Thanks, reading the other post was extremely helpfull. After reading went out and cut one of the stalks and it was hollow, so burdock it is. Funny how, when I pull Burdock up none of the web sites show pictures that look anything like my plant, but I knew it wasn't Rubarb, so I'll be digging it up and getting rid of it. Thanks again!

first .. i see a window box ... with a large plant ... then i wonder where you are ... then i wonder what the ID of the plant is ... and then i wonder why you just dont dispose of it.. since it will be winter then i see you are down under.. and wonder why you didnt mention that ... so then i think.. did you winter this over in a shallow pot .... and then i wonder how you did such ... and then i think.. hey.. its spring for you ... why would you mess with this ugly thing all summer long... and i would suggest.. be done with it ... and while you are at it.. dump the media... wash out the pot .... and start with some fresh media.. and new plants ... and if you can garden in mother earth.. throw this one out back.. a leave it to the whims of ma nature... as to whether it will survive or die ... boy.. that a lot of thinking and wondering... lol ken

Cold-weather... thank you for your thoughful response. I have some comments and questions for clarification, if you don't mind: If you’re thinking of raising the deck, a deck-cabinet gap can be concealed far easier than the tub-deck gap, but the deck is hard in the wall tile, so that's a big bite for the tile installer to eat. >>> You are sooo right about the tile on the deck being against the wall and since the bottom has crackled glass tiles you can't raise the deck tile without it coming against that glass... and that you can't replace just one row of the glass without it messing everything else up. Darn!!! Guess that option is out.Any tub installer who left it that way is a screw up. The tub installer was the ONLY person who was in a position to fix this thing. Since that person did not, that person gets the prize for the ultimate screw up. If he/she could not do a better job, he/she should not have done any job. The entire onus is on the tub guy to do it or to not do it. >>> The really frustrating part is that I have been a part of the process - trying to get them to do it right (I had to tell then that they used the wrong material - drywall instead of mortar... and I only found that out by researching and talking to people). The GC wanted to give them another chance to fix the issue and since it was only putting mortar in, we didn't think they could screw that up (wrong!!!). Now we have a mess. That's a fiberglass/plastic tub with two things to be aware of. One, the feet can be cut, and they can be set in a bed of mud along with the tub belly. They’re wood blocks covered with resin. Two, the top can be scribed, but only by someone far more competent than this guy. That tub should hang by the top rim and sit firmly on the bottom mud at the same time. It should be set in the mud (which could have a separator layer like a plastic bag or a piece of shower liner) with a load of water in it. >>> Unfortunately it is near impossible to get to the back right corner of the tub because it is filled with all kinds of innerworkings of the tub. The good news is that the ONLY corner that lays flat against the tile is that back right corner... so presumably they can work on the other 3 corners. The mortar does have plastic on it now... so I guess that's a good thing.. would they have to take all the mortar out first and then do something with the feet? By scribing do you mean shaving the top of the feet off? (I hate to say this but in the framer took off a couple of the back feet off at one point... because he thought they were part of the shipping material.. not supposed to stay on the tub). And by mud with water... do you mean mortar like shown in the pic? Caulking/sealing/bridging a quarter inch gap is absurd. The sealant is to stop water from seeping, not to stop pencils from rolling. Sealant thickness should be nearly unseen. It has no strength. Cut the tub. Everything points to the tub person being not skilled enough to eat a donut without a bib. Since the top edge of the tub is NOT level, cut! I can’t see how the GC could allow this. >>> Funny that you should mention pencils rolling - I just took a pic tonight to send to the GC and one of the pics showed a pen under the edge. Okay, not funny at all. Thank you for explaining about the sealant and why it has to be fixed. Cut the tub. >>>What do you mean "cut the tub"I'm gathering from everyone that this is a big problem that just has to be fixed.. it's not an aesthetic thing (which is bad enough... that big gap is going to look bad) but I'm going to have a problem down the road...

If that top part was meant to hang it would be very unusual....hanging cupboards don't have that sort of a bonnet/arched top. It's a very VERY long way from empire styling. And I never heard anything about European furniture having thinner dovetails than American...I have lots of dovetailed pieces I will have to check them out more closely. as for the strap hinges, I have a cupboard that was added to my house in 1958 and it has strap hinges....hardware stores still sell them. I believe it is what was often called "Spanish Colonial" or sometimes "Mexican hacienda" furniture...often made in Mexico and was popular in homes in the southwest about 2000 and probably may still be. Sort of like this....but the styling is different. https://www.sancarlosimports.com/hacar.html#:~:text=Hacienda%20Rustic%20Armoire Editing to add...I wonder what kind of wood it is....there is so much heavy stain it's hard to see....and I wonder what part of the world your neighbors are from.