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Need help starting new shrub/flower beds near San Marcos - We live on solid rock with a little dusting of soil. Last spring and summer we inherited a lot of pots and decided to plant a number of thin... Read More
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Dreaming of cooler weather (warning, longish with two questions) - It's just a dream of course since our temps are in the 90s still here between San Marcos and San Antonio. A lady who moved from our subdivis... Read More
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Need help identifying stainless flatware - Ok, I know it's not cookware, but I am going crazy looking at patterns. No notations on any piece. Undoubtedly a name brand, typical purchas... Read More
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Buyers, what would put your mind at ease? - Oct. 2013--more rain at DD's house than since 1923. 12" in less than 6hr. Being called in this area a 100-yr flood. Her golf-course hom... Read More
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Rainwater collection system: 6 mo in - When I originally posted that we were going to use rainwater collection as our only source of water, a few people asked me to post later, so... Read More
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It's June 2013--how's your build progressing? - I guess I will start this one off. You may have seen my posts and know the story, moved in incomplete in December with the DH working alone ... Read More
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Trim question - We are working on interior trim. DH is working alone now, but has the skills to do what we want. We are doing a nice craftsman door and wind... Read More
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Plastic at top oven door stained since doing self clean cycle - We are moving to our new home in a week, trying to clean rental as we leave. I ran the oven on self clean, and now I have a light brown stai... Read More
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Obligations on house sold - House closed early July, preceded by some surprising inspection issues. One was that the inspector saw some "ruffling of shingles on th... Read More
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Sheetrock lite? - Did you or your contractors use the lighter sheetrock (drywall) now available? Pros and cons you have experienced or heard about?
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