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8 Ways to Dress Up a Drab Hallway

Decorating Guides / October 8, 2020 / by Selse1946

The hallways that link living spaces to sleeping spaces to the exterior of a home are just as important as bedrooms, living rooms and kitchens. Whether you’re working with a short hallway, a hallway with a sharp turn, a spacious hallway or one that is a tight squeeze, it is possible to make it feel as special as the rest of your home. Ensure that your hallways come alive with built-ins, light, vibrant rugs and more.

Hanrahan Meyers Architects

1. A vibrant rug. If your hall could utilize a pick-me-up, add a vibrant rug for immediate style. The stripes on this rug help a narrow hallway feel wider. The lengthy rug, which extends from 1 end of the hallway to the other, has a stunning effect. Can’t find a rug that is long enough? Try sewing a number of the very same rugs together to create a faux runner.

Hufft Projects

2. An image gallery. This designer took advantage of a extra-long hallway by hanging a row of family photos and art. While identical frames and matting can seem graphic and bold, this eclectic mix of colors and sizes adds warmth to the room.

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Avalon Interiors

3. Cabinetry. Use a broader hallway and assemble in some custom cabinetry for additional storage and display space. The cupboard in this photograph serves as a display shelf for arenas. Its neutral colour of paint keeps the hanging artwork as the focal point.

John Maniscalco Architecture

4. Pendant lighting. Most interior hallways do not have windows, meaning adequate artificial lighting is a must. Try adding hanging pendants rather than the conventional surface-mounted lighting. The right pendant will light up your hallway whilst incorporating design flair, also.

Mark pinkerton – vi360 photography

5. Wainscoting. Hallway wainscoting is an excellent decorative design element, but in addition, it will help protect drywall from scrapes, bumps and marks. Traditionally, the wainscoting was installed in transitional spaces like this, to protect active rooms out of heavy traffic.

Tim Barber Ltd Architecture

6. Bookcases. Some enthusiastic readers can never have sufficient space for books. Extend a library out to the hallway to create additional screen space for cherished books. Whether built-in or bought, bookcases can add a functional and aesthetic element to broader hallways.

Shannon Malone

7. Murals. A floor-to-ceiling map installation can transform an awkward hallway into an educational opportunity. Don’t like the look? Wall decals and murals are available in all kinds of customizable options, and they are often less expensive than background.

Michael Abrams Limited

8. Framed mirrors. For people who love the gallery seem but do not know what to put in their frames, a hall of mirrors are the best answer. An installation similar to this can highlight a great collection of frames, or just bring additional visual and light space into a small and dark hallway.

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An Artistic Life Fills a 150-Year-Old Home

Coastal Style / October 4, 2020 / by Selse1946

Patricia Gelman’s 150-year-old beachside home is equal parts living area, studio, classroom and community gallery. The Paris-born artist uses her spacious lease to refinish and showcase flea market pieces from all over the Earth, instruct her golden- and silver-leaf techniques, and host biannual exhibits featuring other local artists. This mixture of imagination, education, community and travel gives her interior a complex but accessible fashion.

Esther Hershcovich

in a Glance
Who lives here: Patricia Gelman and her puppies Robine and Persefal
Location: Ajami, Jaffa, Israel
Size: 300 square meters (about 3,230 square feet); 1 bedroom, 2 baths, plus 2 studios and a gallery
That’s interesting: Local picture makers and fashion photographers have utilized her house for shoots.

The house centers around this living area and a courtyard. Her dad played with this baby grand; it’s the only piece Gelman comes from her youth in Paris. The floor tiles are original to the home. Mementos from her travels and flea market finds constitute much of the decor.

Gelman recently discovered that the home had been a synagogue, and in various times it had been inhabited by craftsmen. “I feel like it was intended to be a studio,” she states.

Esther Hershcovich

A sitting room close to the front entry features an Asian screen and chairs refinished with a fabric which Gelman printed. The art above the buffet is just one of her original pieces and is printed on acrylic with feathers supporting it.

Esther Hershcovich

She had a favorite card enlarged to poster size. The seats, with legs, are from a flea market. The bookshelf was created by A local artisan.

Esther Hershcovich

Gelman’s bedroom off the primary living room contains a bathroom that opens to the central courtyard.

She restored the original door, re-creating its original appearance, and refinished the flea-market corner shelving unit with silver foliage. A print of a painting by French artist Gustave Caillebotte hangs above the bed.

She converted two other bedrooms into art studios which double as classrooms. A third bedroom serves as a gallery for her newest pieces.

Bed: Ikea

Esther Hershcovich

A living area window displays a view of nearby Jaffa Beach, where Gelman often walks her puppies.

One of her paintings hangs over a flea-market seat. She painted the acrylic wool in dual layers for added texture, a current technique she’s been experimenting with.

Esther Hershcovich

This refinished buffet in the living area is just another of her art projects.

Esther Hershcovich

The open door results in Gelman’s gallery, where she hosts exhibits twice per year. A current event featured a painter, stage designer, photographer and a lecturer on philosophy and art. She is also hosted iron-sculpture artist Udi Dayan, son of the former defense and foreign minister Moshe Dayan, and photographer Gilli Schwartz.

Esther Hershcovich

Eclectic furnishings in the gallery include a modern painted acrylic seat, a seat from the 15th century, a golden Baroque-style table and other pieces from Austria.

Esther Hershcovich

Sunlight pours through the courtyard and in the gorgeous original arched windows with trefoil-like details. As a result of her gentle climate, Gelman often keeps the doors and windows open.

Esther Hershcovich

Gelman uses this outdoor sink to wash her paintbrushes.

She loves courtyard dining in a vintage desk the previous owners left behind.

The door contributes to the primary living area.

Esther Hershcovich

“I never believed I’d live in this gorgeous location,” says Gelman, photographed in the entry to her property.

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LEDs plus a Living Wall Color That a Minimalist Slovakian Home

Coastal Style / October 2, 2020 / by Selse1946

After working for an architectural studio focusing mostly on low-energy and passive houses in Vienna, architect Rudolf Lesňák moved back to his hometown of Bratislava, Slovakia, and started a yearlong makeover of an “an old, ravaged apartment calling for renovation,” he says. He wanted his new house to unveil minimalist design, comfort and efficient storage. To do so, he custom made every bit of furniture. Along with the glossy fresh white area turned into an perfect background for his most precious showpiece: a living wall that lights up with kaleidoscopic colors.

in a Glance
Who lives here: Architect Rudolf Lesňák
Location: Ružinov, Bratislava, Slovakia
Size: 51 square meters (about 549 square feet); 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom
Renovation cost: 90,000 euros (about U.S.$117,270)

Martin Hulala

Lesňák made the primary area to be simple and uncluttered, yet have lots of storage. He chose the exact same gray tiling to repeat at the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom, and the white wall shelves that function as a desk and press stand maintain a minimal profile and feature drawers for keeping small things.

For efficacy, he put all of his electronic devices in a kitchen cabinet; he uses a Logitech Harmony 1100 universal remote to control everything.

Seat: Eames molded plywood dining chair, Herman Miller; tile: Stonehenge Cardoso, Lea

Before Photo

BEFORE: Here is the main space after the demolition phase. The plumbing, heating and electric wiring required to be entirely redone.

Martin Hulala

Lighting is an integral element of the layout, and Lesňák generated a wide range of lighting options, such as halogen mood lights and LED strip lights.

Martin Hulala

Following is a sample of the range of colors available through the strips of low-energy RGB LED lights. Lesňák enjoys mixing colors or changing them based on his or music mood. “Normally I turn it on while watching TV as a complementary lighting,” he says.

Martin Hulala

The living wall consists of golden pothos plant life. “I used living plants, since it has positive impact on my health and mind,” Lesňák says. “Additionally, it produces a natural opposite to the contemporary materials and of the technology.”

The crops get light from the nearby window and grow in hydroponic inserts (pots full of clay granules), relinquishing the need for dirt. Meaning no bugs and no dirt to manage. Aside from intermittent watering and directing their growth, the plants need little upkeep.

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Before Photo

BEFORE: The kitchen dated cabinets and tiling were needing a contemporary update.

Martin Hulala

AFTER: A combination of matte and high-gloss white kitchen cabinets with built-in appliances contrasts with the custom-made bedroom door (to the left). The door was ordered from Italy with no finish and stained to match the kitchen cabinets. A stainless steel screen on the ideal hides regular small kitchen appliances, since there is limited countertop space.

The kitchen can also be the multimedia heart of the apartment. A printer and components are tucked away from dust supporting the middle square glass cabinet. Utilizing In One technology by Legrand, Lesňák controls his television, air conditioning, window blinds and other electronics with a Logitech Harmony 1100 universal remote. “I like the fact that I can control everything from anywhere inside my apartment,” he says.

Martin Hulala

Gourmet kitchen cabinets make floor maintenance a cinch and also keep the space feeling airy. “We hung all the furniture on the walls so it will not visually decrease the general area of the room,” Lesňák says. A strip of LED lights lines that are dimmed the bottom of the cabinets.

Martin Hulala

It had been difficult for Lesňák to locate a proper sofa, because every square inch counts in this small area. Instead, he custom made this sectional, which also acts as a mattress for guests. Straightforward glass photo frames hang from fishing wire nearby.

Before Photo

BEFORE: The bathroom remodel took four weeks to complete, because just one person was able to work inside the tight area at one time.

Martin Hulala

AFTER: Lesňák made the toilet storage to be visually minimal but accessible as possible. He used exactly the exact same gray tiles that he used from the living area. The shower has heated floors.

Tile: Stonehenge Cardoso, Lea

Martin Hulala

A frosted-glass door reaches the contemporary toilet and bidet.

Martin Hulala

More gray tiles show up in the bedroom, which was retained minimalist. Lesňák used exactly the same fabric to make the custom-made bed as for the sofa in the living room.

Tile: Stonehenge Cardoso, Lea

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Guest Picks: Minimalist Dining

Eclectic Homes / September 29, 2020 / by Selse1946

I’m attracted to natural shapes and substances and I despise jumble, but I’d have no problem whatsoever leaving of those modern, minimalist serving things out in my counter or tabletop. Made from wood, metal and glass, they are stunning in their simplicity. I’m certain I would appreciate these superbly designed, highly usable pieces for a long time to come! — Kathryne from Cookie and Kate

ABC Carpet & Home

Ripple Porcelain Trays, White – $35

I really like the natural shape of the plates in this collection. Each plate looks great separately, or stack a few for more visual effect.

Design Within Reach

Midas Collection Glasses – $50

Appropriately named, Midas Glassware is the job of a Swedish design group collectively known as Front. I love their glossy, sporty lines, but their slanted gold foundations are exactly what make them extraordinary.

Jayson Home

Braid Server – $146

I’m completely enamored by the natural shape of this bowl along with the ethnic-inspired print on the inside. Bonus: this gorgeous stoneware and ceramic server is dishwasher-safe too!

Amazon

RSVP International Marble Pastry Board – $59.95

This elegant 18-inch square marble board was created for rolling out pastries, but would also serve as a beautiful cheese or dessert tray.

Heath Ceramics

Curve Bamboo Peppermill – $115

This beeswax-finished bamboo pepper mill by Studio44eighty appears like a work of art. I’d be glad to leave this out in my dining table!

Brook Farm General Store

Teak Salt Dish & Spoon – $18

This beautiful, handmade teak salt cellar would be ideal for serving sea salt at a chic dining table. The spoon is designed to rest at the top of the cellar, so that it would be simple to pass the set around.

Heath Ceramics

Pride Flatware – $100

This modern, classic flatware was designed by David Mellor in 1953. I really like the minimalist three-piece setting, as all a individual really needs is a spoon, knife and fork!

Heath Ceramics

Cutting Board, Black Walnut – $195

This substantial, black walnut cutting board is practical and beautiful. It would make a fine serving surface for bread and cheese.

Gretel Home

Cake Stand At Milk – $124

Dessert displays tend to look fussy, but this cake rack is magnificent in its simplicity. Sugar and butter-laden cakes do not require a frilly base to make them seem appetizing!

West Elm

Fundamental Oven-To-Table Cookware – $12

West Elm’s basic cookware gives a blank canvas to allow your dish glow at the table. This dish can go from oven to table with no issue, plus it bakes evenly and cleans up easily.

CB2

Tambien Smoke Barware – $3.95

This smoke barware from CB2 reminds me of the classic collection of drinking glasses I inherited from my grandma. The tinted glass provides some welcome contrast to a white table.

Amazon

Glass Dharma 9.5mm Exquisite Bends Glass Drinking Straw – $8.85

This glass drinking straw is a lot more economical than normal, plastic straws and it’s reusable! It would be ideal for sipping smoothies, milkshakes or maybe even a cocktail.

Amazon

Krups Silver Art Collection Electric Kettle – $75.18

This electric kettle is from Krups’ aptly named Silver Art Collection. This kettle would make tea service seem extra special.

Terrain

Spare Stripe Mug – $24

I really like the muted stripe and natural shape of this handmade mug. It looks like an ideal mug for cupping with both palms to enjoy your morning java.

Large Rectangle Lacquer Trays – $59

This large, lacquered white tray will make itself useful in so many ways. It would be ideal for serving tea or snacks, and it would make a fine home base for a small bar area.

Crate&Barrel

Bosco Mango Wood Salad Bowl And Salad Servers Set – $66.95

This mango wood serving set is a classic that could endure for many years if cared for correctly. My parents have a similar bowl, and I do not understand just how many cakes were tossed in it at our table growing up!

CB2

Bari Glass Bowl – $2.95

This basic glass jar is the perfect size for so many things, from breakfast to dessert to nuts and other snacks. I’d never run out of applications for all these shapely little bowls!

Etsy

Wooden Spoons By WindandWillowHome

All these wooden spoons with their colorful dipped ends would include a bit of colour to an otherwise neutral table. They’re both fun and functional!

Etsy

Black And White Nesting Dish Set By vitrifiedstudio – $170

This black and white nesting dish determined by vitrifiedstudio looks like it belongs to a contemporary art museum’s gift store. I imagine I’d feel fancy snacking against those bowls, irrespective of what’s inside!

Crate&Barrel

Nora Wine Glasses – $10.95

All these basic wine glasses from Crate and Barrel would seem at home on a minimalist table. They’re not too curvy or too wide — they’re just perfect.

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Guest Picks: 20 Accessories to Organize Your Life

Eclectic Homes / September 27, 2020 / by Selse1946

It’s recorded, spring has arrived! In my home spring means organizing. This is the time of year that I handle our unkept cabinets, wash out the door and sift through the junk drawer. While all these jobs can seem overwhelming, I secretly adore it and breath a sigh of relief when everything’s in its appropriate location.

To help you get a jump start on your spring cleaning, I’ve scoured some online resources and gathered my favorite home accessories. These products will include organization to your home and life and some will even add a nice design element also.
–Danyelle from Dandee Designs

Pottery Barn

Cast Iron Row of Hooks – $99

A row of hooks is a classic means to bring immediate organization to any room. You can style it to match with your decor and put keys on it to stay put together.

West Elm

Metal Tipped Coat Rack – $199

If you live in a little area and don’t have a coat closet, a coat hanger is a nice alternative. There are many styles to choose from that will bring form and function into your room.

The Container Store

Horizon Round Crunch Can by Umbra – $19.99

Give kids an easy way to maintain their dirty laundry off the ground by putting a hamper inside their closets.

IKEA

BUMERANG Curved clothing hanger – $3.99

Being organized is not only more functional, it’s more gratifying to the eye. For an easy fix, consider replacing all of your wire hangers with these cheap wooden hangers out of Ikea. They work great and provides a more uniform and put-together appearance to your closets.

Crate&Barrel

Batangas Bread Baskets – $32.90

With a few “catch all” baskets around the home is a great time saver at clean up time. Take a basket around with you and throw whatever is out of place indoors. Once you have everything picked up, walk from room to room setting items in their appropriate homes.

Crate&Barrel

Cabinet Organizer – $5.95

Spice cabinets can be among the most untidy spaces in a home. By adding a simple cupboard organizer, such as the one displayed here, you are able to display items of varying heights and maintain everything in view.

IKEA

TJUSIG Bench with shoe storage – black – IKEA

Closets can go from clean. Tip: Try adding a very simple bench inside the cupboard for storage. I’ve got this particular one in my coat cupboard and it’s made all the difference. Rather than shoes piling on the ground and never being able to find a matching pair when we had been running from the home, they’re neatly set on the rack and always in view once we want them.

TPS chartreuse file cabinet – $159

Maintaining paperwork out of getting out of hand is a common request of the unorganized. I propose adding a nice filing drawer in which you start your mail. Bills and other important documents become registered instantly, things to throw go straight to the trash.

IKEA

Komplement Storage with Compartments – $20

Drawer organizers are perfect for places where you are storing small items. Use them and panties storage in children’s rooms or jewellery storage to you.

Terrain

1L Weck Jar – $14

If you have open shelving in your kitchen contemplate setting pastas, cereals and grains in more attractive canisters, such as the ones shown here. They will keep your shelves from looking cluttered and will keep your food fresh longer.

West Elm

Square Lacquer Trays | West Elm – $29

Placing a simple square lacquered tray in your entryway table can keep paints, keys and mobile phones directly where you left them.

West Elm

Lacquer Jewelry Tree – $29

Jewelry storage can be complicated. Placing bracelets at a drawer could cause them to tangle and knot. This jewellery tree can be set on a dresser to store and display your favorite pieces.

The Container Store

Our Sweater Boxes – $5.99

It’s pretty much time to pack off the heavy sweaters. Using a clear storage container, such as those in The Container Store, will keep your sweaters in opinion and free of dust until autumn.

IKEA

Bjärnum Hook – $4.99

Including a simple hook into the inside of your coat cupboard is an easy way to get kids to hang their own coats. No children in the home? It’s also a great solution for storing the dog leash.

Modern Baskets – $169

I love looking through magazines as much as the next man, but I really don’t like the expression of piles on bedside tables. This modern rack will keep your glossy collection in check and show off your own favorites.

CB2

Wire 3+3 Organizer – $59.95

Among the easiest ways to add immediate organization to your mudroom would be to install a cubby unit. The one shown here’s a place to store hats, gloves and gloves, but my favorite feature would be the hooks for hanging coats and bags.

Design Public

OFFI Perf Boxes – $399

Look at going vertical with your storage. If you want a lot of storage but don’t have a great deal of room, a unit such as the one shown here’s the perfect alternative.

Crate&Barrel

simplehuman® 2.3-Gallon Grocery Bag Holder – $9.95

If you are still using plastic grocery bags, this tote organizer is a fantastic way to keep them in check.

Design Within Reach

Sapien Bookcase | Design Within Reach – $298

I believe we have all heard of built-in bookcases sooner or later. If you are just getting started in your book collection, try a device such as the one displayed here to save your books. It not only adds storage to your area, but elevation as well.

Pottery Barn

Kellan Shoe Rack – $89

Placing shoe storage in the garage is a good means to prevent tracking dirt and debris in your property.

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The Tools Used for Applying a Water Based Floor Finish

Furnishings / September 25, 2020 / by Selse1946

In line with The Old House, polyurethane is the most popular finish for hardwood flooring. Water-based polyurethane is hard and durable, and it stays clear so the pure beauty of this wood isn’t changed. Water-based finishes dry fast and clean up easily, but also a smooth and lasting finish demands the use of many tools that are designed to make the process successful.

Planning and Protection

Prior to applying wood finish, there are a couple of items you will have to protect your eyes, skin and clothes. Wear latex or nitrile gloves to protect your hands, and safety glasses stop dust or complete from becoming into your eyes. A dust mask is also handy for protecting your lungs in sanding dust once you sand the ground between coats. Coveralls and protective slippers protect your clothes. Vinyl secured to walls, baseboards and adjacent flooring protects the areas encompassing the hexagonal polyurethane program.

Applicators

The principal factor of the successful program of any type of wood finish is utilizing the proper applicator. Always use a synthetic applicator when employing a water-based finish. In terms of applicators, you may find one or more tools useful, such as a brush, roller, T-bar, or pad. T-bars are perfect for large flooring, while pads or rollers attached to rods are fine when finishing a small location. You will also need a paint tray, roller frame and rod help to generate application easier. In line with “Hardwood Floors” magazine, water-based finishes should not be implemented with China-bristle brushes or lambswool applicators since they are inclined to hold a whole lot of finish. While this is ideal for oil-based goods, water-based finishes are designed to be applied in thin coats. Synthetic applicators are perfect since they spread the end around and do not hold it.

Sanding and Finishing

A cut-in pad or a synthetic-bristle brush is useful for applying finish to the corners and edges of the ground, where rollers or T-bars can not achieve. Floor finishes require sanding between coats to make certain you get smooth results. A drum or belt sander is usually used to lightly abrade the ground between coats, but also a ground buffer using a maroon abrasive pad or extra-fine-grit sandpaper can also be used since it poses less chance of removing the preceding finish coats.

Cleanup

Sanding dust must be washed away before you are able to apply each coat of finish, therefore use a vacuum with a crevice tool and brush attachment to generate cleanup fast and simple. Tack cloths or a microfiber dust mop cleans the dust off the primary surface of the ground, while the vacuum gets it from their hard-to-reach places. Water-based finishes do not require solvents to wash your program tools and brushes. Simply use a damp cloth and water to wash applicators and eliminate any spills.

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De-Winterizing a HUD Property

Eclectic Homes / February 21, 2020 / by Selse1946

When the Department of Housing and Urban Development takes ownership of a house, it disconnects the utilities and, depending upon the house’s location and also the time of year,”winterizes” the house. Typically, this involves draining off the house’s water channels, treating the plumbing systems with plumbing antifreeze to prevent freeze damage, and draining tanks and bathrooms. This causes problems for potential buyers that want to inspect the house’s plumbing, plumbing and other systems before closure. In California, only properties over 2,000 feet are winterized.

Buyer Beware

HUD homes are sold”as -is,” which means that the buyer takes the property in its present state. HUD won’t fix a property in poor state. For this reason, HUD advises all buyers to make a professional home inspector to inspect the house before closing. The inspector checks to verify the house meets any fix requirements set by the purchaser’s mortgagee and complies with local zoning and building ordinances. From a practical perspective, the house inspector can only test plumbing factors such as the water drain and pressure lines if the property is de-winterized.

Requesting an Inspection

The purchaser has 15 days from winning the bid to get the house professionally inspected. If he misses the inspection window, the purchaser cannot inspect the house. HUD sends the purchaser’s agent a utility activation request form, which authorizes HUD to turn on the utilities for three successive days inside the 15-day inspection window. For winterized properties, the purchaser must specifically request de-winterization when he yields the usefulness request form. HUD then de-winterizes the home and joins the utilities to facilitate the house inspection.

The De-Winterizing Procedure

De-winterizing a property completes the winterizing process. Primarily, it reactivates the pipes so that the home inspector can inspect for leaks. Faucets are prepared for water flow by taking away the aerators, which allows debris to drain from the system. Appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines and dishwashers are reconnected to the water source, including water heaters. Supply valves are exposed and, since the water has been turned back on, checked for leaks.

Post-Inspection

When the buyer completes his inspection, HUD re-winterizes the property. The purchaser pays for this service upfront by sending a check with the usefulness request form. Prices vary, depending on the dimensions of the house and how it is heated. The money is non-refundable, even if the sale falls through. After closure, the buyer becomes responsible for permanently de-winterizing the house and triggering the utilities ready for moving in.

When HUD Will Not De-Winterize

HUD inspects properties before listing, and includes the list a Real Estate Condition Report that indicates the property’s overall condition. Plumbing leaks and deficiencies have been noted on the report. HUD won’t de-winterize for inspection any home with a plumbing fault. Buyers who bid on these properties do this in the full understanding that a problem exists, and the purchaser is responsible for repairing it at close of escrow. Normally, the price reflects the condition of the property.

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The Way to Ascertain the Soil Absorption Rate for a Drainage Bed

Traditional Architecture / February 18, 2020 / by Selse1946

If you plan to build a drainage bed, or drainage basin, it’s very important that you be aware of the absorption speed of the site’s dirt. This speed will tell you how much area in square feet that the bed should cover for draining water to harden, or absorb into, the soil rather than pooling on or running off the region. Pooling can attract insects and cause smells, and runoff erodes soil and can spread contaminates. Soil’s absorption rate is dependent upon the amount of clay, sand, loam or gravel that the soil contains.

Choose at least three locations to dig a hole at the prospective drainage bed area, with the holes spaced evenly across that area. If the region is large region, then digging over three holes will create more precise soil absorption rate results. For instance, plan to dig 1 hole at each corner and at the center of the future drainage bed area, or dig holes in a grid pattern each 20 feet if the bed area will be very big.

Dig a vertical hole using a 4- to 12-inch circumference in each location chosen for a hole, employing an augur or spade for the endeavor. Every hole’s sides must be vertical, and each hole has to be the same depth water will enter the drainage bed, which usually is 6 to 36 inches below the soil surface.

Roughen the walls of each hole if necessary to keep the absorption conditions natural. If a hole’s sides are smooth, solid surface as opposed to how dirt appears naturally in the lawn, then that state will not lead to an absorption rate that is accurate for the lawn.

Place about a 2-inch-deep layer of 1/2-inch gravel in the bottom of each hole.

Fill each hole with no less than a 12-inch-depth of water, measuring from the top of the gravel. If a hole is fewer than 12 inches deep, then put at least a 6-inch-depth of water from the hole. Allow the water to saturate the soil overnight or for no less than four hours, adding water to each hole as necessary during that time to keep the water level in the 12-inch or even 6-inch depth over the gravel, using whichever water depth you used initially. If, however, you add water to a hole twice and twice the water drains in fewer than 10 minutes, then you don’t have to add water to the hole. Furthermore, if the soil is mostly clay and a hole’s water level does not appear to move, then continue to maintain the hole’s water level for three to five days. The time you maintain a certain water level in each hole is that the saturation period.

Place a yardstick or ruler in each hole the day following the saturation period is over. The yardstick’s or ruler’s ending displaying the 1-inch mark has to be at the hole’s bottom, over the layer of gravel. The yardstick or ruler should make it to the top of the hole, and so use a ruler just in a hole that is no more than 12 inches deep. The water does not have to have drained entirely in the hole, but it has to be fewer than 6 inches deep.

Add enough water to each hole so that the water depth is 6 inches. Refill each hole to the 6-inch water depth every 30 minutes for four hours as water seeps in the hole. Write down the water level in each hole in the four-hour mark, but don’t add water to the holes. Subtract 1 hole’s current degree of water out of six to ascertain how many inches of water have been consumed. Duplicate that job for every single hole. If your lawn has sandy soil and the holes’ water is eliminated before 30 minutes pass, then refill every single hole to the 6-inch water depth every 10 minutes for a period of one hour. Take the water level measurement of the holes in the mark.

Divide the elapsed time by the number of inches the water level dropped in the 6-inch degree in a hole during the last measurement interval. If, for instance, 4 inches of water stayed in a hole following 30 minutes, then divide 30 by 2 to find an absorption rate of 15 minutes per inch for that hole.

Insert the absorption rates of each hole. Divide that total by the number of holes to find the average absorption rate for the whole possible drainage bed area. If you found over a 20-minute per inch difference in the absorption rates of the fastest-draining and slowest-draining holes, then utilize the slowest-draining hole’s absorption speed as the absorption rate for the drainage bed region.

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How to Wash Wooden Paneling With Vinegar and Mineral Oil

Home Cleaning / February 13, 2020 / by Selse1946

If you grew up in the 1960s or ’70s, wood paneling, together with orange shag carpet and avocado-green appliances were the decorating rage of the afternoon. Paneling from this period consisted of durable fiberboard sheets covered hardwood veneer, generally in dark brown. But today, paneling is significantly lighter in its own tones, ranging from faux cherry wood to aged-picket-fence white. Paneling requires minimal attention to keep it looking good, making it a favorite in family homes full of pets and kids. You are able to keep paneling looking its best by utilizing household products such as vinegar and mineral oil rather than costly over-the-counter products that may contain chemicals you do not want in your home.

Everyday Cleaning

Dust the paneling by wiping it with a dry microfiber dusting cloth. If dusting does not remove all the dirt, then use a vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment to remove the loose dirt and dust. Be sure to clean in the crevices on the surface of the paneling fully, where dirt and dust get trapped.

Insert 1/2 cup of mineral oil and 1/4 cup of vinegar into your spray bottle.

Fill a measuring cup with warm water and add it into the mix in the spray bottle. Shake the bottle to mix the solution.

Spray the mix on the wall and rub it in with a clean rag, scrubbing any particularly dirty spots in a circular motion.

Buff the wall with another clean, dry cloth in a circular motion to pull out the shine of the paneling.

Deep Cleaning and Polishing

Pour 1/2 cup of apple-cider vinegar and one cup of warm water into a spray bottle to make an extra-strength cleaning alternative.

Saturate a microfiber fabric using the spray on to clean stubborn grease or dirty spots on the paneling. Wash your paneling in tiny sections using this method.

Wipe paneling dry with microfiber fabric when finished cleaning.

Apply mineral oil into some other clean, dry cloth. Buff the paneling in tiny circles with the fabric to make it shine.

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What Impact Does Common Vents Have in an HVAC System?

Saving Water / February 11, 2020 / by Selse1946

Like the thought that cranking the thermostat all the way up or down cools or heats a home quicker, the belief that closing some family ports increases overall HVAC performance and efficiency is a busted myth. In reality, it usually has the opposite effect. In today’s energy-efficient residences, air flow is balanced to preserve neutral air pressure in each room. When some ports are closed, that delicate balance hints, energy consumption increases and household relaxation declines.

Increased Duct Leakage

Even with all ports open, the Department of Energy estimates the typical house loses up to 20 percent of heated and cooled air through leaky ducts. But that percentage climbs even higher if some supply ports are closed. Air pressure inside supply ducts increases in proportion to the number of ports closed and shoves still greater quantities of conditioned air out of existing leaks. Your furnace or A/C runs more “on” cycles to compensate for your reduction, boosting operating expenses.

Pressure Imbalances

Although the supply enroll into your room is closed, the return enroll from the room (which cannot be closed) proceeds pulling air into the furnace or A/C. Room air pressure changes out of neutral to negative. A closed, depressurized room always sucks unconditioned outside air in through small gaps and cracks which exist in almost any structure. Room temperature gets cold or warm and transfers to adjoining rooms by conduction through walls, offsetting the air conditioner or furnace as well as increasing energy consumption.

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