a bump out is a framed section that the fireplace goes into. Lets say you want to install a fireplace on a exterior wall that will be flush with the inside wall. The fireplace would extend beyond they wall to the outside,you would have to frame a little box around the fireplce to protect it from the elements. The bump out construction is just as important as the house construction, but it gets over looked as far as making sure that its insulated and constructed properly.

Okay. Ruffled sock pattern. This is for the ruffle. The line in the pattern says: K1. (yfwd) twice. *K5, slip 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th sts over first st, (yfwd) twice. Question One: *YFWD(Yarn Forward) also means YO(Yarn Over). So if you havn't done that before it does mean to wrap the yarn around the needle twice. Question Two: K5. Slip 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th sts over first st. WHAT IN THE HECK DOES THAT MEAN? I have done a slip, knit, then pass the slipped stitched over the last knit and off right hand needle before, but nothing like this. What needle am I slipping these stitches from, and am I slipping them across to another needle or am I dropping them off? *This is like the slip passover BUT you are going to do 4 in a row. If you want get a marker to show where the first stitch (of the K5). I like a small scrap of a different color. Someone once told me "Don't think about what it's telling you to do, just do what it says." So K5, take S(titch)2 slip over S1, S3 slip over S1, S4 over S1, S5 over S1. Question 3: Pick up and knit stitches along the side of the heel flap. I am assuming that I insert a single DPN (as a right needle) in the edge of the flap, yarn over, and draw the yarn through to stay on the right needle even though there is no left needle involved. Is this correct? *There is a great sock demo that shows this every well. I think I have the link done right (http://www.royea.net/sockdemo1.html). Page 3 is picking up the gusset. That has been one of the best explainations I've seen on the web. I hope this has helped you some and feel free to ask anything eles if you need too. Here is a link that might be useful: Sock Demo

It could mean "Mother-Daughter"....some municipalities allow a home to be a two family dwelling in terms of separate living quarters only if it is occupied by family members...in other words...it is often (but not always) restricted from being rented out .....it is designed to allow extended family members to live in the same dwellingÂwith privacy. Most M-DÂs have the lion's share of the house as one unitÂand a much smaller portion as the second unitÂ...either as a small studio apartment or a one bedroomÂand may or may not have a separate entrance. As these homes appear to be single family, my bet is on the mother/daughter configuration...they are very popular in NY and NJ.

Sorry that you are having so much trouble with this guy. Any chance that you can have someone else install the counter tops? I am guessing the "owner/delivery guy" is the one who sold you the cabinets and is installing the counter-top? You can deduct the cost of the door from what you pay him, BUT if he can put a lien on your house, then you will end up in small claims court. We ended up firing our contractor before the basement was finished, but our lawyer said to just pay him anyway - cheaper than going to court. (Lawyer is my FIL, so I trust him!) So you might be better off just hiring someone else to finish the job and pay for a replacement door. I would replace the door just so you and DH don't have to look at the dings every day and re-live the hassle every time you see it. That can get old. Best of luck for a smooth finish to your kitchen remodel.