LOL Both of you. I'm still trying to figure out "ALL THE CLUES" LOL I have no idea the what any of the answers to any of the clues are, Oh one was "Heart." Still trying. Dorothy

4. It is my understanding that vinyl or fiberglass inserts will result in (quite substatial) glass loss. While I am not concerned much about the glass itself, I AM concerned about the overall looks. Would that look a little wierd? I think this depends on the windows. I installed Andersen Woodwright inserts but my downstairs windows are 39" wide and I haven't found the glass loss to be an issue. However there is a house in the area that has very narrow (maybe 18"?) windows and they installed vinyl inserts and it looks very odd to me from the outside.

You'll also see cotton balls used for the same purpose, which are trickier, especially for white roses. I DQ'ed a bloom last year for a forgotten cotton ball!

Awful nice of you to ask. I got with a local drafter (who I didn't realize hand draws) and came up with a close but still somewhat flawed plan. It is done to the level to get a more complete estimate on a build. I stopped short of trying to figure out the biggest problem with kitchen and dining area. Just sort of gave up, I liked the rest. But it remains a problem. I will have to hire someone to redraw if I figure it out. Generally its a pretty standard small ranch. I am trying to pack in as much future flexibility as possible but of course there are always ramifications. I wanted a potential future buyer to have the option of a second bathroom and bedroom upstairs, meanwhile I could use for storage (this will be on a crawl space) . This resulted in a 12 12 pitch which I'm concerned about making the house look top heavy. (Although I do love the scandanavian look of a high pitch they are usually on two stories). Since it was a single bathroom I sacrificed some space elsewhere to make it a little bigger. I thought about a double vanity but I'm single. So I did a single sink in the bathroom but the linen closet could be removed and a double vanity put in if someone down the road really wanted it. I would love a walk in shower since I never take baths but, oh well. I would like to do something with the "front" windows. The double hung thing blocks the view. Don't know what my options are though. Biggest problem, Kitchen/Dining area (as in there is none) I love a big living room, and don't care for traffic patterns through it. So the kitchen ended up where most would put the living room. Which makes the kitchen both have wasted space but not enough space for an eat in dining room. So there is no place to eat, not even a counter bar. In the summer one could use the porch. This is the biggest problem and I don't know how to fix without making the whole house bigger (200 a sq foot) or doing a bump out which sort of defeats the idea of a simple cheaper rectangle to build. Looking at it and how its just your basic standard little ranch its sort of amazing how long it took to get here. The front is cut off but its the same, a double hung on the other side of the slider which is in the middle