What IS this thing??!! It doesn't die no matter what we do?
I'm not sure this is the right forum to post but I know there are a lot of knowledgable people answering on here so I figured I'd try here first. So this 'thing' is growing on my fence /property line and climbs/wraps around anything that's relatively close...we have tried many times to kill it only because of its aggressive nature. I like the little bit of privacy it offers in the warmer months..but like I said it get really out of control and my neighbors hate it! It was here when I bought the house and I've dealt with it when it gets crazy, but I just planted a bunch of huge azalea bushes and I worry this thing will make its way over to them and end up choking them out? Please help me identify this...also note, I just 'pruned' this because it started wrapping around my pool deck banisters
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gardenweed_z6a
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Size doesn't matter !?
Comments (6)Lisa, so do I, but I have heard somewhere, there is an intermediate link Deuterocohnia scapigera, (former Abromeitiella) which has a kind of 'scape' that's the reason why some taxonomist lumped Abromeitiella into Deuterocohnia. BTW, I found an interesting viviparous characteristic, this long-stalked Deut. brevispicata can produce small plants from each node on its peduncle....See MoreWhat would you do (re: custom vanity that doesn't fit)?
Comments (5)oh, sailor, I am soooo sorry to hear this. I can so totally sympathize. We paid a lot for our custom cabinetry in our master bathroom, and we, too, were really dissatisfied. In our case, the issues were not as bad, or more fixable. The vanity itself has sides that are a lighter wood, side drawer slides rather then bottom slides, and the drawer wood isn't well-matched for grain as I'd hoped. However, none of those things is explicitly WRONG (aside from the drawer glides, I'd specified under-mount), just "not as nice as I expected"... so we let those go. The cabinetmaker was a really nice young man with a sweet family and we liked him, so we just decided it was "good enough". The small wall cabinet over the toilet, though, had the shelf holes mis-drilled so that the shelves were crooked. We DID make him take that back are rebuild it for us, at his own expense. Assuming your cabinetmaker was made clearly aware of things like not running into the window trim, toekick heater, etc before he started, then he should fix them at his own expense. He took his own measurements, he wasn't working solely from your plans. If some of those issues were vague, and you just assumed he knew, but weren't super clear, then he might have reason to resent redo. (On our master vanity, I'd just "assumed" that the cabinetmaker would use matching wood for the sides, and try to match the wood grain on the drawers. It seemed obvious enough that I didn't think to specify. But since I hadn't, I didn't feel I could fault him too badly. Especially since our design was pretty unusual for this area -so spare and modern- and he had only built traditional cabinetry before...) Anyway, my heart goes out to you. I totally understand the renovation fatigue and depression. You plan and plan for so long... making sure every detail is thought out and carefully designed, and then you just want to give up when these sorts of issues arise. I don't know if you followed our master bathroom reno but it dragged into months and months with all the problems we had. Hang in there, it'll be finished soon, and you'll enjoy it for a long time!...See MoreI'm Beginning to Think Brand Just Doesn't Matter
Comments (18)I have only discovered this forum recently, so not at all aware of the poor reviews on Viking ranges. I bought my 30" dual fuel Viking range over 10 years ago, and it will be going into my new kitchen. I initially had some trouble w/ the heating element. It was under warranty and Viking covered all the replacements and extended the warranty. It's been fine otherwise and I bake alot. I am very pleased w/ the gas cooktop. Since I have had a good relationship w/ Viking as a company and the product itself, I have nothing bad to say about them. I have a bottom freezer KA fridge , that I estimate at 8 or 9 years old. Never had ANY issues w/ it. LOVE the bottom freezer and will probably always have that arrangement. I have a Bosch DW less than 1 year old that I am very pleased with. This kitchen is open to our family room and quiet operation was high on the priority list. We barely hear it running, just a faint swishing sound . I DO pre-rinse, so have no problems w/ dishes coming out clean. SO in addition to my newer DW, the other appliances are going into my new kitchen. In time I suppose my Viking will die, and I will cross that bridge when the time comes. Beside the Viking I am not brand motivated. Bought the KA fridge due to bottom freezer and good pricing. The Bosch DW was a no brainer. My favorite appliance store was selling a few floor models and I got it for about half price. Good luck in the selection process. I know from my experience in making decisions for my remodel I wavered thru parts and was decisive in other aspects. Sometime you just have to stop the research, decide and then live w/ the decision....See Morewall cap flap doesn't close completely - does it matter???
Comments (6)The damper at the hood isn't going to seal tight and keep insects out (critters, maybe). I was so frustrated with the crappy plastic flaps in my VAH that I made stainless ones a few months ago and traded them out. Even these aren't an extremely tight fit- better but not perfect. At least I can hear the satisfying clunk of them shutting when I turn the hood off now. I know my Mom has a re-badged VAH (by Viking) from the early 90's that has metal dampers. I'm not sure what they're doing now. Seems silly for a $2k hood to put $0.50 worth of damper in there. If I was starting from scratch, I would want a screen and a functioning damper on the wall/roof cap. Wouldn't want to depend on the dinky plastic damper as my only way to keep my hot/cold air in the house (and everything else out)....See More
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