Its cooled off here and Ive cut back accordingly but suspect too much water might be the problem. Iam not using FP or protekt anymore as we are almost into the dormancy period. I watered the heck out of it the other day to ensure it was draining and its seems to have responded with faster yellowing. Was thinking that its almost impossible to overwater the gritty mix but maybe thats the problem. With our weather in the 60s and 70s and the tree getting more shade Ive been giving it a quart or two every other day. This post was edited by Brian_Knight on Mon, Oct 13, 14 at 16:24

We're putting a new second floor on our old home, and are using 4-panel doors in a 2 -over-2 arrangement, with square sticking. They look simple & relatively timeless to me. One place we are saving money is the hardware. I love Emtek knobs but can't justify the price (door knobs are something I can change easily down the road, not so much for plumbing fixtures, the doors themselves, and flooring). So we're going with Kwikset in matte black - they feel better than Schlage (less jiggly) and are pretty inexpensive. My logic is to splurge on items I can't easily replace & for items I can swap out later (in a couple years) I'm choosing things I like so I can afford to LOVE the other things.

Denise, Is anyone still reading this old thread? I stumbled upon this thread while trying to figure out what kind of patio sliding door I have because I need to order a replacement handle set. From what I see in your pics, you and I have the exact same door, down to the # of screw holes in the operating panel where the handle set goes. There are no labels on my door either, except the name Guardian printed in white on the corner of each panel. I checked out the Jeld-Wen Caradco connection but it seems those are only premium wood doors. Mine's vinyl. I can't take the operating panel off myself, and I have no help to do so. Anyone have any new thoughts? The door is only 5 years old, but the metal handle snapped right off the other day and I need to find a replacement. Home Depot generic sets are the wrong ones. (differently placed screw holes) Thank you! ~Kristen

The sides look fine. Leave them. I would put the crown you have in your master bedroom, since you dont have the ceiling crown in there. Then go much simpler on the rest of the doors and windows, just on the top. You already have beautiful ceiling crown in the rest of the rooms, and putting the fancy crown on the doors, and windows, is just way too much, and takes away from the beauty of your ceiling crown, which is very very nice.