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Christopher Bumgarner
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Comments (27)I am way behind this year as well. Only two containers sown so far. We got puppies late last summer, and they've been tearing up the backyard and ruined my fall veggies in my raised bed garden, so that's been frustrating. I'm trying to figure out ways to keep my containers out of their reach, as well as how to safeguard my little seedlings once they emerge and have the be transplanted into the ground....See MorePray for me and my butt ugly bathroom
Comments (6)So, dear hubby is totally PO'd that I let it get like this and refuses to fix it. It's not your fault the builder cheaped out and put tile over drywall. There is no amount of caulking that could have prevented that from happening. Is the tub in decent shape? If so, stripping out the rotten stuff and installing new tile is not too difficult. If the tub is crap and it's cast-iron, buy a sledge hammer, put on a helmet with full-face transparent shield, and long-sleeved pants and jacket, close the bathroom door and give the tub a few whacks with the sledgehammer. They are brittle and will break into chunks in a spectacular mess of flying shards. Whack it until you have it in small-enough pieces to haul out. If it's enameled steel, it will dent instead of breaking. You'll need to get a SawzALL with a metal-cutting blade and appropriate protective gear to cut it into 2 or 3 pieces to haul out. When the demolition is done, you'll need a plumber for the drain and faucet hookup ... it's not easy....See MoreDo these photos make my house's butt look big and estate-like?
Comments (29)I like pictures 1 and 4. Yes, the lake (pond, whatever) isn't huge. But if someone doesn't like that I think better to find out sooner rather than later. Actually I don't think the landscaping looks too bare on picture 1. I do note that I would have to build a fence but that is OK since I can build my own. Picture 4 is interesting. I think it actually makes your house look great and is very inviting. At the same time, it would cause me to cross your house off my list. Why? I absolutely 100% do not want and will not buy a house where I have to go up and down that many steps in the back. In fact, when were looking for houses earlier in the year I rejected several houses with very similar backs. Some people might say that is a reason not to use that picture as it might turn off some people. I think of as a service to not waste your time or that of a buyer. If I would reject a house over that feature I'm not going to suddenly change my mind if I go and look at the house. I would rather know in advance and not waste the seller's time by even setting up an appointment....See MoreDoes this kitchen make my family room butt look SMALL?
Comments (75)Hi Breezy - you're making some decisions and that's progress! About the 36" aisle that you label as a "pinch point", I don't think 36" is tight in and of itself (we actually have less than that in a couple places where there's an architectural wall protrusion at each end of our island that narrows the aisle to 32" for a few inches). Sometimes it's a little jammed (in our case, with a bunch of adults at the island seating end, which is where we put snacks usually). But in your case, with the oven being there next to the pantry as you show in your last plan, well that could really jam up that corner of the kitchen. Have you thought about the possibility of turning the pantry against your left wall? Then I would consider putting the fridge down at the bottom of the kitchen. Keep the ovens where they are. Like everything, some pros/cons: PANTRY: CON: you'd have the same issue with it needing to come into the main kitchen aisle several inches, to get the room you want in there. PRO: But you'd be using that space out of your 48" aisle, and not the 44" (although one of your recent posts said you're going down to 42"?) And it still gives you some door options (30" opening on my barely legible plan here) OVENS: PRO: gets you some landing room to the right of them, instead of the fridge being there, which I think is super important. FRIDGE: at the bottom of your kitchen, may be a new loop for you...but (if you remember) the photo you saw of our fridge, that's how we have it (only at the top end of our kitchen). CON: it's away from your main cook/prep zone. PRO: kids can get in/out of it without being in your way, AND biggest PRO (for me) is that it gives your ovens that landing room. Even with just 2 people in our home, the fridge gets opened far more than the oven, and it works well for it to be on its own. I know you mentioned your only fridge spec was a bottom freezer, and if you got one that opened from the right you wouldn't hit the pantry wall (Or, if you can squeeze a foot of space in between the pantry and fridge, a French Door would be best for this placement so people could EASILY get by when doors are open). Overall, it gets your food all together at that end, so when you come into the house with groceries - some for the pantry, some for the fridge - you use your island as the drop zone, and load things in to both from there. Ok, I am NOT a floorplan person (nor do I have a scanner), but here it is to the best of my abilities:...See Morehollybar
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