njoasis, Good observation, I notice they have grown huge compared to the small one gallon size they were in the early Spring. They are equivelant to the $300 size you see on the chilly palm tree site. I found them knocked over and neglected in a Lowes and the manager gave me two of them discounted for $3 each. They were bought in Florida when I drove down last year and we drove them back up. Believe or not I felt God told me NOT to buy the bigger expensive palms that I wanted and to buy the small ones. I had no idea these would grow so fast. Butiaman (Randy) told which butias they were - Yatays. I was not sure but the tag was clear; that they were butias and grow the edible fruit. I like to grow plants that friut and palms - so you can imagine these being cold hardy were on the top of my list. I winter them in the cool to warm greenhouse (pictured above)where they do add to their trunk width at the base during the winter in that environment. This may set them up for strong leaf growth when it gets warmer. I fertilize in the Spring and summer only. I notice they like clay pots; it may be the aeration. Hey Randy, We broke a record high here yesterday of 67* and today may reach 66*. I am not surprised you are in the 70s. That is whats great about living in the deep south - quick warm-ups. The tropical air is close by and gets pulled up even in the winters by strong pressure systems. Thanks for to encouragement.

It's typically a good idea to have bracing against the basement walls on the inside and the floor framing done before backfilling. The pour itself should sit for a week or so before floor framing/bracing dependent on your area. If it's still wet and cold in your location, a longer period of time should be allowed before proceding. Make sure you have a bulletproof waterproofing system/ drainage plane planned for the exterior basement walls before backfill.

Those percentages add up to 32% The breakdown seems overly complex, especially if you left out the other 68% list. When I do jobs, it's a simple four payment schedule, 25% each payment. I would check into that "law". It sounds like BS. Ron

Mine is 48 x 60". I didn't think you had room for anything more than 36" or 42" as shown in the first plan. I can't really tell for sure, but is your fridge on the end of the run on the right? Sorry, but that's terrible, especially with that island that is more of a challenge to get around. And if you think you'll fit seating on that side of the island, I'm afraid you'll be aggravated and disappointed. 39" for the aisle is 21" short of what's recommended to have seating backing up to cabinets that you'll want to access while people might be in the seats. I'm not a huge fan of upper corner cabinets hanging up there on their own, so would rather have it just be flat into the corner facing one way or the other...But I can see it balances the one on the other side, so I'm not sure what I'd do in that case...Probably not do diagonal faced cabinet in that corner either, but that may just be my personal preference. The sink and stove runs both look closer to what you'd wanted...But the fridge location and island shape seem to be big problems. I'd go back to the original island orientation and still would move that fridge toward the back wall, with it first in that line of tall cabs instead of last, so it lines up better with the work aisle.