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Shower being tiled as we speak - should this bother me?
Comments (37)Nails versus screws really does not matter. You need to know if: 1) a waterproofing material (usually 6-mil sheet polyethylene plastic) was put on the walls before the cement board was installed. REASON: Tile and grout are not necessarily waterproof. Water can get through the grout, trust me, and through the cement board. Cement board is not damaged by water, but water can pass through it. When it does get through it you want that wate to hit something waterproof...like ployethylene...and not drywall, which will wet crumble, and fail. If you have no barrier like poly behind the cement board, then you have a code violation. Plain and simple. 2) Same with the half wall. Cement board, tile and grout will not keep water from getting to the framing beneath. You need something more. That wall will rot out. That is a code violation. 3) Will there be a topical waterproofing like RedGard put on the cement board that makes up the niches? If not, you'll be admitting water into those framing bays. Rot. Mold. And yes, without a barrier you have yet another code violation. 4) If you stand on the floor membrane, is it sloped to the drain or is it flat? If flat, you have a code violation. Creating a slope with a layer of mud will give you a preslope, but that still does not cut it. A membrane sitting flat on a subfloor is a code violation. And again, in your very first picture, that flap of membrane that is flapping out in front of your cement board? That needs to be behind the cement board, and the (non-existent?) poly sheeting behind the cement board should lap on top of that membrane. What dies that add up to? Yup, another water intrusion point and yet another code violation. I hope this works out for you, but I'd also use this shower a lot when you move in so any problems with it occur while your homeowners warranty is still in effect. Keep an eye on the curb, on the walls and on the ceiling below for any signs of water damage. ALso keep an eye on the floor tile itself, if it ever starts drying unevenly, that's yet another warning sign. Oh, and using cement board instead of greenboard? That's nothing to be overly proud of either since using greenboard as a tile backer in a shower is also...did you guess...a code violation. Greenboard was prohibited as a tile backer over two years ago. Best, Mongo...See MoreOT: Pretend you're moving into a new (to you) home ...
Comments (45)Haven't read all of this yet (but will later), but what I wanted to know was the ID of various plants in the front and back yard and any special care information for them, especially the citrus and fruit trees. I did meet with the previous owner, and he was not a lot of help - he could not identify all of the plants, and he could not provide me with instructions for the sprinkler system or the thermostat. Eventually we figured out the sprinkler system controls (or at least DB did), but I'm still not quite sure how they work. We put in a new thermostat when we put in A/C, and the new one is much easier to use. The previous owner told us that we could download instructions manuals for these items, but such was not the case. We took out a bunch of trees that the previous owner had planted, including an ornamental peach and a couple of plum trees that never made more than a dozen plums and were gangly. We kept the Fuji apple tree but got rid of the grape vine - it was only good for leaves, and we put a stone path where it used to be so that I can put orchid cactus in pots there. We received a history of the house from someone (the realtor, I think), and it gave names of all the previous owners, going back to 1950, and also listed when additions were made. The house is now almost twice the size it was when it was first built....See MoreShould I Stay or Should I Go Now?
Comments (28)If you move now, you would lose $60k immediately and the future growth potential of your current house. It will take 50 months for you to recoup the loss if you indeed could save $1200/month (assume you will save the amount instead of just spend it on vacation...etc.). In other words, at the 33rd month, you will be in a smaller house, using the alimony you do not have to pay to recoup the loss sooner. If you stay, you have the choice of using the equity on the house for any short term needs. At the 33rd month, all the amount for alimony will be available for you. Being an education-fanatic, I am struggling over your tuition savings. In MHO, it should not be the problem all for you to face, the mother should have to share it too....See MoreWhat do you make when you're bored?
Comments (28)There are a whole panoply of Russian and Slavic words for different kinds of dumplings and buns, and I get lost. :) Some are regional and some have morphed over time. I never heard of pierogi until I saw a bag in the freezer section of Trader Joe's. I had to check my definitions because the only ones my mother made were pirozhki. I'm sure it was my grandmother's voice I heard when my mother said "pirozshki". (pier-ohzh-KEY ("pier" like the dock, long "o" (almost a "u"), zh like the medial "g" in the American way of saying "garage", shorter duration of the vowel "i" than the full amount we give to the word "key" (or the end of "donkey". It's a long "i" for a short time.) There are Russian dumplings very similar to pierogi with a different name, and so-called "Russian" pierogi with cabbage. PM, according to Wikipedia a pasty is made with pie crust and baked. Salteñas are a form of empanada, so called (as notes Wikipedia) in reference to their popularity as empanada from the Salteña, the woman from Salta. Like most empanadas, they are baked and have a short dough, but not pie flaky. It's the Salteña filling that's most distinctive. In many ways, empanadas are different from pasties, but are underlyingly the same. It's like the difference between English and American language. The same language but different words and accents. I would call pasties and empanadas "hand pies", whereas pirozhki are risen, fried buns (though some people do bake them) with filling. And a pirog is a whole loaf of yeast bread. But they're all dough wrapped around filling, as are all kinds of other pastries with different heritages and names. Tacos and burritos could also be on the list, though the dough part is usually cooked first, then recooked with the filling. And tacos are usually fried, though not risen. :)...See More
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