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Comments (30)same thing with me... go to bed, hoping I can sleep through the night...no, most nights it's a wake up, every half hour, or 45 minutes, or less..I see the clock, try to sleep... it goes on through out the night. before, I used to take a tablet of paper and a pen. push them under the pillow.. if I woke up and had any thoughts, I'd pull it out and write it down..in the dark..it didn't matter if I had it correct or not, at least I had the idea written. that helped a lot. I had ideas for short stories, poems, things to build, things to paint, others to create with fabric, clay, rocks, or make garden ideas.. and in the end, it didn't matter if I did any of it.. I was just happy to have the idea written down and I could let go of it. I could read it in the morning, cuz I had it in print, or scribbled... it was my doctor who suggested it... he had 7 kids and his best time to study or write his papers, was after the kids were in bed..if he was tired but couldn't sleep, he would do that type of reading and writing. it worked for him, so he suggested it to me. back then, I had most of my kids still at home, too young to get themselves ready for bed.. I was exhausted...and that idea worked! dang, and lately I haven't been able to sleep through the night...so, thankyou, thankyou for asking for advice. I can take my own advice now and go ahead and get to bed..I have paper and pen right here, next to the computer....I sure wish I had remembered this, weeks ago! geez.......... nightee nite............... Becky ;(*_*);...See MoreGood organic product or remedy for rough heels?
Comments (12)I agree that the pumice stone is useful. I also have trouble with the skin on my heels cracking. There are salt and sugar scrubs that can help. I have one called Big Kahuna Native Naturals that contains mineral salts, Hawaiian salts, almond, avocado, apricot, jojoba, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, olive, and Vitamin E oils, grapefruit seed extract, and fragrance. Whole Foods also sells something called Loofah Exfoliating Scrub. Straight vitamin E oil is also quite healing. Since I studied karate for several years and kicked and exercised barefoot, my feet took quite a beating....See MoreShower wall grout cracking, normal with house settling?
Comments (20)"One shower wall is an exterior wall, another has no cabinetry on the other side, and another has very minimal cabinetry." Well then, there you go. It's not due to work that was done on the other side of the wall. ie, no one tiled a wall then had other workers beat the heck out of the other side of the wall, causing the tile to crack. Could it be settling? Sure, But if it is, it's unusual. When a house settles, cracking usually first occurs in the changes of plane (corners) because those are the weakest points in a structure. If the grout between the field tiles within a wall is cracking due to the house settling, that's significant in terms of it being a significant structural issue. Also, you have marble tiles which are not very strong. If you had significant structural issues, your tiles could crack too. But again, looking at the grout itself: pinholes in the grout, raked out grout lines, inconsistent surface texture of the grout within the grout lines. And the cracks that look more like shrinkage cracks instead of structural cracks? Those are all signs of a poor installation by the person that installed the grout. "How can you tell the grout wasn't mixed well? " Because everything you described, and everything I see in the photo, is a symptom of that. I'm not saying I'm right. I'm telling you that's my opinion based upon the evidence you have provided. And that's assuming (rut row) that he properly installed and prepared the tile backer board. If he didn't properly detail the backer board then the seams in the backer board could telegraph through as cracks in the grout. But you provide no information on that. Just the photo. But based upon the information you have provided, in my opinion it's simply a grout installation issue, and it's the fault of the installer. But again, that's simply my opinion. Good luck with your remediation....See MoreNew home, Cracked London Sky Quartz
Comments (15)While I'd have to see it in person to be sure, I'm betting on fabricator error here. ci_lantro probably isn't far off. There is inadequate support at the cantilever which is causing the engineered stone to self destruct. Surprisingly, the adhesive at the miter joint is stronger than the material, but mean ole' Mr. Gravity's relentless pulling from the center has caused the end to fail naturally starting at the outermost point. Gravity pulled then hit a stress riser in the miter cut, causing the perpendicular crack in front of the glue joint. See any percussive marks that could have caused that? Me neither. You could theoretically make this disappear, but you can't stop the laws of physics. It's a do- over. sherylnery, without a properly designed and fabricated replacement, here is your future: Probably the same thing, only the adhesive failed first. This is exactly why Cambria contacted me when they saw this. I can't find DuPont's fabrication instructions online, but this is from page 22 or so from Caesarstone and it's all the same stuff: The use of 3⁄4” material requires the use of a minimum 3⁄8” thick plywood sub top if the edge detail is 1 1⁄4” or greater. Some types of cabinets may require the use of 3⁄4” plywood for European-style frames and supports. I'm betting you've got 2cm with a mitered edge larger than 1 1/4" and no required support. The builder or you are replacing this top. It'll be you if you don't escrow the money....See Moreteacats
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