Please school me on soffit/facia styles
Jules
10 years ago
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Comments (50)I posted during your first round of discussions - my finished kitchen has a layout fairly similar to what you're considering. It's a great work triangle for me, even though ours is a corridor galley with a ton of through traffic. Ours was only about 91" wide, so we recessed a CD fridge about 15" and opted for reduced depth lowers on that side. That gave us a 48" aisle which is perfect. We also hung a GE spacesaver microwave on that side, which is incredibly functional. We have uppers on both sides and it doesn't feel closed in at all, perhaps because we opened one narrow end to another room - so the overall difference in terms of openness was already pretty dramatic. Since you asked, I'd make one suggestion - if you can swing 48" between the sink and range, you'll be even happier. I have 36" now, and it's fine, especially since I have an overly large sink with a cutting board on top and I prep over the sink. But if I could have eked another 12" out, I would have done it in a heartbeat (it wasn't possible for me due to a support post for a load-bearing wall that was opened.)...See MoreSomeone please tell me removing the soffit is a good idea.
Comments (40)I really dislike soffits. And we plan to remove them when demoing outr kitchen. BUT! Your kitchen is nice and bright, and does not feel dark or cramped at all. I would not have noticed the soffits at all if you hadn't mentioned it. You made such good choices with colors etc that the soffits just disappear. I would not prioritize eliminating the soffits....See MoreSchool me on whole house dehumidification... good, bad and ugly ?
Comments (31)Here's the thing you have to remember about relative humidity: when you cool air, relative humidity goes up. Yeah, air conditioners reduce humidity, but they do it by dropping the air to below its dew point, at which time the humidity condenses out of the air and becomes that condensation that drains away. The air emerging from the vents on your a/c unit is darn close to 100 percent relative humidity for its temperature, maybe 55-60 F or whatever. The lowering of relative humidity comes as a result of this newly-cooled air mixing with warmer room air and having its temperature go up. The other way to dehumidify air is simply to heat it. That's why the relative humidity goes down in the afternoon and you see those 90 - 100 percent relative humidity readings early in the morning when the temperature is at the day's lowest. This is also why a dehumidifier first cools the air to below its dew point and then warms it back up by routing the air first through the evaporator then its condenser. If you only cool the air (and then throw the heat away outdoors, as an a/c unit does) you're only able to dehumidify to the extent that you can continue to cool the air. You take a cool damp basement that's only maybe in the mid-60s to 70 temperature-wise, start running an air conditioner there that's getting rid of heat, and pretty soon you can't remove anymore moisture because your air temperature is getting colder (naturally increasing the relative humidity). And, the air emerging from the a/c is now only a few degrees cooler than the air going in, so there isn't much moisture being removed there either. This same thing occurs if it's a damp day and you run a/c to dehumidify the house. Because you're only cooling the air, it can only be dehumidified to the extent that it, a) needs to be cooled, and b) can increase in temperature after emerging from the a/c system. The bottom line is that precise control of indoor relative humidity is hard with normal mechanical equipment that's available to consumers. But here are a few things to keep in mind: First, a dehumidifier is good only where you can use some heat. They're going to add to the air an amount of heat exactly equal to the power they use, so if you buy a 900-way dehumidifier it's going to add about 3,000 btu of heat to your space. Do you want that heat? If you're also running air conditioning probably not. In cool, weather, or in a place that's normally damp such as a basement, yes - the heat is wanted and it also helps dehumidify. Second, the best way to control humidity with air conditioning systems is with low-capacity equipment running a high percent of the time. You can do this with a variable-capacity compressor, or if you want to do it on the cheap you can supplement your central a/c with a 5,000 btu window unit running constantly. (Combined with raising the thermostat setting of the main system so the window unit does more of the cooling, especially at high-humidity, lower-temperature times such as nights and rainy days.) The key is, keep removing moisture while cooling less....See MoreHelp me style this dress, please
Comments (118)OK, so we have people do notice and judge what you wear, and you should wear what makes you feel good about yourself. But put those two together and, as long as you are within some norm of appropriateness, people may notice but not remember much and their judgments, if any, will be mild and unexpressed. But if you dress beyond the norm for age/size/occasion/etc then recognize that you will get a higher level of attention and will face more judgment. If that makes you uncomfortable, then the outfit will too. I still remember my cousin's daughter (17 at the time?) who wore a dress to her GF's funeral...met her for the first time there... that was cut so low and so tight on top, that I remember nothing else except spending the whole time hoping she wouldn't sneeze and have a wardrobe malfunction. I don't remember anything about her, but I sure remember that dress! If she wanted attention, she got it, but maybe not the kind she expected. And like the diamond on paisley, I don't even remember the 'diamond'. A good outfit will make you shine, not the outfit. However, when it comes to putting together an interesting outfit, Stacy & Clinton had a mantra of "color, pattern, texture, shine" ...having some of each in an outfit will make it interesting. And my wardrobe was getting very boring with all the solids...a hangover from the formal business world I think...and now I find myself using scarves or printed tops to make it more interesting and casual....See MoreJules
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