These can be bigger ticket items, but also areas where
If you have a smaller drive area and it’s concrete or brick and you don’t mind some physical exercise, and you got some dependable buddies and access to some extra equipment & tools you can save some money.
Depending on the amount you may have second thoughts!
I have done both, there is absolutely no doubt that concrete is indeed labor intensive!
I did a project for a brother, back when I was young and headstrong, that turned into a nightmare. Two inches of rain the night before, 129 yards of cement, some help that chose to not show up, 100-degree temps and three backed up cement trucks later I truly thought I had been introduced to hell!
Those were back in the days when a good reference book was hard to come by and YouTube wasn’t even in the comic books!!!! I truly wouldn’t want anyone to go through that nightmare….
Anyway…. smaller projects are very doable, with the right preparation, and to see the handprint years down the road of your kids that helped you is priceless! Sidewalk projects are certainly manageable… check out out links for the preparation I mentioned.
Pathways can also be simplified by using steppingstones, etc. for some alternative options.
If you have black top and it’s beyond its functional life, you will likely have to bite the bullet and bring in the big guns. There are some preventive measures that can & should be taken as needed.
Regardless, these outside areas will benefit greatly from our annual check over reminders to address any need & take on any needed preventive measures.
Remember an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!!!
Here’s to Your Project!!!
