Should we install a shower grab bar if we don't need it now?
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Comments (17)I snip off all the spent spikes in the beginning of the season, but it gets tedious. Maybe I should just cut "way" back next season. It doesn't bloom much after the snipping...just a few flowers here and there. I've heard it blooms til frost, but it just mildews for me. It's living in a good half day sun (morning and then some afternoon). What am I doing wrong? Mindy - I've not had slugs that I can see on mine. What other plants do you have surrounding the May Nights?...See MoreWe Don't Need No Floor Joists
Comments (3)Had a similar issue in my bathroom -- although much older. Had a claw foot cast iron tub and cast iron vent stack too. The floor joists had been almost completely cut through in a couple of places - and a couple of the remaining joists cracked. I had to sister in additional joists. You may be able to add a joist on the back side of the intact joist. Even if you were only able to add a section on the back of that that extended 3 ft either direction and was glued and screwed to the existing it would provide significant additional support....See MoreThings we don't need to buy?
Comments (67)Bumblebeez, your first sentence is kind of an interesting comment to make in a Money Saving Tips Forum! LOL I'll address some of your questions. As far as the cleaning ability, of course it depends on the formula but people who have used it reports it works as well as name brands (with the possible exception of enzyme detergents), and why wouldn't it? It's made from the same types of ingredients. I'm not claiming it's identical but washing soda and soap are in virtually every detergent. Same goes for the smell unless you expect it to have a chemical smell and you can put additives in there for that if you like. Personally I wash clothes to remove stench rather than put stench into them. Oh and is it good for the washer, well, depends on how you define "good" for the washer, but it's laundry detergent so if you're suggesting that it would damage the washer, you can be assured it will not. I should add that there's a lot of chemistry involved in laundry and the combination of detergent formula, machine, cycle, type of soiling, amount of soiling and even water makes a big difference in laundry results. And btw, few have quit using the homemade once they started using it. There's been a couple who decided it was more convenient to buy but usually when they get it for the right price. Or they keep a special formula for certain things. As far as cost, some of the recipes I looked at before weren't cost-effective for me so I didn't make it. I do have a recipe now that is essentially washing soda, borax, soap and baking soda which would compare quite favorably. "But then how would I get those big boxes of detergent home from the store?" Not everyone in this country has a car but somehow they get the laundry detergent home. Possibly by walking, taking a bus, a cab, or have it delivered... or maybe make their own? ;) I will agree with you that I enjoy having a vehicle. I don't drive new vehicles often and it's not a status symbol for me. Often I've thought it would be nice to not have one and when you think about the costs it could be very cost-effective for many people to get rid of their cars. But it's a choice that people make. Some like to make their own detergent and they do it for a variety of reasons. Some do it because it does save them money. Some do it and don't save much but do it to have it without the additives they don't like. Some do it as a hobby or as a "self-sufficiency" type thing. Some people will butcher a whole animal themselves, freeze it, etc, and some would think that they should just buy it at the store prepackaged. That would not be cost-effective for me, but for some it is. "It's one thing to choose to save money by not having a car and air conditioning but seriously, what is more important?" There's no one answer to that question. That's the purpose of the thread I believe. There's a lot of people who simply cannot afford a/c and a car (or a car with a/c! LOL) To many of them, food, clothing and shelter are more important. I'm not going to challenge the "veracity" comment, since I think perhaps you just misused the word. I see no reason why people would lie about it. I don't think you were trying to say that though. Mind if I ask what types of things you try to save money on?...See MoreInstalling towel\grab bars and hooks in a tile shower
Comments (14)here is my link to my reveal several years ago. http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/3333818/my-west-bathroom-reveal-from-project-in-2013-to-2014?n=15 apparently the link in the tread to show my pics doesn't work any longer :/ I'll see what I can do to that. here is the floor with the shower pan. The Hydroban wall moisture barrier is not showing any longer, its under the shower tiles: Read the reveal text that I linked above. It will tell all about everything I used in this bath remodel: Floor with unfinished vanity, across from the shower. There are 2 doors into this room, the one you see here and on the other side of the room facing this door. Its my bathroom hallway, lol: Have to show my laundry center, across from the toilet. My beloved Miele washer and dryer:...See Morejayco
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