Considering the reasons for my having been berated in the past ... ... I think that I'd better keep quiet on this one. o j

Ok, I don't think it looks bad. Frankly I don't really know what my preference would be anyway. If you do it significantly lower I think it would look weird. The builder may have thrown out the $2500 price to make you go away. However, I don't see this as all that hard to correct if it is really just that 1 gable. 1) the clapboard siding would not have to come off the house unless it has some sort of weird install method, its normally done from the bottom up. 2) the shakes might have to all come off, but generally they are tougher and most likely could be reinstalled. I would gather it would take 1 person who knew what they were doing less than a day to fix it to whatever you want. problem is, once you tell them this is where you want it, it is your problem, not an install issue.

My poor neighbor got pepper burns when she was doing some canning. I think she then used ice on it, along with trying everything else, and she ended up with frostbight. She had no one to call, until I got home and then we went to the emergency room. I know she can take a lot of pain, but the peppers had her crying. I learned at that time to never risk it and always use gloves now when canning and cutting several of them. Sue

Hello and happy spring to everyone! I've spent the past few months reading through the comments on the 'container soils- water movement and retention' posts and I have to say thank you to everyone for sharing their knowledge and passion. I learn something new here every day, and am excited to join in this community. I am going to be making both the Gritty Mix and 5-1-1 this weekend, and want to make sure I have all the information absolutely correct. So far I have screened Repti-Bark with 3/8 inch screen to remove the bigger pieces, and a 1/8 inch screen to remove the fines. I'll be using Manna-Pro chicken grit, and Napa 8822 and am wondering if I need to sift the grit, and with the Napa floor dry only using my smallest screen to remove dust. For the 5-1-1 mix I have sphagnum peat and perlite (plus the bark) dolomite lime, and a 5-1-1 fish fertilizer. I'm not sure about how I add the lime and fertilizer, am I wetting the mix, etc. I've been reluctant to ask for help, but I want to get this right!