Actually the way it was explained to me by a pro, is the opposite. If your grass is healthy you will not have weeds because the grass will stifle them. Weeds only grow on unhealthy lawns. A good weed and feed does the job. What you do is apply the weed and feed when the grass is wet, either after a rainfall or when the dew sets in at night so it sticks to the foliage of the weeds. Usually the weeds will start to curl up and die within a week.
That sounds about right. Talk to neighbours/friends. It doesn't take any time to aerate, so if two, three, or four of you decide to split the cost to rent an aerator, you can get everyone's yard done in the rental time, and split the cost.
I think these blades actually do quite a good job. Use them in the fall, and again in the spring. Don't freak out, it's going to rip up your lawn a bit, but that's just scarring what's above ground. The roots are still there. Give it a month, it'll look better than before. Also, get the blade that has the nylon thatching bits, not the metal ones. If you do this every other year in both fall and spring, your thatching issues will be fully addressed.
Looks fantastic. The previous owner to my house carpeted over all of the wood floors including the stairs and the bathroom /puke. I've already ripped the carpet out of the bathroom and intend on working on clearing out the carpet on the staircase, cleaning that up and refinishing it sometime soon. Would using a hand orbital sander take care of refinishing the stairs - 2 3x3 platorms and about a dozen stair treads? I would just buy new treads, but taking a peek at the wood underneath of the carpet makes it look like the wood isn't in the bad of shape and just needs some tlc.
When we bought our home a few years ago, the bathrooms were still original to the late 60s/early 70s. Pastel green and pink EVERYWHERE. We still have 1 left to remodel, the biggest one, I'll be damn glad when all those hideous colors are gone.
Thanks, they too carpeted all of the floors, covering up all the beautiful hardwood. We ripped all of it out. We now only have carpet in the living room. So much easier to clean as well. Just sweep and mop up with a damp swifer.
If you get a written estimate, in most states and provinces you can use that as a "the job will not exceed this cost" guarantee, unless something very extreme happens. Get three estimates, call the 2nd lowest one, tell them if they can beat the lowest by x amount, the job is theirs.
Depends on square footage of house, if you just replacing the condenser or the heater/blower too, if you need vents installed, if your vent ducting is good and asbestos free, if you need to upgrade/replace/move your electrical panel, if you need your installation to pass code/inspection.
