Recent content by DrMetal

Yes, I do want the plants to be on top (create a privacy barrier essentially). Yes, in my neighbors care, they were planted behind the wall and grew over many years. I was just wondering if I could achieve the same faster by just planting already grown hedges, maybe on a scaffold.

Hello. My current property wall (facing the street) looks like this (no hedgerow sitting on top of it): I'd like to buys/install a hedgerow of bushes, to sit on top of it, like this (my neighbor's wall): Can I pay a landscaping/nursery service to just install a pre-grown one? How is...

I ended up going with it, finished for about $9500 (demolition, parts and labor), came out great. I don't know if we're allowed to post the name of the company here, but I have a great recommendation for anyone in San Diego CA if ever needed.

Thank you, very helpful. There's nothing particularly wrong with the railing, it just looks a little dated and old fashioned, I like the blockier look. I'm going something more like this: Why do you think the risers need to be painted white? I was going to go for black, the match the...

Not vacating, will continue to occupy. No liability clause for fall offs. Is that something I should be expecting? That's correct, there was original carpeting (not changing the flooring).

Understood. I have no experience with staircases, just looking to see if this is "ballpark" right. Here's an example of a quote I got:

Looking to redo the main staircase in my house (the main foyer staircase, leading from the living room to the 2nd floor bedrooms: see pics below). Rough estimate of the length of the staircase is 425". Looking to replace the entire handrail and the ballusters, and to paint (but not replace)...

OK, not termites. Anybody have any idea what they are?

Found these on my ceiling. The were immobile and easily scraped off. Termites?