Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

This is why I want turf all my yard, so never have to worry about it

I was at a Home Show one year and the company that does this for event stadiums, etc was there offering it for home. It's quite a process to get the "good stuff" laid, but it sure is nice when done. This was probably 20 years ago and it was right at $15 a square foot all in.

So, if we had done our full yard (about a quarter-acre of grass) it would have been $163,000. That would have been about 2/3 the price of our house at the time.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

Depends on whether the porch is fully enclosed or not.

Nope, not enclosed.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I was at a Home Show one year and the company that does this for event stadiums, etc was there offering it for home. It's quite a process to get the "good stuff" laid, but it sure is nice when done. This was probably 20 years ago and it was right at $15 a square foot all in.

So, if we had done our full yard (about a quarter-acre of grass) it would have been $163,000. That would have been about 2/3 the price of our house at the time.

Artificial turf price have dropped since then. Also you can get some of used turf for fairly cheap. My buddy got part of back yard filled with used turf (turf was used in official football field) and it cost him total of $800 to do everything by himself. Of course, I don't have a huge truck or trailer like him, so I gotta hire specialist to do it, but expected price is about $3k~$7k to do both front & back yard (so my buddy claims).

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Nope, not enclosed.

I would call it outdoors then if it was a black and white call. I have levels of outdoorness though..

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[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

And drink beer while being productive.

My John Deere riding mower does come standard with a cup holder.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

My John Deere riding mower does come standard with a cup holder.

I'm sure someone sells a mod for that. And if not, you can probably make a killing if you make a mod for that.

[Ultramaroon]

My wife takes great joy in manicuring her lawn. I could just sit on her porch and watch.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

My John Deere riding mower does come standard with a cup holder.

If my yard was big enough for a riding mower I'd be much more excited about doing the lawn...

[NoHaveMSG]

It works!!

More surprised then excited.

[pope]

If you want to avoid yard work while keeping a lush, green lawn, forget grass and seed the space with “Trifolium repens var Pipolina”. It’s a micro clover that stays green with minimal water, grows short, chokes out “weeds”, and mowing like once a month keeps it from flowering.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

All the house owner w grass. Do you put grass in the trash bag before putting it in the garbage bin or dump it directly into garbage bin?

I bag it so I don't have to clean the trash bin.

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I don't think there are many places that will let you throw grass clippings in general landfill.

Indiana does. The list of things not allowed here is a lot shorter then you might think.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

If my yard was big enough for a riding mower I'd be much more excited about doing the lawn...

I've considered getting a riding lawn mower just so I can modify it. It'd be a $30k mower by the time I'm done. But the dyno chart would be impressive.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

If my yard was big enough for a riding mower I'd be much more excited about doing the lawn...

See, my yard is just barely at that point where a riding mower would be worth it, but I currently have no place to keep it.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

It works!!

More surprised then excited.

what is it?