DIY Home Function Upgrades

Welcome to DIY Home Function Upgrades

This is our first project for this website page.

We do plan on bringing you more.

What you see here is the side of our house. There was grass here at one time but our yard guys ruined it all. This part of our yard was always dark, and muddy, and wet. What grass we had here was no longer coming back. Therefore, we decided to hire someone to pave this area. We wanted to turn it into a patio area.

You Can See Our Pavers In Progress

We have two gates to our front gate. That is how I wanted it. I wanted our A/C and Trash and Recycling/Yard Debris Pick Up containers, behind the first gate. The second gate would close off those containers from our view. And, the side of our house, we would keep our canoe and kayaks.

The Side of Our House

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The pavers on the side of the house look great!

I have my post hole digger, and buckets ready for the project.

You can see the AC drainage pipe. Mine came apart making it easy for me to remove and dig the

hole. It only needs to be as deep as the bucket you are using.

I am going to use some of this weed cloth inside the bucket to prevent and weeds from growing up

through the bottom.

I used a large drill bit to poke holes in the bottom of the bucket.

Place your weed preventing material in the bottom of the bucket.

You can see the pipe goes almost to the center of the bucket. The bucket’s rim is just above the

level of the dirt. This will prevent the surrounding dirt from entering.

Fill the bucket almost full with rocks. I like the white ones.

I then used some decorative stones to surround the bucket and you are done!

I think it looks great and was a simple way to drain your AC’s excess water. Try this DIY project as I believe most everyone can do it.

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Our New Air Conditioner, and Gordon’s A/C Project

This is an easy project that can be completed in about an hour or less. Completing this will let your AC unit drain in one defined spot and not just getting a vast area of your lawn soaked and muddy. This was my issue in that before we had the pavers in place, our lawn was constantly being soaked which turned into a muddy mess.

Whenever I walked by the AC unit, my feet would sink down a few inches in the grass. I got the idea from my sprinkler guy and since we were going to have the pavers installed, I thought it would be a good idea. Also, once the pavers were installed this project helped to keep the area clean and dry.

To complete the project, you will need a 5-gallon bucket, a bag of rocks, a drill with a half inch bit, a hack saw, and a post hole digger.

Start by measuring straight out from your drain line about 2 ft. or at least in an area not to obstruct your path around your A/C unit. Move your drain line out of the way then place the bucket in the area on top of the dirt which gives you an imprint to use as a guide. Dig a hole using the post hole digger about deeper than the depth of the bucket and just as wide. Check for a good seal around the bucket when done ensuring the drain line is not touching the bucket when moved back over top of it.

Now, drill some holes in the bottom of the bucket to let the water escape easily.

Fill your bucket with the rocks about ¾ the way up. Place your bucket in the hole. Cut your drain line with the hack saw so it ends in the center of your bucket. Move the drain line in place and you are done. I took it a step further and placed some ornate rocks around the bucket as shown.

Try this easy DIY project making what was something ugly to something beautiful.

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