This weekend we stained the playset and spread mushroom compost. The weather was great all weekend so we were a little too aggressive in scheduling two serious tasks for the weekend. Now we're sore and exhausted.
The playset is really cool, with a tornado slide and a tube to crawl between the structures, but it is really weathered. It looks much better now. It took 11 man hours to stain it. I thought it would take 2-3 hours. My wife claims that I underestimate everything and she's usually right. At Lowes, we purchased 5 gallons of Olympic Maximum Semi-Transparent Deck, Fence and Siding Stain tinted a nice dark brown. We used about 3.5 gallons. Here's the before and after pictures (ok, just before, I'll have to add "after" later).
My wife spread the compost for two hours while I took the kids to see Jeff's puppies. His Springer Spaniel had a litter of 8 puppies, and they sold 7 in two days. They are going home this week, so it was the last chance to see them. They were adorable and the kids had a great time playing with them.
There's about 3-4 yards of compost left. I need to haul it to the garden. The garden is about 20x20 to the compost should be about 3 inches deep. The mushroom compost was delivered by CC Mulch and More (630-484-6852) for $190 total for 5 yards. The best part is that it was delivered within 24 hours of when I called, allowing us to get the work done while the weather was good.
I'm planning to order mulch from Kramer Tree Specialists in West Chicago (630-293-5444). Their special blend mulch is a nice dark brown and only $16.50 per yard which is about 1/2 the cost of most places. They do charge for delivery, $40 up to 5 yards, $50 for 6-25 yards.
- schneid
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