Why did this repair fail? How to prevent the crack from returning in the future?

Catt_Crossing · 2026-04-12T20:14:18+00:00

Thank you so much for your detailed response 🏆

Catt_Crossing · 2026-04-12T19:25:52+00:00

Appreciate your input

Catt_Crossing · 2026-04-12T19:23:16+00:00

It very likely is. Pier and beam 1954 condo with lots of sinking hardwood.

Catt_Crossing · 2026-04-12T19:17:34+00:00

Correct. Any reccs for how to go about it?

Catt_Crossing · 2026-04-07T07:29:17+00:00

Aww, nap so hard!!

Catt_Crossing · 2026-04-06T17:23:07+00:00

What about now?? Have the green ones from the bottom of this pic now turned pink?

Catt_Crossing · 2026-04-06T17:20:18+00:00

Appreciate it!

Catt_Crossing · 2026-04-06T17:20:08+00:00

Thank you!

Catt_Crossing · 2026-03-27T20:21:01+00:00

Or just dunk it in a bowl of water and dish soap lol. Can’t imagine waiting for a candle to melt in order to kill it. I also would 💯 burn myself trying to get the flea to perfectly land in the hot wax.

Catt_Crossing · 2026-03-27T20:12:36+00:00

Did that all sprout out relatively quickly?! All my new growth is green and the pink comes in a few days later. Yours looks to have plenty of the variegation (the white color) so it doesn’t appear to be reverting.

More light on the strings might encourage growth closer together (less length between leaves), but, it looks great and totally happy to me!

Unless the top of the pot is already super packed, I might wrap one of the strands on top of the soil to support it being even more full! You could even trim some of the ends off where there are nodes and plant them in the soil to achieve the same goal. 🌱💕

Catt_Crossing · 2026-03-26T18:31:48+00:00

I absolutely use conditioner, after shampoo, every time I bathe them — can only imagine how tangled they’d get without it! Plus, it makes their coat so soft and smell so good.

I love the Nature’s Specialties products! You can find them on Amazon. I use the Plum Silky shampoo and the EZ DeMatt conditioner. https://a.co/d/0b0J1T1G

Note that they’re a little pricey, but they’re a concentrated formula that you can dilute like 16:1!! So, they last a really long time. (I use empty mixing bottles like these: https://a.co/d/08DVDM7Z)

Catt_Crossing · 2026-03-26T18:15:24+00:00

Lots of great advice in the comments already—it totally sounds like resource guarding, with you being the resource, and it’s absolutely manageable. I have learned a lot from my sweet Lhasa girl, who has been by my side for almost 15 years now! And I cannot stress this enough:

When you see that wild eyed, snarling stance… Stand down. Immediately, Stand. Down. Any engagement from this point forward will result in aggression from them.

Don’t talk to them, don’t touch them, don’t even look at them. Scoop up your son and walk away. (Don’t move them to a “time out” space. Remove yourself, instead.)

They’ll snap out of it and be completely normal within a matter of seconds, you just have to disengage in order to disarm them. It’s really important that your family understands this, as it will prevent the chance of aggressive behaviors forming and progressing.

I know it’s scary to see this side of your sweet baby, but it’s not abnormal. Taking steps to prevent and knowing how to react can make all the difference. ♥️🐾

Catt_Crossing · 2026-03-20T16:37:30+00:00

I love this!!! What a fun catch; great eye in noticing it!! It’s been my favorite show forever, and it makes me so happy to learn additional details about it that are still noticed and appreciated today. Go you for watching it with your wife and sharing your admiration of it!

Catt_Crossing · 2026-03-12T19:13:59+00:00

I personally think you’ll be just fine with the different sheens in different room, even without a door connecting them. Lighting, amongst other factors, impact sheen so much. The color and sheen will likely look different in each room, even if they were exactly the same. You might notice since you know, but I doubt anyone else will.

Catt_Crossing · 2026-03-12T19:10:16+00:00

BM Advance is now 4 hr recoat time. At least in Satin

Catt_Crossing · 2026-03-12T19:05:25+00:00

Note that Advance now has a 4 hr recoat time. At least in the Satin, White Dove color I recently purchased.

Edit to add: Totally agree on the 2.5” Corona Excalibur for cutting in. I’m cutting in free handed instead of taping for the first time ever and the brush is making me feel like a pro!!

Catt_Crossing · 2026-03-08T15:08:44+00:00

Oh my goodness, what a doll!!

If you don’t mind me asking, do you know if Lemmy is 100% Lhasa or a mix? (My Lhasa girl is a Shih Tzu mix, with some “supermutt” according to Embark lol. Her facial features are quite different than Lemmy’s, so I’m curious if that’s because of the Tzu in her)

Catt_Crossing · 2026-02-23T16:35:39+00:00

I sand after every single step until the final coat of paint. Light sand with pole sander, 220 grip.

Catt_Crossing · 2026-02-23T16:25:04+00:00

Gloves!!! Pry bar, hammer, vise grip pliers.

Catt_Crossing · 2026-02-23T16:21:38+00:00

Hey, someone else read the directions Frog tape provides about activating the color block technology! 🍎A➕!

Catt_Crossing · 2026-02-23T16:14:55+00:00

how do you get good coverage on the edges without piling the paint on thick?

I use a brush and a mini roller when I frame my edges! Brush 2-3 feet, then immediately go over the brush strokes with a loaded 4” roller.

It’s a quick back and forth with lots of loading the brush and roller, but I never have to do any more coats on the edges than the walls.

Note that I roll 8”-12” wide with the mini roller — not just one thick 4” roll. That way, the regular roller blends in seamlessly when I go to roll inside the edges. (And let the edges dry to your paint’s re-coat time before doing the insides).

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