I need help with curb appeal, without breaking the bank!
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I need help with curb appeal
Comments (14)I've been trying to figure out just what the heck you are trying to say in your post. I've come to the conclusion that you think that by making the outside of the house attractive, I must be trying to hide something. I'm not trying to sell my house based solely on curb appeal. I'm trying to get potential buyers to want to look at the inside of my house. My house is immaculate inside and very updated, but the outside needs some work. I want the outside of the house to match the inside. If the outside of the house looks like crap, why would you want to come inside? If I can't take care of the front yard, then I probably can't take of the inside either. That's my view on it. Every single show about selling your house on HGTV says that curb appeal is highly important. You want buyers to want to come to your house and that's what curb appeal does. It's not a cover up of something bad, it's making it attractive. Do you have pictures or anything decorative on your walls? So you're saying that you must be hiding a hole in the wall or a crack or something, right? Putting something decorative up to make your living room attractive does not mean that you are trying to cover up a mistake or a potential problem. The same applies to the outside of the house. I think your "screwdriver" advice is not relevant in this situation, but thanks anyway. I'll remember that when I buy a car....See Morenewly acquired plants without breaking the bank
Comments (29)blue lyme grass! Blimey, that's brave. I grew this in my gravel beds for a year or so but then bottled out on realising I was actually growing a turbo-charged couch-grass. I did swap over to the (better behaved) leymus magellanica,,,,, but this was deeply unhappy and vanished quicksmart....but not before seeding everywhere). I first read about the leymus arenarius in one of Christopher Lloyd books and rushed out to buy....but then later read that he (Lloyd) employed his youthful gardener to dig it up annually, chopping into the ferocious rhizomes and replanting....which obviously, I did NOT do, only to freak out in season 2 when the clump tripled in size. The leymus magellanicus was a heartbreakingly lush powder blue (never attained with any number of heliotrichums or festucas).......so I may have to make another attempt and maybe protect a little better from winter wet. I have been sowing your seeds (the zephyranthes reminded me), especially the penstemons and callirhoes. I have a (tiny) packet ready to send your way....See MoreOrganic lawn fertilizer without breaking the bank
Comments (18)Load up free Sumner Grow at Sumner Bonney Lake Wastewater Treatment Facility 13114 - 63rd Street E, Sumner WA 98390 253-299-5760 Bring your own buckets & shovel to the shed in front of the anytime. I also wear a mask because it's dusty. If you're putting it inside a vehicle bring lidded containers or plastic bags you can tie shut. The dust can blow all over your vehicle...along with the odor. Bring a separate pair of shoes to put in a bag if you don't want to track it into your car. The shed is a 3 sided structure & the material spreads out from there, so you stand in the residue to shovel from the back. It's dry granular black with dust & is dense in weight like gravel. A little goes a long way. The smell is distinctive, but not horrible. My family doesn't like the smell nor do deer. I've not used it for a year on the lawn & ornamental plants because of the smell. Not ever in our edible gardens. Do call ahead if you're getting a pick up load. The shed doesn't hold that much. Corrine Here is a link that might be useful: about free Sumner Grow...See MoreKitchen cabinets without breaking the bank
Comments (6)Do some basic research to learn about differences and about cabinet construction. Use the search function on this forum to find the numerous threads explaining the difference in MDF versus plywood as well as opinions on drawer construction and the width of MDF/plywood used in different parts of the cabinet. Use the search function to learn about the performance of painting cabinets using wood versus MDF. There are numerous threads Once you have decided basically what you want, get a KD to provide you with a layout and price. When I was going through the process, I used a big box store just to get a sense of what it might cost me in terms of the layout. The layout may or may not be the most perfect one or the one you would ultimately use but it will give you a bullpark figure of what the cabinets will cost and enable you to get a sense of what different lines would cost you as long as you realize this is just an estimate and you try to keep it apples to apples. I did visit different places including independent kitchen design shops to research as I wanted to get a sense of what was available and what the price range was. At least in my area the kitchen design places were low end/moderate and very high end but even within the moderate, they might have their lowest price and an upper price in terms of there being a range. I didn't visit 20 shops but visited enough as I wanted to check out the lines that I was considering - Dynasty, Kraftmaid, Omega - can't remember some of the others. But I wasn't actively trying to see if Kraftmaid or Dynasty was cheaper at one store or another but just seeing what the estimated price differential was for the lines I was considering and how they might work within my total kitchen remodel budget. Keep in mind that the upgrades that most people want are going to drive up the price so any blurb that states that it is $x per linear foot of cabinetry has no relevance. Unless you plan to assemble the cabinets yourself, there is no cost savings in general. This forum is really most helpful when you have specific questions after you have done your own research on basics....See MoreUser
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