I've added a link to one of the photos below. Instead of changing materials, I'd either add more of the same concrete, or have the existing concrete resurfaced if possible to blend with a new pour. Or maybe the new areas could be concrete in smaller sized blocks or stamped with a pattern, but the same color. I'd leave some planting pockets along the fence where the stone is now, so you can put in something to soften and break up the fence. I'd use a privacy fence on the back and side, so you don't have your neighbors ogling you while to relax poolside. Not a "stockade" but a solid board, or one with smallish spaces between the boards. Here is a link that might be useful:

Someone mentioned ppl not posting. I hope nothing is wrong to stop a person that I sent to in CA from posting. If there isn't a reason, I think it is so disppointing to NOT post that you at least received. (If you are ill I am sorry post when you can) It is nice to acknowlegde at least you received whether you list what you got or not, although I think that is even better listing the seeds as well. GIVE CREDIT to the person for who and WHAT you received. That is just common courtesy, if for some reason you can't post what then at LEAST give credit to whom it was that sent you something. That person didn't have to take their valuable time to send anyone anything but they did and for some it took them HOURS to do it, some even took from their personal stash just so YOU could have a few of YOUR wants too. BE KIND and repay with a thank you to whomever it was you received from, is that too much to ask? OK, off the soap box. PRAYER REQUEST PLEASE: Last night I watched a house just across the highway burn. I don't know the people, they really live across a 4 lane HIGHWAY from me, but the way our place sits we could see the top and part of the front of the home and the flames were so bright coming out of the roof. We heard the sirens and bunches and bunches of Firetrucks swarming their home. I watched for about a minute as my heart went out to that family, and I had to come back in, I am not a gawker of tradegy. It was one of the nicest brick homes in this neighborhood. I don't know how much it burnt, I haven't been able to bring myself to go look today. I just feel for that family, whomever they are. I can't imagine what they lost. I hope everyone got out, I don't know that either. All I know is it broke my heart and I am still having to choke back tears. It is too close to Christmas for this kind of thing to happen. It is terrible. It is bad anytime, but to me losing everything around the Holidays is more so, esp. Christmas time, SO please add this family whomever they are to your pray list. Thank you all, Fran

For the boiler, think of a properly sized supply pipe followed by 3 tees in a row. Let's say you use 1 1/4" supply pipe and the tees are 1 1/4 straight through with a branch off of 3/4" or 1". The smaller pipe would feed a loop on each floor. The return line would be just the opposite. The 3 smaller pipes would run into a 1 1/4" return pipe, also using the same T's. On the supply T's, you'd have a zone valve or pump. Some put the pumps on the return line. You don't say where you live, but a coal boiler would be alot cheaper to run than a pellet boiler. Here are some picture links: http://nepacrossroads.com/download/file.php?id=12140&t=1 http://nepacrossroads.com/download/file.php?id=12453&t=1 http://nepacrossroads.com/download/file.php?id=11157&t=1

We are tweaking it at the same time- so new paint, putting hardwood flooring down which will be a red oak stained w/a dark stain. We do have a feature wall leading into the Master bath that is a brick w/creams, tans, greys, and Browns. I will attempt to show a photo.