Choosing the Right Adhesive

Chances are you’ve done several projects and feel pretty comfortable when you are in the home improvement store near the paint section checking out the different types of adhesives and caulking. These days, we have an incredible selection, however, that broad array of products can also make choosing the right product that much more difficult. [...]

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Colorado Red Flagstone Patio with a petite Japanese bench

Medium sized flagstone patio in the very organic and free-flowing shape of a kidney bean. It is raised to compensate for the slope of the yard. Buried gutter line releases a large percentage of the roof runoff into underground dry wells below and beside the patio helping to keep future trees and plantings irrigated. Incoming [...]

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Japanese stone bench

This Japanese stone bench was added to the raised Colorado Red Flagstone patio in the Washington Park area. It is one of a kind as is all of my custom stone work. It’s made from Colorado Red stripstone and Cross Canyon stripstone. Incoming search terms for the article:japanese stone benchjapanese stone benchesjapanese benchstone bench coloradostone [...]

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Bathroom Tile Ideas

Bathroom tile comes in an endless array of shapes, textures, patterns, colors and of course price and they are the basis for a strong bathroom design.   Taking time to do proper research and acquistion of the tile will ensure that you end up with the very best bathroom tile project! Ceramic bathroom floor tile known [...]

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Bathroom floor repair and rebuild

In this project, I’ve already removed the rotten floor and underlayment (which was thin plywood) that was also rotten from years of being water-logged (bathroom floor damaged by water leaking from the toilet ring seal). The water damage is a result of two separate leaks in the same general area of each other. Much of [...]

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Arizona buff retaining wall with dry stream

Dry stacked Arizona buff retaining wall sitting upon french drain system with dry stream and plants. Soil conditions in the area north of Denver are poor, thick heavy clay that retains water – 100% soil replacement (amendment) was an absolute necessity for any flora to survive. Incoming search terms for the article:dry stacked retaining wallretaining [...]

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