Okay, so the branch really did need to be pruned back. And yes, citrus are amazing resilient plants. Let me give a little hope. Here is a rather rare citrus, an Ortanique tangor that I had to dig up from the ground in order to save it. I suspected it was slowly being killed by Phytophthora. I really thought it was done for. It was severely chlorotic, slowly dying. I had to rinse off the poor roots, and then re-pot and do a lot of praying (and hovering, root stimulus with low nitrogen fertilizers, proper water, special medium, I pulled out all the stops): Here is the same little tree, about 14 months later: So, be patient, take good care of your little tree, and it will look completely different in a year! Patty S.

The buttons would have surprised me too, I don't think you could have anticipated that. I don't find fresh berry juices to be a problem but I do try to wash the same day dirtied. I picked wild blackberries in a white 100% cotton sweatshirt yesterday. Tide HE, hot, and sparkling clean this morning, no soak.

Yes. We went on a two week cruise. The dogs were at boarding. During this time, the remediation company did the tear out, repair and replacement. It worked out beautifully. We had used this company previously. So, we had a pretty good idea of their work standard. I'm a control freak and they met my comfort level. Prior to departure, I had a meeting with the foreman. We discussed the project thoroughly. I placed an order on file with their preferred tile supplier in advance. I also left the tile setter a document with illustrations explaining what I wanted. They texted me pictures of the progress. It went really well. They did a great job with clean up. I couldn't be happier. We decided to go with a reduced project. We did not get into changing the countertop or flooring. We didn't get into the bath surround, either. When they did the tear out, it would appear that we discovered the leak very quickly. The Advantech flooring base had gotten wet, but was not soaked, or damaged. The tile setter advised us to keep it in place. He was afraid if he cut it out and replaced it, we would have cracking around the base walls very quickly. The material appeared to be in really good condition. We went with his recommendation. What we ended up doing was trimming the entry surround in the same manner as the other doorways in the room. Originally, the surround was made of tile. I thought the transition to a different tile would be too jarring. Thus, the doorway trim and base trim in wood painted to match the rest of the room. I think it works. I only have two complaints. One, the shower seat is narrower than it was before. It's really not much of a seat anymore. But, it works as a shelf and place to shave your legs. Two, the new tile wasn't quite as thick as the old tile and the shower door doesn't seal quite as tightly as before. It's acceptable, but not perfect. I had them take down the huge sconces over the tub and not replace them. I'm going to buy new ones to replace the old ones. I'm going to apply Rub and Buff to the lights above the sinks to tie them all together. The biggest improvement was the removal of the gross green walls. We painted them Sherwin Williams 2017 Creamy. It's a huge improvement. It's amazing what a coat of the right paint can do to update a room. Why did I not go for a full renovation? We have decided that our tenure in this house is only around five years. It didn't make sense to pour a lot of money into the bath. We would never get it out when we go to sell. This is plenty good enough and very functional. New doorway surround and paint job. New tile. We kept the old shower door, grab bars and shower controls The tile is a 12"x4" white porcelain subway tile with a bit of a relief. It doesn't get any simpler than hexagonal tile in white with white grout. We used an upgraded white grout that does not mildew throughout.

I used a reputable company to "polyurea" my garage floor, and they ground the concrete before they started adding anything to it. They also took moisture readings to ensure it was suitable as well. The company I used was not cheap. But they've been in business for decades and they give a lifetime warranty on the floor. I chose them after several neighbors used them and were pleased with their floors. I looked at their floors in person, and not one showed any signs of wear - and this was after years of use.