Taking off your shoes in the house will help keep the floors clean, however this rule can be a problem for visitors if they have health problems with their feet and must wear shoes in order to walk. Some may have difficulty reaching their feet for various reasons. You never know who may have athelets feet, a condition that is contagious and would contaminate your floors. This is a condition easily picked up at swimming pools, etc. There are pros and cons regarding no-shoes in the home. The oil from the skin on feet will rub off on the floor and attract dust/dirt whether it is carpet or hardwood.

Couldnt find a decent ventless that didnt look tacky. The 50” napoleon luxuria model was about 4x as expensive as other models we were looking at. And we didnt like the fireplace installers and our contractors didnt know how to read framing instructions. It was a massive uphill battle. But finally have it up. Think it looks great but without an internal blower system its more for show than for heat and doesnt heat the outdoors. (Dont get the wrought iron balls, the metal is brittle and sheds everywhere in the unit as it breaks off with the heat)

Scrapula, thanks so much. Can you make a few more measurements for me? How high is your work counter, letting me know if it includes the granite or not? Also, how deep is your work counter until it hits the uprise to the next level. Is the height of your bar stool seat 30 inches? I think there are two standard heights...it look like your are that high...the other standard is lower. I am starting to feel better about this, still not thrilled that the work counter is so high, I think the guy screwed up and doesnt want to admit it. Most outdoor kitchens he builds have a tile top, they allow a three inch side tile to finish the look like a custom tile counter top. I was never having tile so there was no reason for the 3 inches above the frig. My frig should have sat like your dishwasher does in your kitchen...the granite goes right over it...no type of cabinet space is above it. My neighbor's kitchen, which he didnt build, and was my inspiration has a regular height 36 inch work counter and a 44 inch high bar (including granite), with 30 inch seat height stools.....its comfortable to sit at. Her bar stools have a hugh padding and might be even higher because of the pad. I havent ordered my bar stools yet but I am definately ordering the ones that match my cast aluminum patio set. I have the dimensions, it would be nice to actually sit in it to double check the height...oh well. Thanks in advance if you can provide me with those measurements:) Good luck on your exam!

PICTURES OF MY ROOTING ON JAN 30, INDOOR ZONE 5A, 2 1/2 months of rooting: Zippered bed-sheet pouches won over pop-bottle: more sunlight. Below is a very wimpy rooting with a LARGE pop-bottle on top: What I learned from my 1st-time rooting indoor, in zone 5a: Cheryl Netter, the originator of "baggie method" lives in a SUNNY zone 5a Colorado, with 247 to 285 days of sunshine versus my Chicagoland with 191 sunny days (mostly partial sun). My mother-in-law lives in Colorado Springs, and at high altitude, the sun is much more intense. Sun is needed to zap mold. STABLE environment is the key to success rooting. When I squirted water on the cuttings, it drop leaves immediately. Cuttings drop leaves with excessive moisture. I should had used my alkaline tap water (pH 9) plus hydrogen peroxide to prevent mold & black canker. I used rain water, which is perfect pH for mold to grow. The addition of my magnesium-rich clay on top helped with photosynthesis in the weak-sun indoor-zone 5a. After I topped with magnesium, leaves became darker green. After 2 1/2 months, baggie via zippered-bed-sheets WON over pop-bottle. Baggie has a larger area of soil for evaporation of moisture. Plus Baggie allows more sun & air to prevent mold. All my rootings under pop-bottle failed. They sprout green leaves, but the minute I take the pop-bottle off, leaves drop. My sister in WARM California had the same experience. One site said to take the pop-bottle off EVERY NIGHT, which makes sense since there's zero light at night, thus encourage mold & black canker. But it's a nuisance to take pop-bottle off everynight. Pouring water down the stem of cuttings is THE BEST WAY TO KILL THEM. Cuttings rot easily if the medium is acidic & wet.