Today’s Homeowner Radio Show | May 28, 2022

On this week’s radio present, we’re giving recommendation on the best way to remove a tripping hazard, take care of mason bees and deal with tree root issues.

Eradicating a Tall Concrete Threshold

The hooked up storage in Thomas Boyd’s Dimond Bar, Calif., residence was constructed with a stem wall, which makes the edge on the door too tall. To enter, an individual has to step up and over the virtually six-inch threshold. 

He needs to know one of the simplest ways to take away this tripping hazard.

I’ve seen conditions like this earlier than made loads higher by constructing a ramp. Pour concrete on the surface of the stem wall for a 4 or five-foot ramp. However that’s not serving to if the within steps again down.

The stem wall could be reduce out. I’d take away the door and the body then use a facet grinder to chop on both sides to increase the jamb down. Then, rating the underside of the stem wall to make it simpler to hammer out. 

Lastly, take a sledgehammer to interrupt off the stem wall on the slab. So long as there isn’t any rebar going by that, it must be straightforward to take away.

If you happen to use the identical door, there’ll be a couple of six-inch void on the highest of the door body. To fill that house, put ornamental crown molding on prime of the door, each in and out. This can make it look intentional. Or, you would order a customized door, however that shall be a pricier choice.

Skip to [21:25] for the total section on the At the moment’s Home-owner Radio Present.

Dealing With Mason Bees

A caller says mason bees are consuming the brick mortar of her residence and nesting inside. She needs to know the best way to evict them as soon as and for all. 

To begin with, the mason bees aren’t really consuming the mortar. They’re nesting inside cracks and crevices which might be already within the mortar. 

They’re referred to as mason bees as a result of they’re cavity-nesting bees. They’ll make their properties in any little gap, crevice, crack, or tunnel.

For the bees to be nesting inside her brick mortar, the cracks had been already there within the first place. The long-term answer shall be to fill any spots within the mortar which might be open.

Don’t use any pesticides to attempt to remove them. These bees are helpful to your backyard as a result of they’re pollinators. 

Mason bees seem like honey bees however they don’t produce honey. And in contrast to honey bees, they don’t dwell in colonies.

To maintain the bees from nesting in your brick mortar, you may construct a bamboo mason bee home. Glue items of bamboo collectively in a body and hold them in a tree subsequent to your own home.

Skip to [44:05] for the total section on the At the moment’s Home-owner Radio Present.

Tackling Tree Root Issues

Tree roots are interrupting a caller’s mowing routine and pushing pavers misplaced. Right here’s what she must do.

If the grade of your property permits, put a few inches of soil on prime of the roots and plant some grass seed so you may mow over it.

If the roots are protruding too excessive for grass to develop over it, plant some groundcover vegetation or unfold mulch round them. That method, you received’t want to fret about mowing that space.

For the roots close to the pavers, name an arborist earlier than you narrow them. Some timber can tolerate their roots being reduce, however it could kill others. 

If the roots could be reduce, pull up the pavers, reduce the foundation out, then backfill it and change the pavers.

Skip to [1:07:04] for the total section on the At the moment’s Home-owner Radio Present.

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