I'm sitting at the computer this morning because I've got some very sore muscles from yesterday's t2t project.

If a contractor comes in to your place of work and starts busting up the sidewalk, what do you do? Well, in my case I looked at the rubble and said, "can I load some up?"

As soon as I had clocked out, I backed up the pickup and loaded as many chunks of concrete rubble as I could safely haul. Took them home, and went back for two more loads. The contractor told me to take the rebar too. I took a few pieces because I remember wanting some awhile back, just can't remember at the moment what for.

You ask, "what on earth is she doing with concrete rubble?" Well, my vegetable garden is all in raised beds. Most of the beds just have small wood frames around them and the wood is rotting. So, as of supper time last night, I have one bed entirely edged with rubble. Sort of a stacked stone sort of effect.

The guys working offered to bring me a dump truck load of the broken concrete. It's all in pieces from about 10-40# Easy to lift chunks. I figured my hubby would be a little perturbed about a dump truck load. I said if they brought me half a load, I'd take it. So far this morning the dump truck hasn't showed up, so I'm guessing they decided not to waste the gas on half a load.

Anyway, I don't have pictures yet, but I'll take some eventually and post them.

OMG, gardendirl, I am so glad you posted this. Last year my mothers neighbor busted up thier driveway to put in a new one and guess what i did..............

I was beginning to think I had gone too far using the busted up concrete for a flower bed border, but it worked out great. I even used some at my gardencenter and people wanted to know if i sold them. I'll take a pic of my bed at home that used theese for when i get it looking decent. Im so glad someone else did this too!

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Glad to know I'm not the only nut case out there.

If the rebar is straight you could use it to make the totems.Use a vase on the bottom upside down then put the rebar in the ground and slide the vase over it.Wish I had you luck.I just bought metal skewers for totems..

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Glad to know I'm not the only nut case out there.

Nope, years ago we bought a fixer house which had a horrid concrete sidewalk. When DS heard I wanted it gone he broke it all up with a sledgehammer and I used it for stepping stone type of walkways. Kind of fun to do, saved junk in the landfill, and looked good when the grass grew between the "stones".

Looking forward to seeing what you do with the rebar. Do you do welding?

I have no plans yet for the rebar. My guess is, it will be used in building a float for an upcoming parade. Once we're done with the float, I'll repurpose it again.

No, I don't weld anymore. Theoreticlly I know how, have done it before, but I don't have access to a welder anymore and it's been so many years since I did. I wouldn't know where to start anymore. Besides, I've got a welder friend just down the street who's pretty good about putting things together for me.

As promised, here is a picture of the mostly finished project. Of course it will look better once things are actually growing in it. Have beets and peas and marigolds planted.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1227/6310751/12255559/314205068.jpg

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OMG! How is your back? That is great. You should be so proud of yourself. Did I ask how your back is?

OMG!! I can totally relate. I have been carring rocks we got from when the county put in a new rural water line, and I asked for a 1/2 load of rocks (LARGE & small) I got two loads lol!!!
I have been making a sitting area in front of our porch, and another in the center of our circle drive. I have been stacking to create a border for the pea gravel. And burying the larger ones for the center. BOY I feel good when I get two buried a day. I know it sounds bad, but I am worn out when I get them carried and laid lol.

I will include the rock piles in seperate post, but here is the pea gravel waiting one. And will post after I have the other one done.

front_porch_sitting_area.JPG (38 Kb, 56 downloads) sitting area

here is a pic of the pile of rocks I started with, and havent even begun to get even half way throu!! I doubt I will have these piles done in year lol

pile_of_ROCKS.JPG (125 Kb, 57 downloads) rocks

Like your rocks and what youve done with them. Are they sandstone?

Me Just, love those rocks. Wow! Wish we had some like that around here, but I live in an area that has no rock except for the occassional shale. Which of course is why I was so glad to get the concrete rubble.

Lostintheclutter, my back is just fine. I was a good girl and lifted with my legs on the heavy ones. My legs were a tad sore the next morning. But I'm a big girl and used to lifting, so it wasn't bad.

The ones in the pile are what my hubby calls sediment rock. Just what we have around here under the soil. In the sitting area there are some sandstone we found in a yard we were given premission to dig flowers in. The owner told us we could clear it of debris, and flowers!! Great find!! I am still planting flowers from there!!

Thanks all

We have tons of sandstone. We have some huge ones in our pasture that are in a circle for a firepit (the people who used to own the land did this, thankfully) they are so big we call it stonehenge.

I am in ahh!! Would love the have some sandstone pieces here! Big or small. When little we used to go to GP and find pieces, to make things. Those are some of my favorite memories with GP!! Hope you enjoy the Fire pit too! I need a stonehenge.