How to fix this misfit, angled fireplace? Blend/Change? (1 photo)
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Comments (69)Amazing, just simply amazing, it seems like everyone on here has extremely beautiful lawns. I am a relatively new home owner with Bermuda grass, we bought our house about two years ago in a new development area. I had sod put down in November of 05 and have been battling to keep the grass alive. Last summer I think I had probably the worst lawn. Over the winter I took a Home Depot Garden person's advice and planted Rye grass to "help the lawn develop roots, so that the Bermuda in the spring/summer can come back in much stronger". I am getting a little worried cause lately we have been having a lot of rain lately and I have been attempting to mow twice a week, but I am noticing in the back my lawn is looking really nice, but I am not sure what to do to prepare the lawn for bringing the bermuda back up. I just yesterday fertilized with Scotts Turfgaurd for Southern lawns and was thinking about aerating and then reseeding with more Bermuda in a couple of weeks. My question for y'all would probably be; 1. Am I doing this right? with the wait a couple of weeks and then aerate and reseed? 2. I notice that a lot of people are talking about reel mowers, and my yard is probably only about 3 or 4,000 sq ft, so would a manual reel mower do better than my regular lawn mower? 3. From what I have read on this forum every body is saying to cut Bermuda down to 1" or so, but everybody at Home Depot/Lowes is telling me to keep cutting my grass at the highest setting on my lawn mower. 4. Should I consider Tru Green or Scotts for help with the lawn, or is this something I can do without having to call them 5. Also how do I prepare my lawn for extended absence by me, I am in the military so occasionaly I have to deploy for a few months here and there, I recently returned about three weeks ago and found my yard really tall with grass, that I promptly cut and then started maintaing a twice a week cut. But hopefully I shouldn't be going anywhere for this summer so I am wanting to focus on my yard. Well, thank you all for your photos and words on this page so far, I believe they are really inspiring me to try and do everything I can to attempt to get a lawn as nice as what I am seeing in this forum. Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreHow to fix a rattling door & cold showers from oil furnace/heater
Comments (43)So the service company came. They did many things to address the rattling door which had no effect: - changed the filter - changed the strainer in the pump - adjusted the air flow next to the pump - blew air through the fuel line back to the oil tank (the burner whined loudly after this then quieted down) - bled oil from the burner - started to remove the flow control from the system then decided it was working fine and put it back Finally they changed the nozzle. They stepped the nozzle down to .75 by 70 degrees and wouldn't you know the furnace is back to its quiet happy self. What a relief! I can sleep again at night. (They did not clean/vacuum the furnace.) The showers have been consistently hot, set at 170, 190, and 15 differential. The tech did not have a tool to test the water temperature. Still need to retest the circulator but much progress!...See MoreFixes a problematic layout? 18th Hour request for help?
Comments (41)Ha, davidahn! If I cooked like Rachel Ray, life would be very different in our house! :-) I will say that we have sort of a "team" dynamic for cooking in our house, because of our food business but also because of how we like to raise our girls in terms of helping to make and clear dinner. It is rare that only one of us is ever in the kitchen preparing a meal so there will always be another hand to ask for xyz. It's funny, I started with the cooktop in the island b/c that's how my parents had theirs and I loved sitting across from my mom and talking while she cooked dinner. She, on the other hand, did not - I only found out later! She felt that others couldn't participate and it was always hot and if she got distracted talking (we like to talk in a household of all girls!) something always good over or under cooked. But, I agree with you on the whole "back to the guests" issue which is why I ended up putting the cooktop on the side at least - side to the guests didn't seem so bad. ;-) I am still trying to figure out the light alignment. The lighting store said to go with them the length of the island, so perpendicular to the orientation of the seating area. I have two lanterns that are very minimal structure with more glass but they are 14" in diameter in the box area (17" up top where all the metal loops out). Lighting guy says parallel to length of the island, what do you think?...See MoreChange in perspective and change in plan...
Comments (27)Laura- Thank you for the response! I appreciate your input :) This is similar to another plan...my earlier, smaller plan. Then, I started thinking it would be nice to have more space and a second bedroom or study, on the main floor. However, it's just getting too big and the roof lines are too complicated. And...I'm definitely losing the charm of the original structure. So, I went back to the earlier plan, but with some small changes...that make a big difference. I moved the vestibule 'out' 3 feet, which allows the stairway to be closer to the front door. This gives me more room in the back, for an entry to the kitchen! This is something we didn't have before and it's a big improvement. Also, the fridge is now 'outside' the original kitchen, which creates more counterspace and room for a much bigger window, over the sink. We also have room for a shallow pantry, across from the fridge. The wood stove never really fit into the kitchen...although I think we tried every possible combination. And we also tried a sunroom off the back, but the light is all wrong, as that corner faces west. So, instead...it's a glass/screen porch for sitting out and enjoying the breezes or watching the snow...depending on the season! I did add some furniture...with a little Jotul wood stove against the wall. I also love your radiant heat under the floor idea...but the wood stove will give us a place to cook, when the power goes out. So, maybe both? Here's the plan with the furniture...and I probably need more clearance for the wood stove...but there's plenty of room to accomodate that. And maybe a little corner banquette, too! From Lavender Lass farmhouse pictures From Lavender Lass farmhouse pictures I think this will actually end up more of a room with lots of windows that have screens, than an actual porch...but it does give me space for all the things I wanted in the kitchen and just don't have room for...and a great view, too :) Oh, and the detached garage will be off to the left, with the greenhouse on the front...facing southeast. Much better for the plants and easy access to most of the garden spaces!...See Morelobo_93
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