I would not accept chunks of concrete as gravel. I would want that whole section replaced.
Alternatively, you could cut out that rectangle area and pour new concrete. For a good workout, you can do the demo and hire a concrete guy. Finishing concrete is hard and not for an amateur.
Owning a sprawling house means ongoing maintenance.
[quote=scaredyclassic]Why are eucalyptus so bad? Sure branches break and they she’d mulch and leaves like crazy but if you have room and they’re out of the way what’s the problem?[/quote]
It’s not just the branches. Whole trees can easily fall. They’re very susceptible to termite damage, and after a number of years, they can be entirely hollowed out. A little wind, and the entire thing comes down.
Happened to my MIL when her neighbor’s tree fell down and took out part of my MIL’s roof, part of a wall, and tore down power lines…which caused a fire that the neighbor managed to put out (thankfully), and cut off power to a number of houses for blocks around.
And what UCGal said, too. They have very combustible oils that can explode when they catch fire.
[quote=FlyerInHi]you’re happy because you’re not fussy.
I would not accept chunks of concrete as gravel. I would want that whole section replaced.
Alternatively, you could cut out that rectangle area and pour new concrete. For a good workout, you can do the demo and hire a concrete guy. Finishing concrete is hard and not for an amateur.
Owning a sprawling house means ongoing maintenance.[/quote]
I can live with some cracks. Soon all the houses will be dust.
[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=FlyerInHi]you’re happy because you’re not fussy.
I would not accept chunks of concrete as gravel. I would want that whole section replaced.
Alternatively, you could cut out that rectangle area and pour new concrete. For a good workout, you can do the demo and hire a concrete guy. Finishing concrete is hard and not for an amateur.
Owning a sprawling house means ongoing maintenance.[/quote]
I can live with some cracks. Soon all the houses will be dust.[/quote]
Continuing this threadjack…. Careful of the cracks. It can be a liability issue. But you know that since you’re a lawyer.
Liability is the primary reason we spent the last week laying paving stones for our new driveway. We lived with cracks for a decade… but they’d settled/changed enough that it was a tripping hazard… didn’t want to get sued.
Our old house in Clairemont had eucalyptus trees in the easement behind it. They were beautiful, but one year the HOA decided to hire a tree service to trim them. Well, when one of the branches fell and it basically landed on our backyard fence so that it was leaning over. Even more outrageous, they didn’t come and talk to us and ‘fess up, so we had to discover the damage ourselves, and then report the incident to HOA and then get them to fix it.
