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Kitchens: What are the options to vent a gas cooktop in an island?

Commented on Feb 08, 2013
I know this is an old post but I will share my evperience anyway. I just redid my kitchen a ...»
year ago. It's an older home where the trend at the time was to locate the cooktop on the counter that seperates the kitchen from the family room, and it was an electric downdraft. I had a 4'x6' island where I wanted to not only relocate the cooktop but also change to gas. The kitchen is located above an unfinished basement so the plumber had no problem running the gas line from the furnace.to the island. I already had the duct work to the exterior so he made a few adjustments to take adventage of it. I have several friends that installed the system Yamini spoke of and all of them had problems with it. I chose a kitchenAid downdraft gas cooktop and have been pleased...it takes up less space too. Good luck.

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Cleaning & Organization: someone had a homemade solution for eliminating pet odor from floor, rugs etc

Commented on Oct 29, 2012
As a Home Stager, we use a product called PURE AYRE. This product removes the odors, instead ...»
of covering them up. Check it out at www.pureayre.com to find out where to purchase it locally. Good luck.

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Gardening: Growth On Hickory Tree

This stuff looks like someone put Great Stuff on the tree. Any ideas what it is and do I need to remove the tree? The hickory is about 75' tall.

Thanks.

A Southern Tree on Oct 31, 2012

Evidence of rot. Any other dead wood in tree? Was the tree damaged there in there in the past? ...»
Normally, a given for removal but if the rest of the tree looks good and no other fungus/mushroom areas then might just keep an eye on it.

Outdoor Living: Sink hole under driveway/retaining wall.

Boy, do I need help with this one. The house is 27 years old and the crack in this section of the driveway has gotten worse and sinking. Now the 3' concrete retaining wall is starting to ...»

Greg Bahr on Nov 22, 2012

poor drainage, just a guess but i bet surface water found its between the drive and the wall, ...»
little by little undermining these areas, a good crew could remove it in a day. depending upon new wall work natural stone or manufactured. placment of pref-pipe and crushed stone for drainage price range $17.00 to $48.00 per sq. ft
new driveway with permable pavers Tech-o Bloc or Cambridge are the best quility there must be a installer in your area, with recomended drainage $16.00 to $26.00 per sq. ft. depending on style

Home Maintenance & Repairs: Garage Door Molding Repair

DH pulled in a bit too close to the side of the garage. When he backed up to change direction the wood trim along the door opening split...should see the vehicle (LOL)... Liquid Nails has ...»

Commented on Jun 21, 2012
Thanks everyone. Now I feel better. The "Honey-Do" list further expands!

Landscaping: Forgot to mention in the previous post that my liriope still crops up in the yard far more frequently than I want it to.

Sometimes I pull up the new growth, but it's rather serious about wanting to take over again, it seems. Can I spray Roundup on each piece that emerges or is there something else that ...»

Commented on Mar 12, 2012
I have liriope as well and run over it with the lawn mower at the begining of growing season ...»
to keep it in check...AND maybe get a few snakes in the process!

Landscaping: My front yard is too shady for grass. Tried several times. It would do OK for a while but then die. For a long time the

whole yard was covered in liriope but a neighbor said he saw a snake so that was dug up, given away, etc. Last fall I had the yard tilled, smoothed out and covered in tree mulch. I ...»

Commented on Mar 12, 2012
Louise, I must ask...how did your neighbor feel about your liriope yard?LOL... And I agree ...»
with you, only good snake is a dead one. I've already wacked a small one this season. Sounds like you should have beautiful results with the new landscape...just keep your "wacking" tool of choice handy.

Gardening: Wood chips as mulch?

Are wood chips OK to use as mulch in a flower bed? Are they better than bark mulch?

Commented on Mar 12, 2012
Melissa, I have a load of wood chips delivered from the company that removes trees for ...»
me...saves them from having to take them to the dump. My understanding is, you should dump a bag of 10-10-10 on the pile of new chips and wait a year befor using them. Fresh wood chips can leach the nitrogen out of the ground so perhaps not the best choice for your plants. I will also add "cured" chips to the soil when I'm tilling hoping to loosen this clay!

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Our palette garden

Cultivators Design and landscape loves to re-use things and this is our version of the palette garden. We also think these would make great herb gardens or succulent gardens too!

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