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always1stepbehind
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Comments (3)It sounds like Portulacaria afra, which doesn't tolerate wet feet well at all. Test the plant by moving it side to side to see if it's still secure in the pot. Usually roots rot off the main stem very quickly when they're over-watered and the plant often simply falls over. If you've lost most of the rootage, you'll essentially need to treat the plant as a cutting and hope you can reroot successfully after removing rotted tissues so only sound roots remain. Al...See MoreSurprise! The mirror fell off the wall. Now what?
Comments (20)I always default to framed and was ready to say so but seeing your photo, have to agree think unframed would work better. As mentioned with sinks so close to edge, think narrow space between outer edge of sink and end of counter will look far better if above them was mirror rather than it being the outer frame. Also think framed creates a defining balance and that would work against the backsplash along one side of sink. Also think sinks towards edges works against double mirrors which look best centered over the sink since in your case that would make them mirrors narrow. If sinks were closer to center, that would allow for wider double mirrors.. If you stay with framed, I'd stick with single and flush to the very edges so frames side edges arent close to being above the sinks....See MoreMy kitchen cupboards fell off
Comments (10)I'm glad you got out of your mess ok and saved your sink and yourself (you could have hit your head or broken an arm or something really bad). That would be scary for sure. One thing I have learned, and I will never learn it all, is that even if you don't do the work yourself, don't put blind trust in those who do, even if they are professionals. I try to inform myself as best I can about options, requirements and how the job should be done right. A small example. The plastic molding around the kitchen. It should have been shimmed out or filled in with wood pieces so it would adhere better. It wasn't, so half of that has pulled away. I could probably fix that myself. He (back to your bf) probably missed the studs. The guy who put mine up missed some, not all, and that is why the insurance company gave me a settlement. What I didn't figure out until later is that the end of the wall has the first three or more studs rotted out from water leakage over the years (don't think my ins covers that). I knew there was a small leak, but didn't know it was that expansive. Now the wall needs to be ripped out and redone which is why I've procrastinated so about putting the cupboards back up because of my nerves and the whole countertop, which includes the sink and garbage disposal, and bottom cupboards taken out, wall redone from scratch and new drywall, then put everything back in. I can't handle something major torn up any more, used to do it, no more unless there is no way around it. I've got some tub enclosure sheets cut and duct taped to the huge hole in the wall that was rotting out behind that section of cupboards. By the time I had the second new roof since I have lived here put on, I nagged the roofer about that spot and insisted that they get the valley done right. Now there is an exterior wall just under that spot I paid some workers I got through the local employment office to fix the side of the house, $300. They didn't do it right, and it needs to be redone. I was having a prob with my anxiety over the pounding and stress of it and ended up in the emergency room, so I wasn't able to pay very close attention to that. Sometimes you don't save, and you have to watch the pros, too. Water sometimes gets in there, too. So it seems I just can't win. Well, I think we both should consider ourselves fortunate that it didn't turn out worse. Maybe I'm lucky I didn't have a boyfriend do work for me. The one I did, I paid him for the work, it seemed ok, but he set a closet door crooked! It was so obvious. I unscrewed it, drilled new holes and straightened it myself. But I never could have hinged all those shutter doors together because I just don't have the skills. They didn't hold up very long either. I put a lot of effort into painting them. Get a smarter boyfriend next time :-). Some guys really do know their stuff and take great pride in doing things right. I suppose I'm the kind of person who should not try to own a house with all the maintenance, but I just love my green space and nice neighborhood, so it's kind of a tradeoff. I am not the condo type and just hated it when we lived in rentals. Getting older, eventually I'll probably be forced to make a change. Sorry I went on so long about it. It's my own doing but is a good example of why you should nip a problem in the bud or it will just get worse. I now realize that former owners going how far back I don't know had the same problem because of water stains. I thought just paint over them and everything will be ok. No....See MoreNeed help reinstalling a cabinet door that fell off
Comments (6)My DH was a cabinetmaker. We never used an anchor of any kind.I think it would interfere with door closing all the way. A little bit of wood in the hole,take a toothpick & break it into about 3 pieces. Try 1 piece in hole if still loose use 2 pieces,(they shouldn't stick out of the hole) don't fill the hole as you need to get the screw in & started. I would do 1 top & 1 bottom screw 1st & be sure you can open & close the door before doing the rest of them. Flat toothpicks are easier to use. Can be bought in any grocery store & maybe even 99cent store....See Morecawaps
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