Kick plate ought to be a snap. Enjoy!

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)

3. Very crafty!!!

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat May 25, 2013, 05:20 PM

May 2013

I like it

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

4. nicely done.

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat May 25, 2013, 05:24 PM

May 2013

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

5. Looks great!

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat May 25, 2013, 05:26 PM

May 2013

You could even set a grill out there. for you!

Moondog

(4,833 posts)

6. Excellent!

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat May 25, 2013, 05:34 PM

May 2013

You have skills!

Rhiannon12866

(205,074 posts)

7. That is just beautiful! Wow!

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat May 25, 2013, 06:48 PM

May 2013

Can you fix mine next?

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

8. It looks wonderful!

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat May 25, 2013, 07:21 PM

May 2013

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)

9. Thanks everyone...

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat May 25, 2013, 08:28 PM

May 2013

I knew it would be appriciated here.

Now I have to find a comfy outdoor chair to set on it to enjoy coffee on in the morning.

Maybe ill build an ADK chair...

Stay tuned!

7wo7rees

(5,128 posts)

11. Fine work man.

Reply to Earth_First (Reply #9)

Sun May 26, 2013, 12:45 AM

May 2013

Have you met the Mooneyhams?
http://mooneyhambrothers.com/

hwmnbn

(4,279 posts)

10. Looks really great!!

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2013, 12:42 AM

May 2013

May I ask how you affixed the side rails/benches? Are those pavers just sitting loose or did you use some sort of glue or fasteners?

Again it looks very professional, top notch job.

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)

14. Of course...

Reply to hwmnbn (Reply #10)

Sun May 26, 2013, 05:58 AM

May 2013

All the block, including the siderails arw affixed with P&L Landscape block adhesive. It will bond to anything really well. In fact over the winter I used it to tile the risers on the steps leading into our basement family room (slate to wood).

The slate is sitting on a bed of 8" of crusher and on top of that 2" of 1B fine stone dust.

hwmnbn

(4,279 posts)

16. man, that's solid.

Reply to Earth_First (Reply #14)

Mon May 27, 2013, 10:58 PM

May 2013

Thanks for sharing.

Rowdyboy

(22,057 posts)

12. Beautifully done. Congratulations on a job very well done!

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2013, 01:33 AM

May 2013

Locut0s

(6,154 posts)

13. Wow quite striking looking, nice!. nt.

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2013, 01:36 AM

May 2013

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

15. Looks great.

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2013, 08:54 AM

May 2013

You have some mad skills.

Incitatus

(5,317 posts)

17. Wow, nice work.

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Mon May 27, 2013, 11:14 PM

May 2013

Do you also have stone BBQ or fire pit?

susanr516

(1,425 posts)

18. Wow, that's just beautiful nt

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Mon May 27, 2013, 11:30 PM

May 2013

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