Does this look weird? (Porch renovation)
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Does the side of this house look too WEIRD??
Comments (20)I'd never heard of a ventless FP, so did a google search. I'm assuming that you don't live in CA or MA, All kinds of combustion, whether gas or wood, requires the oxygen in air to create flames. Therefore, no fire could ever be truly "ventless," or it would extinguish itself. Ventless gas fireplaces are really using ductless or chimneyless technology, so they vent out into the room. That's why the volume of air in a room is very important Several states within the United States, as well as other countries, have completely outlawed ventless gas fireplaces because of health concerns. Canada, Massachusetts, and California don't allow people to install these types of heaters because of their potential to build up carbon monoxide, deplete oxygen, and lead to unconsciousness or even suffocation. Check with your local building code before purchasing one of these appliances. A milder health hazard offers another disadvantage to this choice. Ventless gas fireplaces lead to an increase in the room's humidity. Burning gas or propane creates water vapor that can build up in a room and possibly lead to mold and mildew growth. If most forms of mold aren't truly dangerous, they will certainly increase allergies and could spoil fabric, photographs, and books. Here is a link that might be useful: What are Ventless Fireplaces?...See MoreVictorian Porch Renovation / Bad experience with Cabot Australian
Comments (9)After my conversation with the local paint store, and then later with Cabot... it seems likely that the sample cans were old stock... According to the paint-guys, Cabot has changed names of shades and added new options. Plus, we ordered the samples directly from Cabot, but the full-size product we ordered from our local paint store. I don't know if we could have waited to stain... my husband's concern was that given a few days, our friendly neighborhood cats/raccoons/squirrels would track dirt over the porch and leave a less pristine surface to finish. Besides, if it was just going to be a day, maybe we could have waited, but after the lengthy experience of searching (in vain) for a stain I really liked, it didn't seem like it would simply resolve itself in an acceptable time frame. Here is a link that might be useful: Our Front Porch...See MoreGalley style kitchen... would this look weird?
Comments (35)Hmmm, seems to me that a "narrow galley" with the sink and range on the opposite ends of their respective runs would be none-too-pleasant either. At that point, it isn't the width of the galley but the layout itself that comes under scrutiny - the width becomes the least of the problems. Regardless, assuming an otherwise adequately planned galley kitchen let me lend my voice to the 5foot wide galley crowd and reassert with them that it is not the end of the world by any means. While I don't run around leaving drawers and appliances lying open in my kitchen, it is still nice to have the room and not trip over room occupants of either the biped or the quadruped variety - well ... not the bipeds anyhow. (One of my quadrupeds you'd trip over if you had a mile wide aisle.) Also, not that it is germane to this discussion, but I don't get the difference between a galley vs. a galley-style kitchen. Seems like a distinction without a difference. Cabs, counters and appliances in 2 parallel rows flanking a central axis? That's a galley kitchen. If there is a distinction between the two, all land-based kitchens would be "galley style" it would seem to me, since is unlikely that anyone installs a truly gimballed stove in their land-lubber kitchens! ;-) Actually, technically, a galley is a kitchen aboard a vessel. Regardless of the configuration of the kitchen aboard said vessel. Ergo, perhaps all of us with 2-row-axially-configured kitchens on land just have "galley-style" kitchens - whether in a condo, a high-rise, apartment, suburban tract or mansion. :-) (IOW: I think all this is splitting hairs)....See MoreI'm not loving it. Front looks weird from different angles
Comments (47)I don't think there is anything wrong with fake dormers if it fits in a particular situation. To say that only attributes which are functional should be added to a house is absurd - and I doubt there is a single participant on these threads who doesn't have interior trim or other things which serve little to no functional purpose. Eh, thing is, the trend today seems to be, "A fancy house with lots of gee-gaws is a nicer, more impressive house -- no matter if they serve a purpose or not!" With that statement, I do not agree....See Moregoodbye_kitty
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