The Ilex vomitoria cultivar that stays very upright is called 'Will Flemming' I have never used it but it is an interesting selection. Other options might be Ligustrum texanum (Buy 15 gallon espalier on 5' x 5' trellis) I did this on a project last June planted them 5' OC and the plants are about 7-1/2' tall right now(where untrimmed)and about 1' thick. You could probably get them to grow to 10'maybe more. Eugenia myrtifolia is another option (Australian Brush Cherry) 'Monterey Bay' is a nice clone. Lets see- I have seen Grewia caffra get 12' tall (But it will need some support for a while until the plant gets woody enough to hold its own weight and would need some pinching to get it to be bushy enough. Sometimes you can find Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' or St Mary espaliered as well- Podocarpus henkelii would be OK if you could let it go a bit thicker (like 3-4') Also Calliandra haematocephala espaliered could work. If you have shade maybe a vigorous Camellia like 'Silver Waves' espaliered in 15 gallons could work but it would be a quite a wait to get the height.

Well, this morning I decided to not paint the inset part and while I was painting the back wall and half of the left wall the unpainted white edges seemed to make sense. The sunlight bounced off the white sides more than it would if they were taupe plus you hardly noticed the white edges with the blinds open or closed. But after working all day at job #2 and coming home tonight, the white sides are not looking as good as they did this morning. The mistakes are showing up more too. So tomorrow morning I think I will paint the sides EK Taupe. This pic of the Taupe is much lighter than it appears in person especially at night. I have to say this has been one of my favorite paint colors ever. Plus that ICI Dulux Ultra Eggshell is awesome paint. A good angle brush and super paint quality and color have made this project so enjoyable. Thanks all!!

With all due respect, ncrealestateguy, considering the definition of a troll, that is somewhat redundant. ;-) I will grant you that it was less than kind for me to tweak him like that, and it is true that his lack of manners does not justify ours. At the same time, if he is not made aware of how he comes across, how can he (hopefully) correct his behavior? Perhaps he was born in a different culture - that would be easier to let slide. Yet even then, he still would need to learn how to assimilate & he doesn't come across as the type of person who will accept a singular gentle correction - more like a plurality of bluntness - maybe. :-D At any rate, moving on to a more constructive line of thought, I not only do *not* disagree with your opinion about internet business for PB's, I would assert that it is already happening currently since I have been able to communicate successfully with at least one online about our interest. But note that this part is about the potential customer seeking out the PB who has put his internet shingle out rather than vice versa. The one point where we seem to differ is on the suggestion that good PB's are going to be cruising help wanted boards looking for pool jobs. If you want to grow your business, you are going to target the areas that will make the most of your advertising time & dollars rather than trying to hit up every possible avenue - because not many have that kind of time & money to spend with so little potential return on investment. Even if internet usage on that point changes in the future, it still seems on par with putting an ad in the paper - I can't see most people being willing to hire someone for a job like this based on who responded to their ad. There will always be those who prefer to go as cheaply as possible and cross their fingers, but I believe most of us would rather seek out the best and the brightest to increase our prospects for a quality job with greater longevity.

A couple of points. On the dryer. I think they are normally wired for 40 amps. Therefore the 10-3 wire you are talking about is not large enough. You will need 8-3 (40 amps). If you check the present breaker I think you will find it is a 40 amp. On the smoke/co's. I have used BRK ac/dc just because the access to the battery is on the side which means that the battery can be changed without removing the whole thing from the ceiling/wall. They make a combination and their smokes and co's can be interconnected. The one big thing that I believe you have to be careful with in MH's is aluminum wire. I believe that by 1982 its installation had been discontinued, but I'm not positive. If you have aluminum wiring, then you have to be sure that all connections are tight and that any switches, receptacles, breakers, etc. that you replace are rated to be used with aluminum. In other words, I think that you can get by with the aluminum and be fairly safe, but you have to take extra precautions. From my experience, and in my business I've probably owned close to 75 MH's, if the home looks like it has been worked on by the previous homeonwer, you have to be careful. People do all kinds of crazy things. They often mix 12-2 wire with 14-2. For some reason the DIY work in mobile homes tends to be of a poorer quality than the typical site built home. I've seen 4 or 5 fires in mobiles and they have all been caused by either wiring or furnaces.