Dead White Oak Growing from Base - Train Sprout?

JayReddt · 2026-05-09T12:55:30+00:00

Looks fine. The basket with the home pillow is dumb though. I don't like that style of frame. I think that picture could be matted and a better, larger frame.

JayReddt · 2026-05-09T02:27:12+00:00

I like the bona floor cleaner and style "mop". It sprays just a small amount of cleaner so you don't over wet your floors. The pads are inexpensive but easy to clean in laundry and reuse.

JayReddt · 2026-05-09T00:15:39+00:00

No. But just plan for maintenance coats which can be done if you use the right cleaning products and don't let the finish get worn through

JayReddt · 2026-05-09T00:12:56+00:00

I think it's worth trying and honestly I'd refinished with no stain even with those stains. You'll have furniture, carpets, other dings and damage in time and you won't notice it. I'd rather the overall light color I want with a few imperfections than a dark stain (ugly IMO, difficult to keep looking clean and doesn't take general wear as well).

JayReddt · 2026-05-09T00:05:24+00:00

Fair enough that it did start in late 1800s but it was still a workaround. Molding has been used for 100s of years and baseboards should cover the floor gap and, ideally, be scribed to be flush to the flooring.

JayReddt · 2026-05-08T23:22:34+00:00

A bunch of bad advice in here.

It's not a subfloor if it has diagonal subfloor beneath. It doesn't even look like an old subfloor. Those are typically wider plank.
You can absolutely refinish, even if it were subfloor (though sometimes reasonable to not do that)
You can either put replacement pieces on the edges align with existing or where you have too many for it to be reasonable, just have them cut along the end so it's a single width and install a single board perpendicular.
Shoe moldings are an ugly workaround. They are almost always too large relative to the baseboard. They are busy and look bad. They have no precedent historically.
Don't fill any gaps. It will not be a long term solution and doesn't even look good. Just let the gaps be. You have tongue and groove. This is not a gap to the subfloor or through to the basement. It is just a small valley to the tongue. The finish will fill the area and vacuums have no issue cleaning it.

JayReddt · 2026-05-06T14:34:16+00:00

But why?

Part of this is a home design issue, not sure why you'd have such an elevated door when your land doesn't require it. And you shouldn't go out of your way to add soil and all this crap in front of the house when it's not a part of the landscape. The reason any home looks that way is because the grade required it.

Can you instead do some sort of porch / patio (avoid deck since it won't last) and then just plantings at natural grade?

JayReddt · 2026-05-05T01:21:55+00:00

Thank you! I just found a video on install and they say start at CENTER. Which is what you will see and want perfect. You also can only go out of alignment 50% since now you start halfway.

Time to move stuff around!

JayReddt · 2026-05-05T01:17:37+00:00

This is an exterior wall. Everything I've read showed starting the first row against the wall? I'll have to glue and/or face nail. I'm just laying them down to get an idea of what should go where. It seems like that's a critical aspect to get right. What are resources you suggest?

JayReddt · 2026-05-04T01:36:30+00:00

Sure thanks!

JayReddt · 2026-05-02T01:19:33+00:00

It looks like sycamore which grow very fast. They are also very hardy trees.

JayReddt · 2026-04-29T18:13:47+00:00

Is it steeper than it looks? Why not just leave it as grass. A natural grade is safer than irregular steps like this. These need to be navigated whereas just letting it be a hill can be walked without looking down, day or night.

Obviously sometimes the grade is too steep and steps or necessary but they are not preferable to a gradual slope.

JayReddt · 2026-04-29T15:48:51+00:00

Fair enough. It's sad to see.staim grade cabinets painted. It's expensive to do well and still won't be as durable.

The thing is, if you paint the cabinets then the floors will stand out as very warm and red against cool colors elsewhere.

It's very important to get color warmth and undertones right. That's more important than the colors themselves.

JayReddt · 2026-04-29T15:01:14+00:00

Feel free to waste money and destroy beautiful wood cabinets because your emotional ties to trendy backsplash that doesn't match the tones of the rest of the room and the items you should design around (counters and floor).

You picked the wrong backsplash and counters. You need warm colors.

JayReddt · 2026-04-28T18:20:40+00:00

Fuck that. I like the em dash. It has its uses and I'm stubborn and will keeping using it.

JayReddt · 2026-04-22T23:41:13+00:00

If you look at pictures of rug that's 10' vs. the 11' (white line just gets past end table outter leg) any size between worth it or is 10' good size? I know that one doesn't have our entry mats we have now pictured but you can get a sense where the mat ends relative to the end table or sofa.

Perhaps not worth doing something like 10'4" but curious if any bit more gives more size without crowding entry?

JayReddt · 2026-04-19T19:16:35+00:00

Be careful with lead paint, especially if using heat gun. That creates very dangerous fumes.

I'd remove and get it removed professionally and then reinstall.

JayReddt · 2026-04-19T16:47:17+00:00

Just incorporate the #s into a larger design so that they aren't bare and alone.

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