Thanks for your thoughts and comments! We are also downsizing from a traditional 4700 sq ft house (with formal living/dining) to 3600 sq ft with a great room design, so it is taking some getting used to, but we really wanted a house where we used every inch rather than having all these extra rooms we rarely used. Our old house was large, but didn't use the space the way I would use it--my laundry room was tiny (a closet really) and the bedrooms were large but the kids rooms had tiny closets. So, with this house, we made made sure the kids still had large rooms like they were used to and got larger closets and their own bathrooms to boot (my son doesn't really care, but my daughter is super excited to get her own bathroom and walk in closet :)). Once they move out, we'll have mini suites downstairs for guests. The kitchen/dining/living area is 41' long. Looks like we will be working with roughly the same area for those spaces. :) What is the total sq footage of your house? Of our 3600 sq ft, there is about 1930 for the main and about 1670 for the LL. Nice that you were able to fit 3 bedrooms downstairs and still have a nice sized rec room and play area. We will also have a wet bar down in our rec room. :) Great idea about adding water line in one of the storage rooms for laundry! We do plan to add stairs from the deck outside but just couldn't decide where to place them so figured we would wait to make that decision at the time the deck is being built so we could see what it looks like. I love that you will have an outdoor shower. Love those! We plan to put a hot tub on the deck right outside the master. Thought about putting it down on the LL patio, but my DH really wants it on the deck. Gotta give in to what he wants every once in a while ;-).

The above is correct. Please make sure the soil does not completely dry out. Water needs depend on several variables, including what & how much medium they're in, type of pot, how much direct sunlight they're receiving, climate, etc. I'm relatively new to adeniums and would like to share my experiences. I hope you don't mind. I have also read the bottom water / top water recommendation. My experience is that it makes sense when seedlings are small ... You don't want to inadvertently disturb seeds / seedlings by uprooting them. I take a handful of water and slowly release it onto the soil when the seedlings are under 3 weeks. Everyone has their own method ... Whatever works! As a rule of thumb, I try to water only on sunny days and skip watering when skies are overcast. This allows plants to dry back a little bit and not remain overly wet. Also, never wet a plant while it's under full sun or it can get scorched. I'm coddling my babies and keep them on a tray, bringing them in whenever it's going to rain. Over the course of 3 month, I have sown 25 seedlings. Since I'm growing small scale, I use egg cartons because the individual cells allow me to keep track of when each seed germinated. Of course, I make drainage holes at the bottom of each cell. I also tape up the side holes & use the lid as a drip tray. At about three weeks old I transferred the seedlings into Activia/Light & Fit yogurt cups (w/drainage holes), which are a perfect height for deep root formation. I first fill each cup with soil & fully water the pot. Then I use a plastic fork to lift out the seedling with its surrounding soil, fill in surrounding area, and water in. Careful not to plant seedling deeper than it originally was. I also just transferred three 3-month-olds into 4 inch pots. I found that keeping everything in direct sunlight is best (for my climate). Seedlings grow fatter / bigger, and seeds germinate better. I also begin fertilizing seedlings weekly weakly at three weeks of age. Hope you find this information helpful.

Thanks Julie...I've been looking to :) Hey Ladies I am still trying to figure out why I don't get the instant doorbell notification when someone posts on my thread. I started a new thread under the houzz topic hoping to get an answer. I want to see if someone posts to this new thread if I get a notification and see if maybe its just this thread. Here's the link if you could just post anything so I can test it. Thanks! https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5944324/help-with-user-activity-notifications

That sort of joint just adds to the structural integrity of the fence. And is no more likely to cause problems for the posts than leaving them uncapped and fully exposed to the elements, which is an equally common approach.