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Comments (9)I have the same issue. I have read that using apple cider vinegar or ammonia as a spray may be an easy solution. Does anyone know the permanence of the solution? I need to spray this on my outdoor irrigation lines (1/2″ black poly tubing that delivers water to my 1/3 acre property). Although it does not rain in my area for the entire summer , when the dogs do their biting of the tubes, I have read elsewhere this needs to be applied weekly. Given that I have hundreds of feet of this tubing, I am seeking a solution that I can spray on once for the summer. I am also in Northern CA where it does not rain from June 1 to October 1 so washing away is not an issue but the poly tubing does bake all day in strong sun....See MoreAddition
Comments (2)Unless you had a plumber send a camera down your main drain, there was no way to know that it was in such poor shape as to not handle the additional flow without breaking. If there had been no past issues with sewage flow, there was no reason to suspect that there would be a future issue. It would not be a normal part of any renovation to scope an assumed intact and functioning pipe. It's not fun, but that issue is yours to own. As far as the condensation/moisture on the slab, there isn't remotely enough informaton to diagnose the issue, much less assign responsibility. Who did the design work and created the specs for the job? Who decided that the location where you placed the addition would auallly work? Is the space climate controlled? Was a vapor barrier under the slab used? Who assessed the site runoff and water management? Is the contractor a licensed and insured GC or some type of handyman? How did you decide on using him? Was the project properly permitted and inspected?...See MoreQuestion: Fire proof surface behind Blue Star
Comments (11)It really has nothing to do with the back of the BS but rather the risk that flame from one of the top burners can somehow get behind the stove. (the different trim has no impact on how hot / not hot the back of the BS gets). If you ask me, its just their lawyers really doing CYA. That said, we installed a nice thick piece of galvanized metal - 36" wide to match the width of the range and 24 inches high. This runs from the top of our base cabinets down (we didn't go all the way to the floor - leaving the base of the wall painted drywall). We also have the BS pulled out between 1 and 1 1/2 inches from the wall and will have a small strip of granite put there behind the island trim. That not only will "seal off" that area, but will allow us to run the backsplash down to the granite behind the BS. Plus it lets you use some bigger pans on the back burners without potentially hitting the walls (a tip we read on the appliance forum) Putting the galvanized metal is a cheap, easy fix - it just gets screwed in over the drywall to the studs...See MoreHow do you BEE proof a hummingbird feeder?
Comments (10)I always assumed Colorado's Front Range, where we received a scant 15" of rain a year amd any time the relative humidity got above single digits was what I called a "muggy day," was an arid climate. It seems every bit as wet as when I lived in the middle of the rainforest on Oahu compared to south-central Arizona. No, I'm not complaining, I hate humidity with a burning passion and rain and clouds are my arch nemesis. But, you're righr. The critters here are water desperate, though, maybe not as much here on the western edge of suburban Phoenix. Plus there is a lot of agriculture here in Buckeye so irrigation canals are still more common than stop lights. I do have a bird bath that I keep filled, so there is water present for them. I assume the insects use it every bit as much as much as the birds, but they don't get trapped in it, so I don't find their corpses floating in the tray like I do the hummer feeder. No, I haven't been to the Sonoran desert museum yet, Tucson is a solid 2-2 1/2 hour drive yet from where I'm at, so I haven't made it that way really (I did visit Tombstone when my wife was here for interviews back in October and drove through). Right now though, the hummer species list is pretty limited. I get Anna's here at the house and have seen Costa's around, but most others, from my understanding, are as transient as I am and wont be around until spring. As far as I know, the European honeybee and its Africanized counterpart are wholly indistinguishable outside of a laboratory setting. That is why it is "presumed" that all Apis mellifera in this corner of the world are of the subspecies/hybrid "scutellera" (Africanzied/killer bee). That being said, I do NOT wamt to spread fear, but awareness is a great tool. Just like all animals, and I have worked in close proximity to everything from bison to rattlesnakes, they operate on DEFENSE rather than offense. A healthy respect goes a long way and like my boss at USFWS used to say "it's a herd, not a gang."...See Morecarolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
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