How do you determine "how much" you can build?
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Comments (29)Right now, I need a sump pump...and I live on a hill. More rain in the forecast, too. The weather pattern has changed here - normally an El Nino year means severe drought in Oklahoma. Not this season anyway. With our normally semi-dry to dry summers, I use the garden hose to water EVERY day in most areas and every other day in other areas that prefer dryer conditions. We have our own well, so I can also use the sprinkler without ill affects on my plants. It is just like rain water. The birds, butterflies, bees and amphibians love it too. When I hand water, the birds follow me from tree to tree, so I spray up into the trees and they chirp and sing for me. The occasional tortoise will come out of hiding for a long, cool drink, too. I set the mister on the tropicals and water-loving ferns etc. to keep them happy. This takes all day. I use soaker hoses under my veggies when it is very hot and very dry to prevent scorching and so the water will get down deep where the nutrients are and encourage deep roots. For under my Phlox and roses, &etc., I screw on a fan sprayer and let it run slowly, gently and deeply under them to prevent leaf-scorch, and do this as often as needed. I even water in the winter if it is a dry winter. Soil heave (freeze, thaw, freeze, thaw) is terrible here in Okie, and in dry winters this will kill plants and even small trees and shrubs. And of course, potted plants need a drink just about every day in the summer. That is how I have to do it here to keep mine alive year round. ~Annie...See MoreHow much do you think it costs you to embroider something?
Comments (5)In the long run, it will cost you less, not to mention you can expand your horizons with other designs and fonts. If you machine came with an embroidery unit and hoop, then you can do machine embroidery so you might have to spend some quality time with that machine feature. What model Bernina do you have? People with your model machine can help you with the type of software you will need (might save you money there as the software is expensive and can't be returned once opened should you get the wrong software) or may have some tips and tricks to help with your projects. The other things not mentioned are embroidery needles and different sized hoops. The needles aren't too bad, the hoops can get expensive. At sewingworld.com, there is a whole section for machine embroidery and also a tab for Bernina in the machines section that might answer many of your questions...just be sure to give them your Bernina model number so you will get exact answers instead of helpful general comments....See MoreHow do you determine what size is right?
Comments (3)Hi mcdaisymom, We too, are in Texas (Arlington( and just finished with the whole pool design thing. Will sign contract Monday and get on the schedule to re-route some electric that runs thru our yard and get on dig schedule. We did not know what size to go with either. We have never built a pool before and had no concept of how many gallons or SF. We just had an idea of what we wanted. Diving pool, grotto, tanning ledge and volleyball area. We also had the pool area master plan drawn up - things we would like to do in the future, so we did not have to tear out in order to add. Then we held our breath. Amazingly, the whole master plan came back at a price we thought the pool alone would cost. In the end, we did have some other related expenses-like the re-routing of electricity-which costs $1761 (no quoted in pool price) and we are going with pavestone decking to tie into our existing patio (pool co. does not do pavestone) which is an added expense and more expensive than the exposed aggregage decking-so we eliminated some accessories to the pool, like a fire pit, that we can always add later. Really talk about what you want in a pool and then discuss with the builders you get bids from. Go with the whole master plan and then add or delete as necessary. Good luck...See MoreHow much did you put away before considering building?
Comments (46)For what it is worth, and it is worth exactly what you are paying for it, I would build sooner rather than later. Right now interest rates are just so low, most people think they have to come up soon. Right now according to what I can find, Asheville Savings Bank is charging about $4.70 per thousand financed. So a $320,000 loan will run you about $1,504; a 1% increase (which many say a 2% increase is inevitable) will run run you $5.29 per thousand or $1,693. While that might not seem a whole lot of difference, it really is. In fact, it is a 12.5% increase in payment. A 2% rate jump takes you up to $5.92/$1,000 or $1,894 per month. My advice would be sooner rather than later. However, before you go act on this advice, I am personally of the minority opinion that rates will stay low a while longer. The EU has to raise their rates with the U.S. or we can't do it and right now the E.U. essentially has negative interest rates. Again, this is my opinion, many people think the increases will happen sooner....See Morevirgilcarter
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