Forgot to add the screen shot!
Jane
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they forgot the 20 year warenty layer
Comments (45)tkme4ard, you actually want a layer of clay at final grade, right up against the foundation and running out 2 or 3 feet. Properly sloped away from the home's foundation and into the landscaping, it works to remove water from the immediate area of the ground to foundation "joint" for lack of a better word. Clay is way more water resistant than fill soil or garden soil, no matter how any of them are graded, You can top that with mulch or river rock or your choice of permeable material and then place your foundation plantings in front of it...say two feet out from the home. You don't plant into it, close to the foundation. As the foundation plantings mature, you begin to not even see the strip. We get rain starting in October and it seems to not stop until June. Temperate rain forest is how my area is described. Demand the clay layer be replaced at completion. One of my first homes, years ago, bought for rental needed the perimeter drains replaced. This was a 1,200 sq ft raised ranch. I dug it by hand, took me two weeks and cost me the cost of pipe. All four sides, four to five feet down. Last year we had another one, hired a contractor, he did it in 4 days and it cost slightly under $15,000. This was a fully buried basement so deeper, they tore everything out, wire brushed the concrete, sprayed the black goop (hey! I didn't do it or I'd know the name), dimple screened it, put in proper perimeter and rain drains, wrapped and drain rocked and filled it, clayed it and graded it. That price includes all new rain goods all around the house as well and its a bit larger home. Looks just like the one I did by hand for probably $300. Just a bed time story for your hubby. Mavc is giving you good advice, btw....See MoreI forgot how...............
Comments (4)Do you mean the background "theme"? If so, click on "Tools", then "Add-ons", click on "Get add-ons", scroll down to "Featured Personas" or "More ways to customize". I think that's what you are looking for. If not, let me know and I will try to think of something else....See MoreAntique Chinese screen. Should we make into a TV screen?
Comments (24)Why would one keep the screen or cabinet door open when not in use. I am of the opinion that television screens are not attractive. Many people go to lengths to hide them including cabinets with lifts that go up or down so the television is not on view when not in use. I deliberately built a cabinet to hold my television during my remodel which acts as a large room divider between my office and the more formal part of my living room. It has what I call a stripper pole television so the television can be viewed from both sides and there are doors on both sides to disguise it when not in use. There is a television on the market which looks like a large frame - literally - and so it displays a piece of art/photo of your choice. So it looks like framed art instead of a television when not in use. My bedroom has a standard wall hung television but that's my private area with the wall visible from the bed. People routinely pull drapes or shades up or down and perform other acts so not sure why shutting a cabinet door is more of an issue. Is this screen in fact a rare antique. There are a lot of reproductions of items or even vintage items that are not particularly valuable and it's not necessarily a blasphemy to alter them from their original purpose. For me, it's solely an economic, functional and aesthetic decision. If the screen isn't worth thousands of dollars why not convert to a use that is both functional and aesthetic....See MoreI totally forgot about my kitchen faucet
Comments (17)Sorry that you cannot unscrew the aerator. Instead of removing, fill a ziplock with some white vinegar and fasten it to the faucet to soak the end. I was concerned about being at a loss for a word a bit ago. It seemed to be happening quite often. Maybe it wasn't. I tend to worry lately. Thankfully, I have no problem expressing myself now. The words are there. Something happened today and my new landscaper probably thinks I am an addled senior. I thought the landscaper was coming today to mulch and weed the garden beds. I had it on my phone's calendar. When I called him, he said the work was scheduled for Monday, May 24. I was baffled that I had the date wrong, so not like me to be wrong about scheduled stuff. Then my husband asked me what day today is. I told him the 21st. Later he told me that he thought it was the 24th because I was expecting the landscaper. He also said that the landscaper had changed the appointment to May 24. Really, who knew or did I forget, not likely that I forgot that. It is also unlikely that I forgot because the work is to be done at the riverhouse. I do long range planning to organize our comings and goings between the riverhouse and home named the woodhouse by my grandchildren. I think that my husband received an email or text from the landscaper informing him about the schedule change and he did not tell me. Whether that is the scenario or not, this version of it's not me makes me feel better....See Morejane__ny
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