Excavation, as we have detailed on this blog previously, is more than just digging a big hole. Here are a few keys to a successful excavation project: A solid plan This doesn't mean simply some spitball notes sketched [...]
May is a wonderful time of year — the weather is finally warming up and staying there after a long, cold winter. But with that warm air colliding with the remnants of winter, May is also the perfect [...]
While water is, of course, central and critical to our existence, no one has ever confused it with being convenient for outdoor projects, especially in large and unrelenting amounts. Welcome to spring (and, for that matter, also in [...]
Many aspects of house and home, or your business, are out of sight and out of mind until they fluctuate or fail. A trench to drain stormwater from your structure fits on this list. A drainage trench or [...]
Dredging a pond admittedly isn't high on the to-do list of most landowners or business operators. However, looking at this measure in a reactive way instead of being proactive is a mistake. As with most aspects of taking [...]
Anyone who has taken a wrong turn sledding down a frozen winter's hill or wiped out on a frosty morning hike has learned the hard way how much harder the ground seems this time of year. The same [...]
For many people, especially in our DIY-friendly, workmanlike corner of the country, the best way to move into your dream home is to build it yourself. That process begins with clearing your lot, which will do everything from [...]
As much time, money and effort as many of us spend in trying to get more water into our yard, for the betterment of our grass and gardens, there is obviously a limit. In general, that limit is [...]
Soil erosion is a natural process that human activity has greatly accelerated. How much so? All the world's topsoil could be eroded within 60 years, according to at least one estimate. Wind and water are primary natural means [...]
On paper, digging your own foundation to that house, barn or shed sounds like a practical idea. Can't be THAT complicated, right? And might be a way to save a little cash on the front end of a [...]