Craig and Kathy Silverman had confusion at their home. Every time a delivery was made, the carrier took packages up the sidewalk to the back entrance to their bedroom. After arriving to the house and hearing their problem, host Jackie Taylor, landscape designer Dean Hill and the Silvermans' friends get to work on a design that will remedy the problem and give them a beautiful new backyard courtyard.
To start, Dean and Kathy remove the sidewalk that's connected to the driveway, creating a natural break in the path. Using a concrete chop saw with a diamond blade allows for easy removal of unwanted pieces; this process can be used on any concrete surface, such as a concrete pad like the one in this episode. You must use water while cutting with the diamond-blade chop saw, however: otherwise the blade will overheat (figure A). After the cuts are made, use a cold chisel to remove the pieces from the ground. An electric jackhammer does a great job breaking up the harder pieces (figure B). What's left of the ground underneath the old concrete can be turned into a planting bed. Give the new area a couple of weeks before actually planting anything. In the meantime, add mulch to give the newly uncovered ground a finished look.
RESOURCES :
Black and Decker tools
Website: www.blackanddecker.com
Black & Decker, Inc. (Corporate)
Website: www.bdk.com/main_bd.htm
Porter-Cable Tools
Porter-Cable Corporation
Website: www.deltaportercable.com
Delta Woodworking Tools
Deltak Power Tools
Website: www.deltamachinery.com
Irwin Industrial Tool Company
Website: www.irwin.com
Ames True Temper Tools
Ames-True Temper
Website: www.ames-truetemper.com
Weathered Standard interlocking stone
Versa-Lok Retaining Wall Systems
6348 Highway 36 Blvd., Suite 1
Oakdale, MN 55128
Toll-Free: 800-770-4525
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