Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Home projects in the mid atlantic forum- May 2015, 2 by speediebean

speediebean wrote:
Judy, you live in a hose? ;) Hahahahaaa!! Sorry, just couldn't resist. =D

Was thinking all the same things David said... before you clarified what sort of panel you have. For the sake of making the house more sellable, you really might want to strongly consider changing out that panel entirely to something more 'up-to-date'.... when you can. That can be a really big 'make or break' factor. When the time comes, hopefully you can work with the company who says they always pull permits no matter what -- sounds like a reliable way to conduct business.
You've reminded me, however... need to ask DH to stop feeding the dust bunnies.. they're getting too big and fat. =)

I've got a day full of lawn mowing and contractors today; Last 2 for the fence, one for the tree removal, and a call this morning to the concrete guy, hoping he can come out today as well.

Jeff, you are right, a concrete driveway is considerably more expensive; then you have to consider cold/icy/snowy Winters and what affect that will have on it. If not poured correctly, you could have major cracking issues with the freeze-thaw cycles. Forgive me for not remembering, but what sort of driveway do you have now?

Here's a shot of under the deck (where we want the lean-to), and the current crooked paver 'pathway' that we want to have redone as properly poured concrete:

1- Nothing special, just under the deck. We want/need just a very small structure, so we're hoping to have it custom-built on the right side, nearest the steps. However, we still want the concrete slab to be poured across the entirety of the floor beneath... for the sake of making it weed-free.

2- sorry, this is the only shot I have of those pavers... guess you can see why, huh? < =/ YIKES, that is not a neat job!! Well, we weren't aiming for an award, just getting that muddy dirt area covered!

3- last shot is of that area while we were in the middle of the work. You can see here what we were trying to accomplish.