Need help choosing outdoor fixtures for MCM home
jakabedy
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Comments (44)Carol, have you taken a white plastic bag and stuffed it to the size of the Possini Chandelier I posted, and hung it to see visually how it will look? It's 28" high. If your ceiling is 11', and you hang that chandy with approx 20" of chain, the light itself will be between 7 and 7.5 ft off the floor - a good height for an entry chandy. The fixture takes 6 60watt bulbs - more light than your old fan put out for sure. You definitely want to have a dimmer on this fixture. And I agree with BusyBee that sconces in this area will be definite overkill. I'd save the sconce budget for places that you'll want other lighting. If you're still undecided you can have the electrician run the wiring and bury it in the wall where you would like sconces, and not put a hole in the drywall. If you find later that you still want the sconces you can add them without any more trouble than opening up the hole in the drywall and accessing wiring....See MoreWhich exterior light fixtures fit house style? Please help me choose
Comments (40)Well, we ordered our coach lights today. We will soon order some for the back of the house. Here is what we chose. I appreciate the assistance given. The one below is for the front of the house. It is in oil rubbed bronze -- much browner than in the picture. We ordered two larger ones to go beside the front door, and 3 medium ones (2 on either side of garage door, an one at the garage man door). We concluded that we need coach lights that did not extend too far (not deep ones), so we had to go a different direction. These lights have built in LED lights. The lights are made by Artcraft. Here is the ones we are ordering for the back of the house. There are 4 total along the back which is all one plane (not jogs out)....See Moreheating MCM tiny home - advice needed!
Comments (89)@creekgirl, you wrote 'tuckpointing'? Do you mean pointing the brickwork on the chimney? Well, shortform on fireplace - in old-style fireplace venting through standard chimney, as someone wrote above, very inefficient as draws in cold air, plus pollution in the house, there are safety issues, etc. And if the damper is not working well, you might be losing warm air all the time, even when not in use. You'd get the pointing done if the existing chimney was in bad shape, but not clear if that's the issue or would be enough (chimney rebuild?). If you're renting it out, do you want to deal with all those issues? You could put a fireplace insert in the fireplace spot - basically a wood stove - which often now requires direct air from outdoors - and they'd most likely run a metal chimney through the existing. Better in most respects but still, it has to be operated correctly with good quality wood; do you want this in a rental unit? Or a gas fireplace (closed, venting through the chimney) is possible, but would it be worth it to have another gas appliance for what might only be occasional use? Keep in mind that depends on other heat. For a relatively small place, a good fireplace might be nice to have, but may kick out a lot of heat. This is before even considering the code issues. By all means get it looked at, but it might not be worth it, and easier to close up the chimney entirely. I know a lot of people with fireplaces and fireplace inserts who use them rarely (like once or twice a year) or not at all. (Note you may need the chimney to be looked at even if you're not planning on using - just to check for water damage/structural stability - but it's a different level of work if not planning on using it)....See MoreHelp!! Need help in choosing paint for doors and trim on house, garage
Comments (21)I love the sage green trim around the lighter front door, RL Location!!! I guess I like the green and brown as those are the colours of my Dad's house in Maine and it looks so great in its surroundings. Classic is classic for a reason! I think the green trim would really complement everything. Sorry about the windows. I hope you didn't find my comment insulting as I didn't mean it that way. There are pains and stains for vinyl windows, btw, but I've never used them so no experience....See Morejakabedy
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