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How not to kill the grass?
I need to leave something on the lawn for a few days, and I wonder if
there is a way to avoid damaging the grass. And how long it takes to start killing the grass. And what the best time of year is for this. The easiest way to remove my small deck, 4' x 8' that is falling apart, seems to be to get a bagster www.thebagster.com and put the wood from my deck in it. 30 for the bag and iirc 130 to have it removed. (Not the cheapest but the easiest.) 4'wide x 8'long x 2.5' high, the entire top is open, and it will hold 3300 pounds, they say, but the 350 or 500 feet equivalent of 2x4 won't weigh anywhere near that much. How much does a 2x4 weigh per pound? Half are pressure treated and half aren't. (It will hold 180 8-foot 2x4s and I don't have more than 70's worth.) But they don't want the thing on the street, even in the parking lane, only in the yard or driveway and I have no driveway. I had surgery a couple months ago and it will take me say 2 days to put all the wood in it, and it will take them 1 to 3 days to pick it up, they say. So 3 to 5 days total. The bag is I think polypropylene, not a tight weave, so air will get through. The end of the first day the bag will be only half full. Is there something I could put under the bag that would help the grass underneath? How long before the grass starts to die? Does it matter what time of year, how cold out it is? I have more surgery at the end of January so December/January would be good for me. If not then it may have to wait until June. |
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mm wrote:
I need to leave something on the lawn for a few days, and I wonder if there is a way to avoid damaging the grass. And how long it takes to start killing the grass. And what the best time of year is for this. The easiest way to remove my small deck, 4' x 8' that is falling apart, seems to be to get a bagster www.thebagster.com and put the wood from my deck in it. 30 for the bag and iirc 130 to have it removed. (Not the cheapest but the easiest.) 4'wide x 8'long x 2.5' high, the entire top is open, and it will hold 3300 pounds, they say, but the 350 or 500 feet equivalent of 2x4 won't weigh anywhere near that much. How much does a 2x4 weigh per pound? Half are pressure treated and half aren't. (It will hold 180 8-foot 2x4s and I don't have more than 70's worth.) But they don't want the thing on the street, even in the parking lane, only in the yard or driveway and I have no driveway. I had surgery a couple months ago and it will take me say 2 days to put all the wood in it, and it will take them 1 to 3 days to pick it up, they say. So 3 to 5 days total. The bag is I think polypropylene, not a tight weave, so air will get through. The end of the first day the bag will be only half full. Is there something I could put under the bag that would help the grass underneath? How long before the grass starts to die? Does it matter what time of year, how cold out it is? I have more surgery at the end of January so December/January would be good for me. If not then it may have to wait until June. Is this real. A week will not kill the grass. Discolored yes, but it will bounce back up. I guess that you are in a highly urban neighbourhood otherwise give the wood to folk who can use it either as mulch or for heating. You didn't mention whether it had been sprayed with toxins. |
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mm wrote: I need to leave something on the lawn for a few days, and I wonder if there is a way to avoid damaging the grass. And how long it takes to start killing the grass. And what the best time of year is for this. The easiest way to remove my small deck, 4' x 8' that is falling apart, seems to be to get a bagster www.thebagster.com and put the wood from my deck in it. 30 for the bag and iirc 130 to have it removed. (Not the cheapest but the easiest.) 4'wide x 8'long x 2.5' high, the entire top is open, and it will hold 3300 pounds, they say, but the 350 or 500 feet equivalent of 2x4 won't weigh anywhere near that much. How much does a 2x4 weigh per pound? Half are pressure treated and half aren't. (It will hold 180 8-foot 2x4s and I don't have more than 70's worth.) But they don't want the thing on the street, even in the parking lane, only in the yard or driveway and I have no driveway. I had surgery a couple months ago and it will take me say 2 days to put all the wood in it, and it will take them 1 to 3 days to pick it up, they say. So 3 to 5 days total. The bag is I think polypropylene, not a tight weave, so air will get through. The end of the first day the bag will be only half full. Is there something I could put under the bag that would help the grass underneath? How long before the grass starts to die? Does it matter what time of year, how cold out it is? I have more surgery at the end of January so December/January would be good for me. If not then it may have to wait until June. Is this real. A week will not kill the grass. Discolored yes, but it will bounce back up. I guess that you are in a highly urban neighbourhood otherwise give the wood to folk who can use it either as mulch or for heating. You didn't mention whether it had been sprayed with toxins. Bad netiquette, I know. I've just read your comment on HOAs and appreciate that you are saying this for real. |
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:29:13 -0500, mm
wrote: I need to leave something on the lawn for a few days, and I wonder if there is a way to avoid damaging the grass. .. For a few days, there should not be a problem. |
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especially this time of year. the grass is mostly dorment anyway unless
you're in the tropics. s wrote in message ... On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:29:13 -0500, mm wrote: I need to leave something on the lawn for a few days, and I wonder if there is a way to avoid damaging the grass. .. For a few days, there should not be a problem. |
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:29:13 -0500, mm
wrote: I need to leave something on the lawn for a few days, and I wonder if there is a way to avoid damaging the grass. And how long it takes to start killing the grass. And what the best time of year is for this. The easiest way to remove my small deck, 4' x 8' that is falling apart, seems to be to get a bagster www.thebagster.com and put the wood from my deck in it. 30 for the bag and iirc 130 to have it removed. (Not the cheapest but the easiest.) 4'wide x 8'long x 2.5' high, the entire top is open, and it will hold 3300 pounds, they say, but the 350 or 500 feet equivalent of 2x4 won't weigh anywhere near that much. How much does a 2x4 weigh per pound? Half are pressure treated and half aren't. (It will hold 180 8-foot 2x4s and I don't have more than 70's worth.) But they don't want the thing on the street, even in the parking lane, only in the yard or driveway and I have no driveway. I had surgery a couple months ago and it will take me say 2 days to put all the wood in it, and it will take them 1 to 3 days to pick it up, they say. So 3 to 5 days total. The bag is I think polypropylene, not a tight weave, so air will get through. The end of the first day the bag will be only half full. Is there something I could put under the bag that would help the grass underneath? How long before the grass starts to die? Does it matter what time of year, how cold out it is? I have more surgery at the end of January so December/January would be good for me. If not then it may have to wait until June. Set up a few saw horses over the grass and put the wood on it. Better for the wood and grass! To answer your question, it all depends, but I'd give it a week, max. Grass needs light to make its food. |
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:02:05 -0000, "Clot"
wrote: A week will not kill the grass. Discolored yes, but it will bounce back up. I guess that you are in a highly urban neighbourhood otherwise give the wood to folk who can use it either as mulch or for heating. You didn't mention whether it had been sprayed with toxins. I did say that about half is pressure treated and half is not. I'd be glad to give the wood away. I don't like to waste anything, and I rarely do. It's 30 y.o. (covered in latex stain, but just two thin coats) and I didn't think anyone would want it. Where do I find people who would? I'm not positive how much is treated. I presume the floor boards are because they have always beem natural color, and are still not rotting (although half are warped and certainly none are good enough for most construction) The 2 foot 4x4's that hold the deck up, but have always been separated from the ground, are in pretty good shape too. Treated? The 2x6's running crosswise under the deck are rotteing at the ends, so I suppose they're not treated. What have been falling |
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In article ,
mm wrote: I'd be glad to give the wood away. I don't like to waste anything, and I rarely do. It's 30 y.o. (covered in latex stain, but just two thin coats) and I didn't think anyone would want it. Where do I find people who would? Sort of depends on where you live, but I'd suggest Craigslist. In my (prosperous) town, you'd be hard pressed to give away a gold brick if it had a little tarnish on it. OTOH, in my g.f.'s (not so prosperous) town, if some piece of junk is too big for the trash can, just set it out by the curb with a FREE sign and it'll be gone in a half hour. |
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"mm" wrote in message not. I'd be glad to give the wood away. I don't like to waste anything, and I rarely do. It's 30 y.o. (covered in latex stain, but just two thin coats) and I didn't think anyone would want it. Where do I find people who would? You might try the 'freecycle' web site. It is a place where you can list things to give away. No buying or selling, just give away or list wanted items for free. Doubt that someone would take it down for the wood, but you never can tell. http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/?noautodetect=1 Go to the state you live in. |
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On Dec 18, 5:29*pm, mm wrote:
I need to leave something on the lawn for a few days, and I wonder if there is a way to avoid damaging the grass. *And how long it takes to start killing the grass. *And what the best time of year is for this. The easiest way to remove my small deck, 4' x 8' that is falling apart, seems to be to get a bagster *www.thebagster.com* and put the wood from my deck in it. *30 for the bag and iirc 130 to have it removed. (Not the cheapest but the easiest.) *4'wide x 8'long x 2.5' high, the entire top is open, and it will hold 3300 pounds, they say, but the 350 or 500 feet equivalent of 2x4 won't weigh anywhere near that much. *How much does a 2x4 weigh per pound? *Half are pressure treated and half aren't. *(It will hold 180 8-foot 2x4s and I don't have more than 70's worth.) But they don't want the thing on the street, even in the parking lane, only in the yard or driveway and I have no driveway. *I had surgery a couple months ago and it will take me say 2 days to put all the wood in it, and it will take them 1 to 3 days to pick it up, they say. *So 3 to 5 days total. The bag is I think polypropylene, not a tight weave, so air will get through. *The end of the first day the bag will be only half full. Is there something I could put under the bag that would help the grass underneath? How long before the grass starts to die? Does it matter what time of year, how cold out it is? * I have more surgery at the end of January so December/January would be good for me. *If not then it may have to wait until June. 160 for a plastic dumpster, call your garbage co that picks up it should be cheaper, go to Menards HD in the am, in my area there are day laborers in the lot that work cheap , 160 might get it all done and no worry about needing a second surgery. Grass wont die in a week in summer unless sun hits the bag and cooks it, if it froze completely its dormant now and wont die till spring when it emerges. |
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"mm" wrote in message
... I need to leave something on the lawn for a few days, and I wonder if there is a way to avoid damaging the grass. . . . The easiest way to remove my small deck, 4' x 8' that is falling apart, seems to be to get a bagster www.thebagster.com and put the wood from my deck in it. . . . it will take me say 2 days to put all the wood in it, and it will take them 1 to 3 days to pick it up, they say. So 3 to 5 days total. 1. If money is (almost) no object, you can pay a contractor to disassemble and remove the deck and clear up afterwards. I do not know the price where you live (Australia) but this will not take a fit man more than an hour or two. 2. You can do the work yourself at your own speed in either of two styles, for maximum reuse of good pieces of timber or for disposal with no reuse. Case 1 means piling the removed timber in two stacks, on a base of three or four of the biggest timbers laid on the grass parallel and one foot apart. This causes no permanent damage to the grass. You can buy a special deck disassembly tool with enough leverage to rip out either screws or nails. Case 2 means your using a chainsaw to cut everything into max. 4-ft. lengths, easier to throw into a bagster. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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A week will not kill the grass. Discolored yes, but it will bounce back up. I guess that you are in a highly urban neighbourhood otherwise give the wood to folk who can use it either as mulch or for heating. You didn't mention whether it had been sprayed with toxins. I did say that about half is pressure treated and half is not. I'd be glad to give the wood away. I don't like to waste anything, and I rarely do. It's 30 y.o. (covered in latex stain, but just two thin coats) and I didn't think anyone would want it. Where do I find people who would? Freecycle may work and they will pickup. Thats a local list to hopefully your area where folks give away stuff vice make more landfill. The person who wants the stuff picks up. Be honest about the state of the wood and offer to let them pick out just any pieces they find usable, and you'd probably get 1/2 or more picked up. Do mention most seems PT (not burnable, toxic fumes) and you are not sure on the rest. The 2x6's running crosswise under the deck are rotteing at the ends, so I suppose they're not treated. If you were local to me, these are the parts I'd want. I'd just trim back the rotting ends. I might have a use for some of the bent but unrotted wood as well. A simple damp cover for firewood, can be a bit bent fine. |
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On Dec 19, 9:00*am, "Don Phillipson" wrote:
"mm" wrote in message ... I need to leave something on the lawn for a few days, and I wonder if there is a way to avoid damaging the grass. . . . The easiest way to remove my small deck, 4' x 8' that is falling apart, seems to be to get a bagster *www.thebagster.com* and put the wood from my deck in it. *. . . *it will take me say 2 days to put all the wood in it, and it will take them 1 to 3 days to pick it up, they say. *So 3 to 5 days total. 1. *If money is (almost) no object, you can pay a contractor to disassemble and remove the deck and clear up afterwards. I do not know the price where you live (Australia) but this will not take a fit man more than an hour or two. 2. *You can do the work yourself at your own speed in either of two styles, for maximum reuse of good pieces of timber or for disposal with no reuse. Case 1 means piling the removed timber in two stacks, on a base of three or four of the biggest timbers laid on the grass parallel and one foot apart. * This causes no permanent damage to the grass. *You can buy a special deck disassembly tool with enough leverage to rip out either screws or nails. Case 2 means your using a chainsaw to cut everything into max. 4-ft. lengths, easier to throw into a bagster. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) I'd say 5 days or so and the grass will be fine. Much longer if it's dormant due to cold weather. If it's possible to use some of the wood to keep the rest of it slightly above the ground so that air can get in, that would extend the time as well. It can go without sunlight longer than it can withstand being smothered. left wet, etc. |
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:14:24 -0500, "Ralph Mowery"
wrote: "mm" wrote in message not. I'd be glad to give the wood away. I don't like to waste anything, and I rarely do. It's 30 y.o. (covered in latex stain, but just two thin coats) and I didn't think anyone would want it. Where do I find people who would? You might try the 'freecycle' web site. It is a place where you can list things to give away. No buying or selling, just give away or list wanted items for free. Doubt that someone would take it down for the wood, but you never can tell. http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/?noautodetect=1 Go to the state you live in. You also can try Craigslist in the forsale/free section, plus I prefer the ReUseIt network over Freecycle: http://www.reuseitnetwork.org/ . Freecycle has some controversial ties to Waste Management, Inc., whereas RRU is unsullied in that corporate way, from what I understand. I was very successful in giving away an entire PT play deck/swingset/slide on my local RRU group: the guy came over and disassembled it and took away what was probably $500 worth of lumber (lots of 4x4, 2x6, etc.). |
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:14:24 -0500, "Ralph Mowery"
wrote: "mm" wrote in message not. I'd be glad to give the wood away. I don't like to waste anything, and I rarely do. It's 30 y.o. (covered in latex stain, but just two thin coats) and I didn't think anyone would want it. Where do I find people who would? You might try the 'freecycle' web site. It is a place where you can list things to give away. No buying or selling, just give away or list wanted items for free. Doubt that someone would take it down for the wood, but you never can tell. http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/?noautodetect=1 Go to the state you live in. Thanks, Ralph and cshenk. I signed up, but they said it can be 7 days until I'm approved! .....Well, I just got an email that they want my full address, and the cross street. They want me to prove I live in their district, I guess because there are too many free-nappers out there. I guess Baltimore used to have just one group, but not it has three outlying groups covering some parts of Baltimore, and you have to join the one you live in. "To foil predatory spammers and ensure you are joining the correct group, we now require more specific location information." It's either sad or funny. |
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"mm" wrote
"Ralph Mowery" Thanks, Ralph and cshenk. I signed up, but they said it can be 7 days until I'm approved! Standard disclaimer. Some local person, unpaid, maintains it if it's like my area. I think I had to list my address too (but in postings, I just list by general area). The specific address goes only to those I want to come pickup something. because there are too many free-nappers out there. I guess Baltimore used to have just one group, but not it has three outlying groups covering some parts of Baltimore, and you have to join the one you live in. Grin, I live in Norfolk area. I believe we have 5 of them here? 1 for each of the 5 big cities that make up 'Hampton Roads' area. Newport News, Norfolk, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach. |
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"mm" wrote
Plus some of the floor boards of the deck aren't even warped. The second floor overhangs the first by about 18 inches, and the 8 foot boards close to the house are in good condition. I can build an outdoor fire wood rack with them. I need one of those ever since part of a tree fell on my yard, but I didn't want to spend money because once I burn that wood, I'll never have that much wood again. . Thats what I would do with them. At least, platform on legs to stack on. |
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On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:19:48 -0500, "cshenk" wrote:
"mm" wrote "Ralph Mowery" Thanks, Ralph and cshenk. I signed up, but they said it can be 7 days until I'm approved! Standard disclaimer. Some local person, unpaid, maintains it if it's like my area. I think I had to list my address too (but in postings, I just list by general area). The specific address goes only to those I want to come pickup something. because there are too many free-nappers out there. I guess Baltimore used to have just one group, but not it has three outlying groups covering some parts of Baltimore, and you have to join the one you live in. Grin, I live in Norfolk area. I believe we have 5 of them here? 1 for each of the 5 big cities that make up 'Hampton Roads' area. Newport News, Norfolk, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach. Well, here they don't provide a map and I don't live in any of the n'hods they said were excluded, but last night they turned me down. I feel like a 1st grader who is the only one not invited to his classmate's birthday party. They sent me to another group that has less than 1/4 the area, members, and posts, plus is entirely suburban-like, more well-off than the city as a whole, and probably wants my old lumber etc. less than the rest of the city. No one is going to come on foot to pick up this wood, and if they have a truck and they want this stuff at all, it's surely worth going an extra mile or two from wherever the boundrary is to my house. What should I do? (If no one in the first area wants my wood, should I lie about my address and join this group too. Will they catch me?) |
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:53:31 -0500, KLS wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:14:24 -0500, "Ralph Mowery" wrote:. http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/?noautodetect=1 Go to the state you live in. You also can try Craigslist in the forsale/free section, plus I prefer the ReUseIt network over Freecycle: http://www.reuseitnetwork.org/ . Thanks. I just looked and Reuseit's not doing too well in the Baltimore area. They some how have two lists, Reuseit and Resuseit Cafe. The first has 13 members and 14 posts in the last 4 months! The second has 4 members and afaict no posts at all. Maybe the first group is only 4 months old. But I'll keep my eyes open for news about it here. |
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On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:05:57 -0500, mm
wrote: On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:53:31 -0500, KLS wrote: On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:14:24 -0500, "Ralph Mowery" wrote:. http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/?noautodetect=1 Go to the state you live in. You also can try Craigslist in the forsale/free section, plus I prefer the ReUseIt network over Freecycle: http://www.reuseitnetwork.org/ . Thanks. I just looked and Reuseit's not doing too well in the Baltimore area. They some how have two lists, Reuseit and Resuseit Cafe. The first has 13 members and 14 posts in the last 4 months! The second has 4 members and afaict no posts at all. Maybe the first group is only 4 months old. The Cafe group has a different purpose: to exchange coupons, contractor recommendation, yard sale notifications, etc. The original group is strictly for giving away stuff and asking for stuff (no more than 2 requests per week allowed, and there are restrictions as to what can be requested). Ours is doing great, very active group with more than 5,000 members. |
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"mm" wrote
"cshenk" wrote: Thanks, Ralph and cshenk. I signed up, but they said it can be 7 days until I'm approved! Grin, I live in Norfolk area. I believe we have 5 of them here? 1 for each of the 5 big cities that make up 'Hampton Roads' area. Newport News, Norfolk, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach. Well, here they don't provide a map and I don't live in any of the n'hods they said were excluded, but last night they turned me down. I feel like a 1st grader who is the only one not invited to his classmate's birthday party. Awww. Sorry (smile). I'm not allowed in the other groups but we see the occasional crossover allowed by the moderators for the really strange items or members of one area willing to pickup for a person in another area. They sent me to another group that has less than 1/4 the area, members, and posts, plus is entirely suburban-like, more well-off than the city as a whole, and probably wants my old lumber etc. less than the rest of the city. Actually the suburban area is more apt to want it. Real city folks have no yards to use it in. No one is going to come on foot to pick up this wood, and if they have a truck and they want this stuff at all, it's surely worth going an extra mile or two from wherever the boundrary is to my house. What should I do? (If no one in the first area wants my wood, should I lie about my address and join this group too. Will they catch me?) Hehe wouldnt try it. You have to find someone in the other group to post it for you probably. We do that here and aso long as it's not a common thing, allowed. |
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On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:39:19 -0500, KLS wrote:
On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:05:57 -0500, mm wrote: On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:53:31 -0500, KLS wrote: On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:14:24 -0500, "Ralph Mowery" wrote:. http://www.freecycle.org/group/US/?noautodetect=1 Go to the state you live in. You also can try Craigslist in the forsale/free section, plus I prefer the ReUseIt network over Freecycle: http://www.reuseitnetwork.org/ . Thanks. I just looked and Reuseit's not doing too well in the Baltimore area. They some how have two lists, Reuseit and Resuseit Cafe. The first has 13 members and 14 posts in the last 4 months! The second has 4 members and afaict no posts at all. Maybe the first group is only 4 months old. The Cafe group has a different purpose: to exchange coupons, contractor recommendation, yard sale notifications, etc. The original group is strictly for giving away stuff and asking for stuff (no more than 2 requests per week allowed, and there are restrictions as to what can be requested). Ours is doing great, very active group with more than 5,000 members. Maybe I can join yours. How much does it cost to mail an 8-foot 2x4? Do you have to wrap it? |
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On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:43:43 -0500, mm
wrote: The Cafe group has a different purpose: to exchange coupons, contractor recommendation, yard sale notifications, etc. The original group is strictly for giving away stuff and asking for stuff (no more than 2 requests per week allowed, and there are restrictions as to what can be requested). Ours is doing great, very active group with more than 5,000 members. Maybe I can join yours. How much does it cost to mail an 8-foot 2x4? Do you have to wrap it? If you're in western New York, people might actually be willing to come get it: we have members living 45 mins away from our city who participate. But if you're in a place like metro DC with the horrible traffic, unlikely not. What about Habitat for Humanity: can they use the materials? |
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How not to kill the grass?
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:43:35 -0500, KLS wrote:
Maybe I can join yours. How much does it cost to mail an 8-foot 2x4? Do you have to wrap it? If you're in western New York, people might actually be willing to come get it: we have members living 45 mins away from our city who participate. But if you're in a place like metro DC with the horrible traffic, unlikely not. What about Habitat for Humanity: can they use the materials? I doubt it. I signed up for my crummy little freecycle n'hood 48 hours ago and their email with my ad went out 36 hours ago. No replies yet. So I put an ad on Craig's list. We'll see if I get any replies. If not I may use a friend's address and another email address and sign up for the other freecycle (although even if I change the ad some, if someone reads both lists, they may figure it out. But why are they reading both lists if I'm not allowed to belong to both. Are they allowed? That's outrageous. Or are they just looking for cheaters? That's petty.) If no one replies, I'm just going to throw it all away. If I don't get that done before the surgery in the second half of January, I may have to go out of town and when I get back it will be spring, so maybe I'll try again to get rid of some of it. My neighbor is impatient or I wouldn't be rushing two ads in two days, and I'd just wait for spring and do it all then, although people are right, The grass is dormant in winter. |
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:20:53 -0500, "cshenk" wrote:
I did say that about half is pressure treated and half is not. I'd be glad to give the wood away. I don't like to waste anything, and I rarely do. It's 30 y.o. (covered in latex stain, but just two thin coats) and I didn't think anyone would want it. Where do I find people who would? Freecycle may work and they will pickup. Thats a local list to hopefully your area where folks give away stuff vice make more landfill. The person who wants the stuff picks up. Be honest about the state of the wood and offer to let them pick out just any pieces they find usable, and you'd probably get 1/2 or more picked up. Do mention most seems PT (not burnable, toxic fumes) and you are not sure on the rest. Wow, I did get one answer from Craig's list, and I asked him what he planned to do with it, and he said, firewood, and I told him that treated wood was poisonous, and he said, I'll have to look into that. He spoke perfect English, no graammar errors, and that seemed to me like the kind of person who would already know that it was poisonous, but I guess there is too much to know, and plenty that each person doesn't know. If he never shows up, I'll be even more careful with any other caller. If I ever advertise again, I'll say more in the ad itself. I thought I was clear enogh when I said that the untreated wood was good for mulch and firewood, and didn't list that for the treated wood. |
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