Comments on: Reader Redesign: Patio Perfection

By: caitlin

caitlin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:09:06 +0000

if you haven’t visited Sara’s blog yet, do it! It is hilarious and helpful.. I cannot believe how much they have gotten done in that house in what, a year?? Crazy.

By: Greg Stallworth

Greg Stallworth — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:01:58 +0000

Cost of 300 sq.ft. patio…$3019
Being proud of your own DIY handywork and knowing it cost you $5000 less….priceless!

P.S. Didn’t know burger has a blog.

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:19:30 +0000

For Laura and anyone that would be interested, I posted a patio how-to on my blog today. And yes, we had all the materials delivered on pallets. The driver had a skid steer that he used to bring them from the street to the yard. Unfortunately, we had to use a wheelbarrow to haul the stuff from out front yard to the back. Ah, the joys of DIY!

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:12:23 +0000

OOOOOhhhhh, Aaaaaaahhhhh. Very similar to what we had in mind for our backyard. Nice to see it’s doable and purrrty!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:32:13 +0000

Hey Laura,

We’d suggest heading over to Sara’s blog to ask her those questions. Here’s that link for you (also included in the post): http://www.russetstreetreno.com/2009/09/getting-down-and-dirty.html

Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:19:36 +0000

Looks beautiful!! Thanks for sharing! We’re considering a similar project, but I’m intimidated by how much the sand and crushed stone weigh. How did you move all those tons of materials? Do you have a pickup truck, or did you have them delivered? Our yard is uphill (and up steps) from street level, so I’m not sure how we’d do it.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:41:21 +0000

The makeover looks fabulous! Tons of hard work must have gone into that and it really shows. I love this blog by the way I check it everyday and I’ve just started up my own! I’m going to link you guys into mine and if you were cool with doing the same for me I’d really appreciate it! I hope you like ;) http://recklessbliss.blogspot.com/

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:36:23 +0000

That’s amazing! I can’t decide if these pictures make me want to sit and relax in your yard or get to work in my own.

P.S. At first I thought it was the Petersik’s house because of the brick work and the sun room.

By: Paula Grace

Paula Grace — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:35:20 +0000

They did a great job! I’ll go over to their blog to check it out. $5000 is nothing to sneeze at!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:27:47 +0000

Love Sara’s site … I’ve been following her posts for quite a while. She has an irreverant, wicked sense of humor and a great sense of style.