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Comments (2)I can lick my elbow. Thanks everybody for doing what I didn't think to do!...See Morehand held and rain shower questions
Comments (13)Height of the rainshower head? I'd bring it down no lower than about 12" above the height of the tallest user. It can be a bit lower, but try to stay at least 8" above the top of the tallest user's head. Depending on the style of head you're using, 18" to 24" extension will work fine. Most true rainshower heads will not perform well unless they are installed parallel to the floor. So installing them on an angle, as they might be when coming out of a wall? You'll get some "rain" and some "dribble". There are hybrid rainshower heads that are designed to replace a standard head coming out of a wall, but they're not true rainshower heads. They usually have fewer holes to give a more forceful spray. They are "in between" heads. I've not heard of cleaning problems with metal hoses. I suppose hard water could bring that into play. I do recommend getting a hose long enough so that you can use the head to wash down all surfaces in the shower. You can also get additional head hanging brackets, they're only a few dollars each, so you can mount a bracket to hold the head at knee height for shaving legs, etc. Metal versus plastic? Some metal heads are cheesey, some plastic heads are fabulous. I've showered in all types of settings, from razor sprays that are painful to the gentlest of rainshowers. From one shower head to full-blown 24 head spa setups that make you feel like you're in a car wash. When I built my own shower, there were no limitations. My wife had carte blanche, we had no budget. All we did was we put in two heads on two valves. A 12" overhead rainshower, it was about $100 for the head. On the wall I installed a Grohe Top4 Relaxa head on a vertical wall bracket. I'm 6'4", my wife is 5'1". The head is easy to slide up and down as required. It can also be taken off the clip to be used as a hand held. I installed another bracket lower on the wall for my wife to use when shaving her legs. She can sit on a teak bench and clip the Top4 head into that bracket while she does that. I have two separate on/off supply valves, one for the overhad and one for the handheld. They can be run independently or simultaneously. They are simple valves, Temptrol. It's an excellent valve that will never cause problems. $100 for the rainhead, I think it was around $175-$200 for the entire Grohe setup, the Top4 head, the bar, the extra long hose, etc, about $200 for the two Temptrol valves. $500 for the whole shebang. No regrets. In a tub/shower combo, a rainshower head could be brought to the ceiling. There are plumbing kits that have chromed or other finish tubing that can be surface mounted on the wall to bring the water to an overhead rainhead. But mounting a rainshower head on a typical angled arm coming out of the wall? You might not get good water flow out of that. I have installed in-the-wall plumbing so that a rainshower head could come out of the ceiling in a standard tub/shower surround. The setups have had the standard wall tub filler and wall shower valve setup, I've usually installed a diverter valve so the water could come out of the wall shower head or the overhead rainshower head. Nothing ghastly about that at all. I would not have just a rainshower head as your only head. As other have mentioned, it's a very gentle flow of water, and does not do a good job of penetrating hair to rinse out shampoo. Mongo...See MoreI'm At the Rummage Sale
Comments (10)My gosh! When I hold a rummage sale, I'll make sure to call YOU Sue! You can feed us! You have such good luck with rummage sales, I'm so glad for you. I went to our favourite greenhouse and bought some flower pots that were on a sale, and a little plant with my gift card that DH gave me last year. Hopefully I'll get another one this year! ;-) Mom also gave me some flower pots as an early birthday gift if you remember the thread. Did I say I love flower pots? I've looked through some recipes and am going to try making homemade granola. I love the cereals, and found one I like that isn't too sweet. So I'm trying my hand at one. Hopefully I'll like it. Cloudy and cool, so it's a good day to stay in now and cook....See MoreWant to grow Yolande d'Aragon
Comments (40)Sheila, thank you again for pointing the natural way. I am drawn to gardens that flow naturally, without any obvious imposed structure. I am so happy that people who visit say they instantly feel peaceful and transported when they enter my garden space. Something like an obelisk could never be my thing. In this case I want YdA to bloom as much as possible for the fragrance so wanted to wind the young canes around a tripod/obelisk. Erasmus' comment as well Jerijen mentioned that as being doable and works for some. The last half hour I spent looking at pictures of YdA on the WWW and yours. I think I will just start by giving it space as you say. Its such a shame a lot of people say YdA does not bloom much for them. But I am the eternal optimist. Maybe I will try to grow one MIP around a tripod. Thank you Vap and svetilda helping me understand!...See Morevee_new
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