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What can I put along the foundation of A pole building to prevent wee
What can I put along the foundation of A pole building to prevent weeds from growing so that I don't have to weed whack after mowing?
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What can I put along the foundation of A pole building to prevent wee
I've thought about laying 9 to 12 inch wide strips on the ground along the foundation wall.
The thing is what material do I use to make the strips out of?
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What can I put along the foundation of A pole building to prevent wee
Anyone ever try laying down strips of artificial turf? Seems like a good way to keep weeds from growing and it may not look to bad either.
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I think cost would be the biggest hurdle as I've herd that this stuff is pretty expensive .
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What can I put along the foundation of A pole building to prevent wee
I'd use new or old roofing shingles laid face down and end to end with about a 2'' overlap
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This is very close to what I had in mind.
I'm thinking about rolled roofing cut into 12 inch strips instead of the roofing shingles.
The thing I haven't figured out is how to cut off the 12" strips the length of the roll.
Need suggestions on how to do this.
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What can I put along the foundation of A pole building to prevent wee
1*I would not think roofing would rot very quickly. I would think the air from nature or the mower would be the first thing that gets to it.
2*I have used carpet and that works as good as anything and its free.
3*The rolled roofing we're talking about isn't felt or tar paper; it's like shingle material but in a wide roll like tar paper.
4*As far as rotting, I've never seen anything with asphalt in it rot.
5* I guess Murf had the best overall suggestion about laying gravel, but like I said, in 3 to 5 years you'll never know you had gravel there,
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1*Roof shingles have a 20 and 25 year warranty - I don't know what the life span of rolled roofing is but would assume it to be some where in that neighborhood also.
2* My cousin has a dirt floor in a garage he built several years ago. He covered the dirt floor with different sizes and pieces of carpet about ten years ago.
You don't even realize you are walking on carpet unless you stop and think about it.
3*Right It comes in 3 foot wide by 33 foot long rolls if I remember right. I have almost a full roll left over from a project I diid last summer. Might be enough in it. to do most of the pole barn as I only need 112 feet. I also have a pretty long piece of another older roll. Between the 2 I may not need to buy any more.
4* That's one reason they wont accept shingles and roofing in landfills. Another is some of the older stuff contains asbestos.
5*I know what you mean there. Last summer I had slag spread in front of my other pole building for a drive way. It was about 4'' deep. Today you can't even tell its there. The grass has already grown up through it to where it looks just like the rest of the yard.
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A special thanks to all who replied .
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