Help designing my balcony please! I’m clueless.
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nicole_laurencia
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Hmmm, just realized I'm clueless - please help
Comments (3)Tastefully, Let me tell you my plans in a similar situation & same zone. I currently have plants throughout my house under 27 shoplights. By this weekend with moderating temps I'll need to make room for the next generation of seedlings by moving many plants to greenhouses. I will heat the greenhouses at night to keep plant from freezing. but the daytime events are as critical. When first moving plants from artificial light to direct sunlight they need a period of modified light adjustment...much like us going onto the beach in Florida after residing in cloudy north all winter. I place them under benches or keep moving them out of direct sunlight and mist them often if leaves start to wilt. They almost always will recover as the sun sets. The hardening process will usually only take a few days to a week. Often plants may be injured by transporting greater distances outside when temperatures are below freezing or in windy weather so minimize exposure by waiting for the right time to move plants. Try to have your heating and ventilation system in operation a day or more before moving plants into the greenhouse so you can trust it to perform. Monitor the temperatures and condition of your plants frequently during their first few days(and nights) in the greenhouse. Listen to weather forecasts and make a disaster plan that may be a simple as moving everything back to your basement/livinroom/bedroom for a few nights....See MoreA/C Advice please - I'm clueless
Comments (6)Dual Fuel means installing a heat pump outside instead of a AC only unit - i.e. the "fuel" is electric, the gas becomes the backup source. It is not as important if you are on natural gas, but worth considering anyway IMO. It may only add a few hundred dollars to the job, but could provide you with substantial heating cost savings in addition to the new cooling system. Refrigerant lines need to be flushed or replaced when switching refrigerants, which you should be doing (your existing system uses Freon, which is being phased out, most new systems use R410A, aka Puron). They need to make sure the lines are the right size too. Replacing the furnace may not be needed - just understand that you won't get anywhere near 17 or 21 SEER without a variable speed fan available in the higher end models today. Fixing the leak is always an option too. It could extend the life for a few more years. If you plan on being in the house forever, then it makes sense to really evaluate your usage and energy costs to see what the best path is for your unique situation. A good salesperson should help you with this, but it sometimes takes calling several companies to find the person willing to take the extra time....See Moreoh man please help....i'm clueless Ipe? What and how? whew
Comments (1)Post another pic, zoom in close up on the grain, show the end grain also. This is not Ipe. Ipe will not hold a finish with a sheen like that. It looks to me like T&G flooring, which should never be used outside....See MoreI’m clueless about area rugs - please help!
Comments (12)Since they're the same size, you could place the two sofas facing each other. (So, rotate the one with its back to the breakfast dining area.) Then, maybe an 8x10 rug perpendicular to the fireplace, with at least the front legs of the sofas on the rug. Coffee table between the two sofas. Are you adding any additional pieces of furniture? A pair of side chairs might be nice, with a small drink table between. Or, if you keep the sofas positioned as shown, I'd probably add a lounge chair, as the previous owners did....See MoreKim in PL (SoCal zone 10/Sunset 24)
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