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Repairs
Repairing patio furniture
My Dad, who likes to do everything himself, is repairing his patio furniture. He
has taken off the vinyl basket weave strapping, sanded down the old paint, and repainted. He has ordered the new
vinyl strapping. He knows the pattern of the basket weave, and he wanted me to see if anyone has a good suggestion
as to how to keep the weave tight. Are there any hints for him to use during the re-weaving which will enable the
strapping to stay nice and tight?
I have found in the past that if I use a hair blow dryer to warm the vinyl as I weave and attach, it will shrink
back to a snug fit.
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Sources for Vinyl Strapping
My Dad is redoing his lawn furniture. He has taken off the old vinyl 1/2"
strapping, and repainted the frames. He has ordered the strapping, and plans to put it back on in the same basketweave
design. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to get the basketweave nice and tight? Sure would like some
suggestions.
Go to this website for strapping www.umbrellasusa.com
Redoing patio furniture
Does anyone
have a suggestion as to how to keep vinyl webbing tight while re-weaving the basketweave
design with all new vinyl webbing on outdoor furniture? I need to know how to keep it
tight so it will not be too loose.
The secret to tightening the strapping is that it is a thermo plastic. Two people are needed. Attach the strapping as tightly as you can, then weather "bake" the chair in a big oven, or uniformly heat the strapping with a shrink wrap heat gun.
Walkways
Brick walk way
I want to install a brick walk way, what are the steps that I should take to do this?
I know the area that I want to put it in but I don't know what goes first, second or third.
First remove the sod.
Dig down a little into the dirt... and then fill the area with sand. The depth to which you dig down is determined
by the final height you want minus 3 inches of sand and the thickness of your brick.
Third, lay down a fine mesh plant barrier. I forget the name of this stuff, but they sell it for under walkways
like this or under mulch to keep the grass from growing up through. Then put down your brick. You will need to
consider how you will hold the brick in place. You can use pressure treated wood landscaping ties... or cement
in the edge row of bricks or a cement curb/border. Or you can let the dirt/grass hold them in place if the bricks
are set low enough and even with the grass along the length of the walkway. But if you will use the wood ties,
then they will need to go in before the sand.
Building Patios
Building a patio using rock dust and flagstone
Set up a grid of level string lines. Mark out the perimeter every two feet, add stakes and attach taught level
string lines then brush/rake the dust up to the string lines. I am sure there maybe another way but this is the
only way I know how to do this.
