DHI - Resource Section » boston http://www.dhipros.com/resources DHI contractor resource tips, discussions, and more. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:54:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Is this the end of ugly, self-centered, brutish American driver? Read link and decide.? http://www.dhipros.com/resources/is-this-the-end-of-ugly-self-centered-brutish-american-driver-read-link-and-decide http://www.dhipros.com/resources/is-this-the-end-of-ugly-self-centered-brutish-american-driver-read-link-and-decide#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:44 +0000 DHI Pros http://www.dhipros.com/resources/is-this-the-end-of-ugly-self-centered-brutish-american-driver-read-link-and-decide Is this the end of ugly, self-centered, brutish American driver? Read link and decide.? is a post from: DHI - Resource Section

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I’m gonna be frank, I dislike people who drive in vehicles that they have no legit use for or need for to begin with. The obvious culprit being housewives and teenagers who own SUVs and large-ass pickup trucks. They don’t need them, but they have them for the .. STATUS!!! The symbol that they are better than you and can buy things to showoff their importance… usually because daddy/hubby is at work making all the money for the household.

I say the downfall of large personal vehicles on the roads is a great, great thing for everyone and the world. And just so I’m not flamed unnecessary, I believe people who truly need large pickups and SUVs should have them….that being construction workers/contractors, police, military, agriculture, and so-forth…not little people with huge egos and the money to pay for the vehicle as a symbol and as quasi-aggressive vehicle

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]]> http://www.dhipros.com/resources/is-this-the-end-of-ugly-self-centered-brutish-american-driver-read-link-and-decide/feed 2 How can I secure walkway pavers and steps on a hill? http://www.dhipros.com/resources/how-can-i-secure-walkway-pavers-and-steps-on-a-hill http://www.dhipros.com/resources/how-can-i-secure-walkway-pavers-and-steps-on-a-hill#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:20:03 +0000 DHI Pros http://www.dhipros.com/resources/how-can-i-secure-walkway-pavers-and-steps-on-a-hill How can I secure walkway pavers and steps on a hill? is a post from: DHI - Resource Section

]]> I have an existing walkway (~80 feet long) with 6 steps up a slight incline in my yard and during the past two winters (I live in Massachusetts) the pavers have started to settle – especially closer to the steps in each tier. I’m not sure if this is due to general washout or something else. The ground foundation is very rocky and solid so the contractor didn’t put down a deep base under the pavers – just a bit of poly sand. The steps are also a bit wobbly – they are made of two layers of paver stones glued together.

Questions: should I pull up everything and put down a cement base and then add sand and pavers? Should I simply pull up the sinking pavers and add base material? Should I add some type of permanent border (under ground at edges) to prevent potential washout? help please…..
More info: the original work was done by a contractor in 2007. I live near Boston so we experience freeze/thaw cycles.
What kind of border are you talking about? A flexible plastic border, cemment, other?

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