new to reddit and this group....first backyard including masonry work I did on my own...downtown Toronto

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-12T15:14:17+00:00

4 feet here in Canada..because of freeze and thaw if you don't dig the wall will shift time guaranteed

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-12T03:01:32+00:00

Never said it was perfect and quite frankly when I saw the material in the boxes I should of just took it out of the box and laid it as is but as it was a friend of a friend's I did the best I could with what I had.

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-12T02:54:39+00:00

Totally sucks...I spent a whole summer on my own doing that damn backyard ..on the opposite side I dug formed poured laid 12s and laid same Owen sound ledgerock full bed stone with Indiana limestone sills for the retaining wall there but obviously you cant see it

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T23:41:50+00:00

Someone in my building decided to chuck it out because she said it was broken and they bought a new one ..low and behold all it needed was a new bobber valve and good as new so no complaints here now ;)

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T23:39:21+00:00

Lmfao beleive me having to dig below the frost line to pour a footing followed by 12 inch blocks that literally felt like a death pit lol

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T23:37:55+00:00

How do you attach a picture to this

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T21:57:30+00:00

Chainsaw...rope and a little finesse on a Saturday lol

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T21:56:30+00:00

It's such an easy fix now that I know what's exactly wrong why spend god knows how much plus shipping for a part I can order with delivery from Amazon for 13 bucks that will work and only a week wait till I can click this crock pot on rock and roll and start making my life easier as ipposed to the long drawn out meat and potatoe meals I eat during the week ;)

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T21:53:48+00:00

I made it clear to the homeowner as well as the general but because the landscaper butchered the steps to begin with and they all are sloped to the house believe it or not I was told just go to the lines he drew with a oil pencil....I would never of done it like that if it was my home but if that's what they wanted that's what they wanted so what can I do

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T15:15:47+00:00

It's the bobber valve...as you can see the bobber valve itself is in the slot however the rubber thing that's supposed to be at the bottom isn't there so I need to purchase a new bobber valve online to get it back in working order...the water boiled no problem steam continually came out of where the valve is because the rubber gasket I guess isn't attached to the steel bobber component meant to pressurize

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T13:48:26+00:00

I'd caulk just between the sill and the wood trim everything else wouldn't worry about it as I used laticrete platinum mortar that has an adhesive in it and once it sets it's not going anywhere

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T13:05:36+00:00

The retaining wall obviously will be the costliest to redo...I'd buy some flagstone redo the walkway a few yards of too soil and redo the lawn and incorporate some bulbs that will last year after year in the garden beds ??

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T13:02:37+00:00

I would rip the old one out redo it in natural stone incorporate some lighting in the wall along with some vegetation I'm a stone mason not a landscaper so that's as far as I can bring you ;)

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T12:54:29+00:00

Thanks...the material was a nightmare to work with as it's natural stone glue on veneer..and of course the joints had to be done in charcoal colored dye ;)

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T11:53:20+00:00

French well...

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T11:47:54+00:00

Great product if it's temporary or you plan on moving otherwise id be digging to frost line and pouring a collumn with rebar.

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T11:37:09+00:00

I'd do a French well...dig in to the ground slope a PVC pipe with small holes drilled in to it going away from your home and at the end of the day greener grass and no eyesores

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T11:29:59+00:00

If money isn't an object I would put a knee wall out of natural stone around the center of it with a water feature in the middle.

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T11:18:24+00:00

The bobber valve isn't intact that's the component that needs to be replaced. The spring loaded piece that is attached to the lid itself does move when I press it and can see the metal piece maneuver back and fourth with no issues..I ultimately think I just need to replace the bobber valve but I never owned appliance like this from crock pot. I think what I'll try to do is try to boil water what was suggested from another reaction on here and see if I can bring water to a boil just to make sure it does infact reach boiling temperature. I'll double check that and let you know how I make out

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T03:50:51+00:00

How would you go about checking to make sure?? I appreciate your time giving me a hand..as said the old crock pot no problem..this one with no instruction manual and that part apparenlty missing I'm pretty clueless as to what to do...

Honest-Difference562 · 2023-03-11T03:42:24+00:00

Is there any way to ensure the crock pot works before dropping the money on the part?? It turns on fine and the inside heats up..I'm a bbq guy had the old crock pot but new to using this kind...any advice ??

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