We are framed for transoms, but the only ones up so far are the back exterior doors. We chose not to put them on the front of the house, but will have them over all the doors inside. I don't know if these photo's will help. We also have 10' ceilings. If you have specific questions I can get my DH to answer you because I don't know all the measurements, etc. He's building our house. You can e-mail us directly. My e-mail address is listed on the forum my page. BACK OF HOUSE INTERIOR BACK OF HOUSE FRONT PORCH Also, tell your GC that the transoms don't have to be operational. It's your call. We will have ours operational on the interior doors only because we live where the summers are so hot and if we can get the air circulating, it's better for us. NOTE: on the front door. It will be a double beveled glass door and the height is as you see the temporary door. We went back and forth on whether to put transons in the front and side lights vs double door. My DH made the final decision on what it is now and it looks fine to me.

The mix looks too dense, IMO. (Many commercially produced mixes are.). Most folks here will recommend "cutting" that mix with a substantial amount of gritty material to make the mix more free draining. Using a pot lacking in drainage is a recipe for disaster. If you are particularly attached to that pot and wish to use it, drill (or melt if it is plastic) some holes in it or plant them in a pot that does have holes and nest it inside the blue one. (Though you will still want to thoroughly drain said pot before placing it in the blue one.)

The height of the closet flange/drain pipe was perfect as is. The problem isn't the height of the toilet, but rather the depth. Raising it up a quarter of an inch would not have affected anything since the tile baseboard is nearly 7" tall, so the neck still wouldn't have cleared. We were told not to opt for a flange extender nor an offset flange because of the delicate condition of the cast iron drain beneath. All of the drain lines to the house converge right at that pipe before heading toward sewer, and the professional plumber we hired to do the job told us that disturbing it would likely damage something in that configuration and would require a total plumbing overhaul. We weighed all of the options before doing it this way, and felt this was our best. (The tank is a good 1" off of the wall installed; the toilet was only too large at the base by a fourth of an inch.)

@Jennifer-- I hear ya! We have another rowhouse that we rented out and I did a big wooden planter box in the front. Loved it so much I did smaller versions on the upstairs windows. They are never filled because its such a pain for the tenants to water the plants out the window. I might have to get some fab fakes to fill them in. But our current home's curb appeal would be greatly improved by some kind of planter box.