AV + Security Bids = Super Confusing. Who Knows What This Stuff Means?
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Just tossed 3 AV-s faster than you can say MITES!
Comments (38)has any one tried using praetor nematodes and praetor mites to control spider mite, broad mites and thrips. They are like little lions feeding on the pests, praetor nematodes live in the ground killing any thing they find and most of the pest live part of their live there. Thrips spend the first part of there live under ground. The praetor nematodes come in a little sponge that you cut 1/3 of put in a spray bottle of water and let it sit for a 1/2 hour, shake it up and spray the surface potting mixe and then water them in good. It cost $18.00and the 2/3 that you have not used put in the cooler and treat you plants ever 2 weeks till it is gone. They will live on the sponge in the cooler for 6 weeks. I also treat my plants with praetor mites at the same time , they like to find the bad mites and lay their egg among the spider mites and broad mites eggs . When the praetor mites they are hunger an the love to eat mite eggs. they come in several different ways praetor mites"NEOSEIULUS CUCUMERIS" come in quick release packets $1.99 and it is enough to treat 1-2 plant racks 4 shelves 48 in. long. You springily the product which looks (it is ) wood saw dust over the plants It is import to do these after dark. sun light kills praetor mites nematodes & praetor mites mites!!!! Praetor mites"NEOSEIULUS CUCUMERIS"also come in slow release pack $1.99, you but pack on each shelve and as they hatch they leave the pack ove 6 week periodAs a Added protection !!! They best thing is they very best Insecticides /Miticides likeForbid 4F Miticide, Avid EC Miticide and Marathon a systemic insecticides do not kill the praetor nematodes and praetor mites so you can still use them!!!! YOU CAN NOT USE NEEM OIL Why because it kills every thing even the good praetor bugs then you have nothing to keep spider mite, broad mites and thrips under control!!! The day beforetaking your plants to a show put NEOSEIULUS CUCUMERIS mites "in the slow release pack in your box with your warping- material and leave it there for the whole trip with your plants...See MoreWhats missing in this bid???
Comments (26)........- Hummm. Brand bashing. Have you seen Goodman lately? Much improved quality from years ago. Similar to Hyundai autos where they start out inexpensive but with quality problems then improve the quality and offer an outstanding warranty. ################################################################################ Say what you want, Goodman is a poorly constructed product. The warranty is worthless. I see this stuff installed by weekend wanabees that don't know their butt from first base. They oversize, install poorly sized ducts that leak, and have no idea of what building codes are applicable to the installation. Goodman will sell their product to anyone with the $$. Home owners think they are saving a lot of money over the local contractor until the system screws up and they cannot get the cheep installers back to correct the problems. Folks like you don't want to pay for a quality installation by technicians that are NATE certified, that make a decent living with some benefits. All the things that you would want in a job. That great warranty you claim is only good to the original purchaser so the claims must be made through the guy you can't locate. Your local contractor has overhead, pays his taxes, pays his disability insurance, puts gas in his trucks has been schooled by the manufacturer of the equipment he sells. Then you will call him to fix a piece of equipment that should not have been installed for the application. Then complain about the bill. Buying an HVAC system is not like buying a car. It's like buying the parts and having the car assembled. Joe Sixpack does not have the skills or knowledge the to do a decent job. Why do you think you cannot buy a Lennox, Carrier & other manufacturers system? They do not want to have some ham fisted person installing their equipment. You can purchase installed systems from these manufacturers for much less than $10k. You will have an enforcable warranty by someone you can locate. I read in these postings; How cheep can this be done, am I getting screwed, should replace the line set, R-22 will be here forever, should I go bigger etc. etc. My advise, call a few contractors, check with the BBB to be sure they have a good history. Listen to what they have to say. A BS artist will stand out because his story will not be similar to the rest of the contractors. Most of all listen to what they have to say. A good contractor will not quote over the phone. You are correct about attention to details during installation. A Manual J MUST be done prior to installation. Don't rely on what is presently installed. Who knows if the last guy knew what he was doing. Bigger is not better when it comes to air conditioning. A guy that complains his system is not doing the job most likely has not had the system checked, the ductwork evaluated, knows where the return is being drawn from. Spend a few bucks, have a BPI certified contractor do a Blower door test along with a duct blaster test. Find out how leaky your house is, where the insulation is poor, how leaky is the duct system. Air sealing the house to acceptable standards can make a huge difference in how the house "works". All this stuff can reduce your cooling and heating costs and possibly reduce the size of the a/c and heating system rather than just going bigger. This is why they are called Heating & Cooling Specialists and get more money for a job than Joe Bagadonuts. Quality costs and you will get what you pay for. There is never something for nothing....See MoreOpinions on window bids needed
Comments (77)My choice would be Integrity if Marvin is too pricey. But that Marvin quote seems REALLY reasonable. MAKE SURE THEY KNOW H!OW TO INSTALL THEM .I would insist upon asking their installlation process, materials, etc. It matters when you are installing high end windows Wood is warm, acoustically superior, solid to the touch and just FEELS better than vinyl. Wood is more versatile painted or stained, can be changed if redecorating. My biggest problem with all the vinyl/PVC in the building industry is its environmentally a nightmare. I have always told people .....windows are life furniture for walls. Sometimes a beautiful wall of windows needs nothing else around them, they can be so beautifully done. And yes your house is beautiful. I would cringe if you choose vinyl. Vinyl is for track homes. Which Yours is not....See MoreWhat to Specify When Asking for Custom Cabinet Bid
Comments (11)pull-out breadboards? treatment of any display space such as wine rack, bookshelves, decorative panels? treatment of plain panel sections on cabinet ends?--I wish I'd had it in writing that our guy would use good-looking grain, not too busy. I won't even share a photo of a place where it looks like he thought a nasty grain board would be on inside, not outside of the end panel, sigh. handling of grain in symmetrical sections? I know that cabinet guys can't always match up the oak well, but in big expanses of oak, there can be obnoxious wild grain that needs to be used as a positive feature, not a negative eyesore. Can your guys match-up as best they can for slab or center "Shaker" panels from same general grain kind of board--look at these large drawers, where one set has good match and one has less good. (At least there isn't a real stinker piece here.) (Note: My dad was an old-school carpenter and he would have insisted that cabinet guys treat grain as a feature in symmetrical cab faces.) maximum use of space vs. sizes of cabs? We have a few places where we could have gained functionality if measurements were different. Be sure that you keep track of the sizes and expectations as the evolution of plans takes place. I think that I can explain why the inconsistencies crept in, but I'm not the only one who should have caught the error that cost me dearly in one instance. I think it was the result of a measuring error that was caught and compensated for but only in one instead of in two places where it mattered; a different error was in consequence of a misguided effort to add symmetricality. Both were total surprises to me at time when we couldn't go backward to fix the errors and now I'm married to the errors, stuck with 3 banks of lower cabs that cannot accept a pull-out unit of a sufficient size. Ah, me....See MoreDavid Cary
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