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Horseshoe Pit: Evaluating the Situation Horseshoe Pit: Evaluating the Situation From "Grounds for Improvement" episode DGFI-113

Homeowner Dusty Brock has a large lot of land and a spacious yard. There's only one problem: it's completely empty. When he has guests over, not only is there nothing to do in the yard, but there's also a narrow creek running right down the middle of it.

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The proposed bridge, gravel walkway and horseshoe pit.

The Grounds for Improvement team, Jackie Taylor and Dean Hill, assisted by some of Dusty's friends, outline a design crafted by Dean that will solve both issues. First they'll construct a pair of horseshoe pits next to the outdoor pavilion; next, they'll build a redwood bridge across the creek, tying both sides of the yard together.

Tools
Miter saw
Circular saw
Cordless screwdrivers
Chainsaw
Posthole diggers
Hand tamp
Hose

Materials (creek bridge)
6 (6"x6"x8') pressure-treated (PT) timbers
9 (4"x6"x10') PT timbers
20 (2"x6"x8') redwood
1 box (8") timber spikes
12 bags concrete
#5 box (3") deck screws
6 (8') sections metal edging
200 square feet weed barrier
1 ton pea gravel

Materials (horseshoe pit)
4 (2"x6"x10') PT timbers
18 (2"x6"x8') PT timbers
4 (4"x4"x8') PT posts
4 (5/4"x6"x10') decking
24 (5/4"x6"x8') decking
#5 box (2") deck screws
Regulation horseshoe set

Plants
20 assorted daylilies

RESOURCES :

American Society of Landscape Architects

Ames True Temper Tools
Ames-True Temper
Website: www.ames-truetemper.com

Quikrete
Website: www.quickrete.com

Sealants
OSI Sealants, Inc.
Website: www.osisealants.com

California Redwood Association
Website: www.calredwood.org

Delta Woodworking Tools
Deltak Power Tools
Website: www.deltamachinery.com

Tools
Porter-Cable Corporation
Website: www.porter-cable.com

Black and Decker tools
Website: www.blackanddecker.com
Black & Decker, Inc. (Corporate)
Website: www.bdk.com/main_bd.htm

Horseshoe set
Dick's Sporting Goods
Web: dickssportinggoods.com

Irwin Industrial Tool Company
Website: www.irwin.com