This guy doing the tile is wonderful. He's very good at what he does and he's meticulous. He's actually the contractor's assistant. To his credit, he's doing the job the actual contractor hasn't done, even though he's been paid nearly double for an incomplete job that has taken 4x longer than expected. The contractor has been avoiding me and knows I'm upset. Several people, including Home Depot and Home Hardware, are urging me to contact police because this contractor has been fraudulent. The assistant is maintaining integrity by keeping his word, even when his boss isn't. (And the assistant is the real reason I haven't called police. He doesn't deserve to be roped into this.) So I don't want to annoy this assistant. I'm heading out to Home Depot this morning to get the grout he wants and two more edgers. I've done grout myself before. I'm no professional, but I may just try to use the Fushion Pro myself to finish off this area and allow him to use the regular grout in the other areas of the bathroom.

The neutralizer needs to be sized to accommodate the flow you reasonably expect to need. 10" diameter tank ==> 3.3 gpm 11" ==> 4.0 gpm 12" ==> 4.7 gpm 13" ==> 5.5 gpm The neutralizer and softener do not need to be the same size. Softener resin is smoother and more uniform and you will get more flow through it at a smaller diameter tank size. The 1.5 CF softener in a 10" diameter tank is fine for the softener. biermech is correct about the tank height - 54" tank to allow room for gravel underbedding is important. Recent rain won't affect your well water pH much unless you have an extraordinarily shallow well. Low pH water will cause general etch corrosion in copper pipe - taking a tiny amount uniformly. You typically won't see problems until suddenly there are pinhole leaks everywhere, often stating near elbows and fittings where water flow pattern is disrupted. pH test strips are cheap - pick some up and check your water periodically. If your water guy used a meter that wan't calibrated properly, it's possible the initial test was erroneous.

Our houses are all in the US. Our unused beach cottage is for sale. Last kid has been out of state for 7years. Disabled daughter lives in our small condo. In 2014, we bought a retirement dream to us house in Az. Not spoiled jet setters at all, ha. But we love Nice and wanted to winter there. Oh and maybe spring, summer and fall, sometimes, too. I 'aged'out of Europe although dh of40 years is years younger. It would break my heart to not be able to walk for miles and days and I cannot. I don't think that Europe in general is easy for slowish, stair avoiding seniors.. Small towns, yes, but we like cities. In 2014, I spent a few weeks in Eastern Europe and did 90% of my target sites so, not bad but not easy. Our rejection of Nice was based on my mobility issues, not financial or terrorism.

I have never used lights, but for a few years now, those of you who do use lights have fascinated me, and often tempted me. And recently, especially starting my seeds, I’ve been hellbent on installing grow lights, either in my eat-in kitchen area or in my garage. Since seeds are merely a springtime 5-7 week activity for me, I couldn’t justify the cost since I only plant what we can cook with and share with friends and neighbors, but providing better and more consistent light to my succulents or cuttings/propagations when not growing seeds sounds enticing. So I know nothing about lights, but this is what I am considering (and it’s probably priced and marketed to someone just like me, haha): https://www.gardeners.com/buy/t5-grow-light-stand-three-shelves/39-357.html It’s a little overkill for me in terms of space if it’s just seedlings, where I’d really only need one shelf, but if it’s for the succulents, OK. I googled separate components first but by the time I have my boyfriend rig it to work in a similar fashion and putting holes in ceilings (and potentially bringing the house down), the cost won’t be all that different if I shoot for three tiers, it seems (or will it?). Besides,I should then be able to dedicate a whole level to microgreens, or temp-sensitive herbs like cilantro, etc. with no consideration for season and outside temperature, no? What I don’t know is whether the lights are strong/good enough for what I’m wanting, and whether, in your opinions, it’s a fair price for what it offers. If not, can you recommend what I should buy? There seem to be purplish disco light-like gadgets, bulb lights, fluorescent lights, etc. and each claim they’re great. Any guidance you can offer would be appreciated!