The planning
From the idea to planning
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Lawn Irrigation Comparison Hunter MP Rotator vs. RainBird R-Van
My lawn irrigation system has been extensively rebuilt in recent years in preparation for expansion. The small lawn in front of the office on the east side should be incorporated into the existing lawn irrigation system in a timely manner. I had already calculated the position of the sprinklers. The area is relatively small, about 10 x 10 meters. Irrigation with the previously installed Hunter i20 sprinklers did not seem very effective to me. I have therefore dealt with more in-depth with the so-called rotator bursts.
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Build your own carport – embedding post anchors in concrete
Within a few weeks, we had prepared the excavation pit for our future double carport. The retaining wall on the slope was also built with formwork stones and has already been backfilled. The earth now had to subside and the frost from the winter months had to disappear first. I have described the details for preparing the ground for the new carport in the article Building a carport yourself – preparing the building site, and you can find my entry on building the slope stabilization with formwork stones in the article Building a carport yourself – securing the slope with formwork stones. In the meantime, we were able to take…
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Build carport yourself – prepare building site
A carport on our property should have long given the vehicles the necessary protection. In principle, there were two possible building sites on the property where the construction of a double carport was feasible. Directly at the entrance, however, the practical implementation would be difficult. Due to the slope to the south and the incline of the driveway, the effort required to level this area would simply have been too great.
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Planning and installing lawn irrigation 1 – Optimum sprinkler placement
My lawn irrigation system is now in its 3rd year. After a few conversions, I currently have 2 valve boxes with 6 irrigation circuits and a total of 18 sprinklers. So far I have used products from Hunter, Rain Bird and Gardena. I am now planning to extend my existing lawn irrigation system to the
