I wish I would have seen this thread before purchasing my wood floors from Appalachian!! I DO NOT recommend at all. I bought white oak floors (Alta Mode line) and when they were first installed they were beautiful. But after a few months, they look so dirty! I purchased these knowing they were “sealed” which is completely false. The grain is open allowing for any dirt to enter, an no amount of hand scrubbing can even get them cleaned. Two pictures show under a rug, and the other picture in an area that’s exposed. I was told the warranty means nothing. So sad considering they were $10sqft!

I have an older model for my outdoor shower. for the money it is fine. I have incredible water pressure at my house and even with only half inch pipes leading to it it is a nice massage but if you do not have great water pressure it is not impressive. My parents' well water and 1/2 inch pipes make it's jets and multiple heads used simultaneously useless. Mine is atleast four years old and we did need to replace the rain head last year for the orginal rusted out but to be fair it is keep in the sun and rain for five months out of the year. here is my older model after more than 4years of use It was for a while my favorite shower but last year we added a master shower with hard plumbed jets, hand held and rain head with 3/4 pipes for even better pressure, a thermostatic valve to maintain temp and pressure control and three separate water control handles so we can use one, two or three water sources at a time. We have an instantaneous water heater so we never run out of hot water and try to remember to not use it for to long or too often as to not waste to much water and energy. This shower is my oasis! Water pressure I think is a woman's best friend and the jets are haven to me but this set up was substantially more expensive and not a retro fit like a tower is. I much prefer my hard plumbed set up to my shower tower but honestly it is like comparing a Kia to an Audi in cost and not an apples to apples comparison. the set up I prefer. for better therapeutic results if your budget supports this upgrade I recommend this.

We are considering the Kempton vanity and wanted to see how large the toe kick area is at the bottom of the vanity? The instructions and dimensions state that it is 1.5" tall and I am concerned that the toe kick will not work for us because it is not tall enough. I love the look of the vanity, but want to make sure that the toe kick would not be a deal breaker. Looking for the height from the floor to the top of the toe kick, as well as the depth of the toe kick piece. Any insight and thoughts would be appreciated! Thank you!

Hello Defrost 😃 Nice to have a new raised bed and that’s a good size. Have you used the square foot garden method before? I read that book a long time ago and it did encourage me to plant closer, but I don’t plant as close as they recommend. I definitely don’t measure off all the one foot sections. I should refresh my memory though on how close they suggest you can do and make the most of that space. I have a lot of bean seeds to use up. All kinds, pole/bush - some that are dry for storing, like kidney beans and heirloom soup beans. That should work based on some of the suggestions to grow something that doesn’t need to be picked every other day. Since I assume you leave them to dry and harvest once. I haven’t grown these before. I also think I will be able to make quick visits when I need to. It’s in the same town and a short drive away. We love peppers and use them all year. Not the hot varieties, unfortunately, which I would love but they wouldn't love me back. [g] They really do need very little attention. I have some seedlings started, but not as many as I would have liked due to a problem with my seed growing mix this year. I guess it’s too late to start more from seed. We have never grown melons due to the lack of sun, and the few times I did, it was not rewarding. So that is low on my list of priorities. I suspect you have to have a lot of experience with melons to get it right. Great idea about the mini butternut. I have a great mini cabbage we love, called Gonzales - which produces quickly a head that makes one big bowl of Cole slaw. As for what I can’t get at the supermarket - fresh green beans are hard to come by organic. I’d love to grow organic jicama, since I can’t get it organic and when I do get it, it’s not always in good shape. I’ll have to look up how you grow that. Maybe for next year. Beets - we love beets - I have new seed, I’m going to try that. I haven’t tried the yellow beet yet. Thanks for the idea. My Mom used to be the only one in the family who ate turnips so that is off the list. I was thinking of planting garlic, but you’re right, you have to plant in the fall. I can grow that at home. I planted some last Fall. I also am trying to plant bulbets off those I saved last year. They are very viable but I guess they take 2 years? Thanks for suggesting Johnny’s grower’s library. I always forget how much information is on that site. Potatoes…I love planting potatoes. I just started doing that 2 years ago and I bought more seed potato this year. I wanted to ask, I received whole potatoes, am I supposed to cut those in sections with eyes on them? We also love the fingerlings but they were out this year because I ordered late.