Getting ready for puppy. Any pearls of wisdom
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Comments (1)Mine burns in full sun so I give it filtered sun and it looks much better. I have mine in a tall terracotta pot so it can drape over the sides and water it when ever I think about it. It was in full bloom about a month or two ago but the flower stems attracted tons of aphids so I just cut the whole thing back severely. The blooms smell like carnations. Really a very easy plant that doesn't need much care but I am not sure how your high humidity will affect it....See MoreNeed your collective wisdom
Comments (11)Thanks everybody! "Make a counter offer" was my gut reaction but spouse isn't so sure. Keeps saying we should consider doing the fix-up ourselves so that we get to pocket the profit instead of some flipper. But I am soooooo sick of the whole construction thing. I'd rather spend my free time puttering around in my new home that running back and forth into town to supervise subs working on the old house. And, what if another family emergency should come along and whack us? Although I don't think we'd have any problems getting a loan to fix up the house - as I said, we own it free and clear - I'd much rather build back up our cash emergency fund than take on additional debt. So, any advice on negotiating techniques or how to pick a counteroffer number? I don't want to leave any money on the table but, if we're going to take the time to negotiate, I'd rather not scare this buyer off by initially countering with too high a value. A local friend who just got her real estate license suggested that we counter at 20% above their offer. But dearly as I love my friend and knowing that she has our best interests at heart, I also have to recognize that she doesn't really have much experience so may not be giving me the best advice. Can I expect a flipper - who sought US out, and has already made two trips out to see the house and now want to make a third trip on Tuesday to "take more pictures and make some measurements" - to be willing to pay at least the appraised "as is" value? I actually think the appraisal we got is a bit low because one of the comps used was a foreclosure sale which pushed down the avg value by quite a bit. BTW - buyer is saying that this would be a cash sale, closing by Thanksgiving, no realtors involved. And Lyfia - you guessed correctly that this is Austin. I suppose anyone who lives here would have recognized the description. Thanks in advance for all advice....See MoreGetting ready to start putting cabinets up-any words of wisdom!
Comments (13)I use the box to both support the wall cabinet and as a platform to level it in all directions before placing the permanent shims. Base first, walls first is a topic like religion and politics. I was taught bases, about 2/3 of the cabinet installers I know do base the others walls. Reasons. If you are going to run into a problem it will be in the bases. Easier to align walls to bases (meant to say talls) , allows faster time to template. I can then use the box system which makes it far easier to get dead plumb and level, get shims placed properly in relation to screws and not over torque them. (important especially for inset). Lastly I'm short and typically installed solo, no way I could do that with a ledger. I've never damaged a base cabinet but I do protect them. I've also never dropped a wall cabinet. I also use a system of 3" ply strips. Place those along the back and edges of each cabinet. Shim and level those to a whisper above finished floor height. Pin them to the floor. Then bases are dropped in and screwed. Have to carefully plan any exposed end cabinets. While this works best when also putting in a new floor.... I find it so much faster and accurate that I will even cut down the sides of all the bases to have the height needed for the ply. Using a sled for a circular saw and a combination square I can cut ten an hour. It prevents having a land locked shim that needs adjustment. Very useful with really bad floor variation. Alternative is cabs with no sub base and site build it instead. This post was edited by jakuvall on Thu, Dec 11, 14 at 11:15...See MoreGetting ready to remodel the second floor, where to start?
Comments (35)EnergyRater - I guess I would rather have the choice of a material that was non toxic. Just because it is enclosed out of my living space, it still is produced and people working in the production of it are exposed to it, people installing it, people removing it are exposed to it, and then it has to break down into the environment too. So if there is a non toxic choice, that would be my preference. An air tight house is something I’m not sure I agree with. I don’t now enough about it yet. I realize that with an air tight house, it can work if you provide enough ventilation, but I’ve heard of air tight homes that became a hazard. I’m going to have to read up on that more. We are not doing the first floor, so probably we could not make the house air tight, but maybe you mean, if we are going to try for air tight, we may as well do it that way on the upstairs. Part of the second floor is storage under the eaves of the roof. We have a cape. The hallway shares that wall. Thank you ERater… :-)...See MoreRelated Professionals
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