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ok..Time to see your Philodrendrons! Please, what do you have?
Comments (73)I can use fresh soil, that's a good idea. And I'll top dress it a bit as well. Though, I think that once I unpot it , I'll probably want to do a full repot. Most times, I do a full repot and put into 511 mix, but this plant is so dear to me, I'd be heartbroken if I messed up the repot. If Al finds out that I am doing this half-cocked kind of planting, both of us will be in for a talking-to. See how I made it "us" instead of "me?" :)...See MoreRaise Your Hand if You Have a Tile Countertop
Comments (27)Thanks everyone for your input. Ineffable, I think the other thing about Daltile is it isn't in a lot of showrooms (at least not around here). Not enough margin I suppose. The brand that had a color I liked, Pratt and Larson, does in fact have trim pieces. Scalpmetto, thanks for the grout tip. Thanks, LiveWireOak, but given the distance we are using a GC and will defer to his tile person. Eandhl, No, because I have it here in Connecticut. I was sure I wanted zinc, but it has a blue cast and is kind of cold. So I got pewter. I am very happy with it but I don't want to repeat it in my summer home, especially not for $400 sq foot. Vedazu, I will look at Sonoma too. All kidding aside, if i do wetbed (yours looks great), will I ruin the cabs if I want to take it out?...See MoreHave you ever billed your contractor for YOUR time (half-kidding)?
Comments (17)I am having a similar situation with my contractor where he went out of town suddenly right after he demoed my kitchen and then I had to be home and schedule the rest of the work/trades. What should be expected when a contractor included a overhead/profit in their estimate/invoice, but the homeowner was the one who had to stay home and talk to the trades (including scheduling, staying home while people did demo, install, labor, etc.)? I am genuinely curious what this overhead/profit is supposed to cover when the other items on the invoice already included things like labor and materials separately. I know overhead is usually 1.5 of the contractor's cost, but that usually includes things like project management and design. In my case, a lot of the PM and design was on me and I had to miss a lot of work to be home for different people who came over. I also am tempted to bill my contractor for my time -- but, of course, I won't. I would probably just try to talk with him about what I was unhappy with and see if he gives a discount....See MoreAges at KT: been some time since we have done this
Comments (89)I will turn 69 in a few months. I am trying not to look at the years ahead in terms of time left or at the time as passed. I was born in 1950 and never thought beyond the year 2000. So being older than 50 is hard to fathom. Being active in the moment and having full days is the goal. I came to the Kitchen Forum when we were remodeling the kitchen at the riverhouse in 2009. Found I enjoyed the company. I poked around the Garden Web and landed at KT. I admire all the people here....See Moreediej1209 AL Zn 7
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