Karen, I realize my back will always be a problem, I also have good times & bad, hope yours get better soon. Sandi, your pond is gorgeous, we had two outside & did away with one & only have plants in the other, just didn't have time anymore for taking care of fish. They are fun & relaxing if you have time. Lori, I am so jealous of where you live, what a view and can't complain about the weather too much either!! Kathleen, you already know how jealous I am of where you live too!!! Like paradise! For anyone wanting to make a pot water garden, the pot with the rocks in it has a hose running up thru it with a small pump in the bottom of the pond, it has water trickling out thru the rocks. Also, use plant hangers to hold the pots around the outside of the large pot. Really easy to assemble.

If the question is, âÂÂwill it workâÂÂ?â The answer is, if properly installed, then yes. What does the installer mean by, âÂÂbased on the topography of the lotâÂÂ? Are no other configurations possible? Often the contractors want to do whatâÂÂs easiest for them. That may mean abandoning âÂÂbest practicesâ and optimal efficiency for contractor expediency. Have a detailed and frank conversation with your installer about all the options and the implications of each choice - good and bad as it relates to âÂÂbest practicesâ and its impact on cost, both installation and operating. Things are not so simple. Deeper is not necessarily better. While it is true that the ground gets warmer the deeper we drill, that may not be an advantage. If youâÂÂre in an air-conditioning dominated climate warmer average ground temperature will not be an advantage, strictly speaking, as we would want the ground to be a cool as possible for better transfer of heat. Linear feet is NOT the only thing that matters. 6-boleholes of 200-feet each, configured in parallel is still the same 1200-linear feet as 2-boreholes of 600-feet each, configured in series but they are not the same. Both configurations can work but the 6-boleholes of 200-feet each configured in parallel better conforms to âÂÂbest practicesâ as less pumping energy will be required. This is in part because for high efficiency pumping the 600-foot deep borehole will require 1-1/2in diameter HDPE pipe. A 200-ft borehole will require only 3/4in HDPE pipe. The larger diameter pipe is more expensive, generally harder to work with, will require more fluid and more antifreeze. âÂÂOP, you've got 1200 linear feet of bore either way, should be the same.â The reality is that itâÂÂs rarely the same, every situation is at least somewhat unique and there are many ramifications with every choice of configuration. SR

Lynn- these are my plans for the 2 tray ceilings for our new house that we will build next year. The dining room will be painted SW Toasty and the tray ceiling will have an antique bronze metallic finish. I want a dark brown border (about 4-5") at the edges and a stencil medallion around the base of the chandelier in the same dark brown. In our master suite, which just happens to be the same color as the dining room, the tray ceiling will be painted Toasty but the border at the edges and around the base of the ceiling fan will be an antique gold/bronze. I am planning on having that faux finish repeated in a couple more areas of the master suite.

Better yet come on up to British Columbia and I'll find lots for you to do - I am changing jobs in 2 weeks, going from caretaking apartment buildings to working at the head office. Before the new caretaker arrives I have 2&1/2 storage rooms full of crap I have to sort and either store somewhere else or get the goodwill to come and get. Meanwhile I have to paint and clean a unit for her to live in, patch paint another one and clean from top to bottom another one. In another building I have 3 suites that need various things done to them before they are rentable. I also have to put together some presentable work clothes for office attire, I have been wearing paint splattered clothing so long it will be a shock to wear something that is paint free.... add to that the regular duties associated with my job and my own life, and yep, I could really use your help if you're bored...lol. No time to be bored in this neck of the woods. Suzan J