We are framed for transoms, but the only ones up so far are the back exterior doors. We chose not to put them on the front of the house, but will have them over all the doors inside. I don't know if these photo's will help. We also have 10' ceilings. If you have specific questions I can get my DH to answer you because I don't know all the measurements, etc. He's building our house. You can e-mail us directly. My e-mail address is listed on the forum my page. BACK OF HOUSE INTERIOR BACK OF HOUSE FRONT PORCH Also, tell your GC that the transoms don't have to be operational. It's your call. We will have ours operational on the interior doors only because we live where the summers are so hot and if we can get the air circulating, it's better for us. NOTE: on the front door. It will be a double beveled glass door and the height is as you see the temporary door. We went back and forth on whether to put transons in the front and side lights vs double door. My DH made the final decision on what it is now and it looks fine to me.

The height of the closet flange/drain pipe was perfect as is. The problem isn't the height of the toilet, but rather the depth. Raising it up a quarter of an inch would not have affected anything since the tile baseboard is nearly 7" tall, so the neck still wouldn't have cleared. We were told not to opt for a flange extender nor an offset flange because of the delicate condition of the cast iron drain beneath. All of the drain lines to the house converge right at that pipe before heading toward sewer, and the professional plumber we hired to do the job told us that disturbing it would likely damage something in that configuration and would require a total plumbing overhaul. We weighed all of the options before doing it this way, and felt this was our best. (The tank is a good 1" off of the wall installed; the toilet was only too large at the base by a fourth of an inch.)

@John The Home Depot Design Center's installers are not certified, though they plan to be soon. The woman I spoke to on the phone told me they were, but, when I went in and spoke to the manager I bought from, he said they weren't and there was confusion about that because they had been certified until certain changes to the corporate structure at HDDC were finished and now they need to reapply, or something like that. So I knew they weren't certified, but thought they were as good as certified. That's why I got the five year extended warranty (because the lack of the Miele-certified installers meant that Miele would not double my warranty through them to 2 years (which they do when Miele-certified installers are used. And, yes, I think what you say about third-party installers might be correct. I know that HDDC has their own installers, which they tout, and I was impressed by that (but not so much now). The second set of installers they sent with the replacement machines were very good.

1) 2) I have eight severed small leaves, containing liquid for many months of applications to skin. I squeeze leaf, use it as applicator. Advice, please, about how to preserve this supply.