I have been looking for about three wks for vines that will work in full shade on the north side of the house. My brick looks so bare and needs some vertical interest. I have looked into roses, hyacinth bean, sweet pea-but (that would only last from April to May here as it gets to 90's with lots of humidity) jasmine, passiflora, purple bell vine, cup and saucer vine, and clematis. I can't deal with anything aggressive as I am somewhat handicapped and will not be able to continually pull out roots or seedlings nor can I continually prune it. Do any of the above work in shade? Do you have other vines to suggest? Or perhaps I should go a different route, something else that gives vertical interest. I want something that will give flowers. My brick is a medium gray brown. My research is getting me no where.

This old thread got revisited. @dani_m08 to answer the question about extra probe, I believe I ordered an extra one when I bought the set up. The probe wire is just setting in the junction box I think but honestly I cant remember. When I laid out the underfloor heating and the probe, I just ran another probe near the first probe, and it was then sealed into the floor self leveling compound as per instructions. then the end was just threaded into the wall like the one that would be live, and not connected, but just laying there in the box. Regarding the tile layout. I just decided to run it this way, after getting instructions on the 90Degree way, IIRC. The herringbone that I love is from my childhood and the side walks in my neighborhood that all ran at 45Degree. so that to me is herringbone. I know you posted on @sochi thread about her amazing bathroom and a wall mounted faucet. I would totally do it if I had the right sink for it. In my case I had made my sink out of soapstone and an integrated backsplash. The pictures of this bathroom reveal are no longer available because of the use of photo bucket, when it was Gardenweb. I did not keep my account with photo bucket. I'll add some of the reveal pictures so you can see the sink and floor. Regarding the sink there is no ledge for water to drip from my hands when using the faucet. The water drips right into the sink. In my other bathroom with a deck mounted faucet I am always wiping up drips and it is a nuisance. I much prefer the setup for this sink. Below: I love the flush finish from the faucet to the bottom of the sink. nothing drips on a counter or edge of a sink. Below: looking in from the doorway. Below: Here I am finishing up the sink. the backsplash was epoxied on as a separate piece. The whole soapstone install in the room took next to nothing to buy as they were all small pieces that I epoxied together with a 3 part stone epoxy. Below: this is the counter at the tub, and is in 2 long pieces but I was able to epoxy them together at there edges to make a wide slab for the top. All the soapstone was finished with a 60 grit sandpaper to be rough and this lovely soft tone of blue/green/gray/white. I did not oil it so this color tone would remain light. Below: If I recall correctly @sochi helped me decide on this Hubberton Forge Mirror. I have 3 different metals in this room, but they are all a cool silver to black color. Below: the center of this tower shares space with the kitchen on the other side of the wall. there is also some extra space that houses some electrical wiring. this is an old simple house. this bathroom was an add on when it got move to the farm in the 30s IIRC. The plumbing was all rearrange and some of the details that were orignially there I kept but updated it, such as this tower feature. The old one went and the carpenter did a wonderful job with this one. Below: This feature was another thing I kept from the old bathroom but flipped it from the other end and had the carpenter put drawers in it. Before it was a hell hole. things got lost and the build was soooo old and creapy I didn't like using it for storage. Now it is perfect for storage.

Plain bamboo shades might as well not be there at night when the light is on. Folks can't see in during the day when they are closed, but at night when they are back lit, practically see-through. I know this from personal experience. I tried bamboo shades in my living room that faced the street, and checked out the level of see through from the street at night. Not private at all. These were unlined ones.

At the last minute I switched the paint on the vanity to chantilly white because I read that it goes well with marble ( which is the vanity stone) but....I realized too late that it meant that the whole master bedroom would need to go to chantilly lace because the bathroom door is visible in the room and I think all the doors and trim need to match. Will it look odd if I leave the vanity chantilly lace and just paint everything else in simply white? I sampled both and I think I need the warmth of simply white since the room faces north and east.