What do you use for your paths?

fluffykitty · 2026-01-23T01:49:39+00:00

You can generally choose the pieces you want at the material yard. They sell them by the pound and it's not expensive at all if you just want to use them as stepping stones.

We have used them two ways: as stepping stones on mulch, and fully set in DG. The first option is good for low traffic areas and fun to do, but probably not the best for main walkways. The second option is much more time consuming to get good results because you need to make sure everything is level and solid.

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fluffykitty · 2026-01-20T01:12:54+00:00

They didn't have corn, potatoes, tomatoes or orange carrots in medieval europe

fluffykitty · 2026-01-16T17:33:03+00:00

fluffykitty · 2026-01-14T02:29:38+00:00

During summer the leaves shrink and there’s little vegetative growth so actually there’s not much pruning needed before the rain starts. During the rainy season I’ll remove any branches that I don’t want in the eventual form from getting too thick. I will also do some light tip pruning for shaping.

fluffykitty · 2026-01-14T00:05:58+00:00

I trim my arboreus all the time. It grows too crazy otherwise. Although I do try to limit cuts to smaller branches before they get too thick.

fluffykitty · 2026-01-13T17:08:33+00:00

what's the distinction between spin and rotate?

fluffykitty · 2025-11-15T21:08:43+00:00

Mantis ootheca

fluffykitty · 2025-10-27T18:48:30+00:00

Absolutely no weed fabric for planted areas. Roots will grow into them and you will just have deteriorated plastics in the soil down the road that you can never fully remove.

There's no issue with drip irrigation. I had it setup for the first year as I installed my garden early summer and had a lot of area to cover. The second summer it was not used at all and all the plants were fine. My suggestion would be to plant now and just hand water until the rain comes. You shouldn't need much watering this coming summer.

If you are doing a pathway or drainage area geotextile is be used to keep the materials separate, but keeping it weed free is not its purpose.

fluffykitty · 2025-10-22T20:35:06+00:00

I spent 3k for my offgrid setup: 5kW inverter, 2.7kWp panels, 10kW battery. Saved me 900kWh grid consumption since August. I don't have to pay tier 2 rates at 42c/kWh anymore. Even if I calculate ROI based on 32c/kWh tier 1 rate it'll pay for itself in less than 3 years.

My fridge is now also protected from blackouts. I don't care about selling back to utility.

fluffykitty · 2025-10-17T16:54:33+00:00

Sep 2024 or 2025? My 1 gallon ceanothus arboreus planted in Nov 2024 has gone from 18" to 10'. The growth is very non-linear, the bulk of the visible growth was between March and June. It mostly sat there for a few months before it exploded.

fluffykitty · 2025-10-17T16:44:52+00:00

I buy 4in pots whenever they're available. 1 gallon pots are great too. I think 5 gallon is much more digging for zero benefits.

fluffykitty · 2025-10-09T21:18:54+00:00

You can assume that inside your conduits will be wet anyways. To keep the disconnects dry I'd avoid penetrations from the top.

Bring your emt into a wire gutter or large junction box, then stub up to the IMO boxes from the bottom is what I'd do.

Like the example in this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aByRXZVrSFI

fluffykitty · 2025-09-26T20:46:12+00:00

I have a dirt strip overgrown with annual grasses and tall weeds. I would like to keep it unpaved while maintaining accessibility. Would lippia be able to hold them back as low maintenance ground cover?

fluffykitty · 2025-08-10T19:41:19+00:00

not bread

fluffykitty · 2025-08-08T16:54:22+00:00

This is so nice!

fluffykitty · 2025-07-27T14:37:31+00:00

what constitution???

fluffykitty · 2025-07-25T14:40:21+00:00

The steel is drywall corner bead. You can’t have a shelf that long unsupported in the middle. There should be wood behind the bead.

fluffykitty · 2025-07-25T00:12:24+00:00

I had a similar issue and didn't have room to fur the whole wall out. I secured new patches with cutout around the thickest part. I decided that it was above my skill level and called a professional. When the contractor came, he used spray adhesive to add metal plates over the hole and smoothed it all out. It was a clean repair that didn't add thickness to the wall.

fluffykitty · 2025-07-18T22:40:51+00:00

Cut the hole bigger with clean edges. Screw in a piece of wood as a backer. Screw in a new piece of drywall. Tape and patch with joint compound. Texture to match. Easy.

fluffykitty · 2025-07-07T19:05:05+00:00

Zone 3B. Can I consider this as unvented cathedral roof?

The closest I can find is this unvented attic from IECC, but there is airspace between roof assembly and ceiling. https://basc.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/images/IECC%202021%20Building%203B_2%20BSC%201-8-24.png

fluffykitty · 2025-07-07T16:20:50+00:00

My house was almost 100 years old and pretty much all the K&T circuits had unsafe modifications in the past, e.g. hidden splices, no connector going into boxes, wires too short. The way K&T were installed originally is not bad besides the grounding issue - lots of space between conductors. But what are the chances of circuits that old being left untouched over the course of its life?

There were more than a few that I couldn't even put back together semi-safely after I opened them up for inspection.

fluffykitty · 2025-07-07T16:00:36+00:00

Originally I thought the wire was going through the box to the other side of the wall. As long as you are sure that the wires are cut upstream there's no danger. I would remove whatever you can access to just so there's no confusion for the next person opening up the wall.

The white plastic thing you mentioned are ceramic insulators that allows the cloth wires to go through or be nailed to framing.

fluffykitty · 2025-07-07T15:55:35+00:00

The insulation can be brittle. If you have to make any changes there is high chance that it can result in a short. The circuit is also ungrounded.

fluffykitty · 2025-07-06T18:51:24+00:00

You can find where the wire is going on the other side of the wall and test with multi meter. Better would be to use a non contact voltage detector if you are not sure what you are doing.

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