u/bythewatersofBabylon

Magenta shows where the welder cut the grills. I understand that those blobs should have been internally in the walls when the grills were first positioned many many moons ago.

Is there anything that can be done now? The grills were removed because the new window thickness is larger than the original and the shutters would crash into the grills before opening fully. So the idea is to extend them by a little.

Honestly this is purely an aesthetic based question but it's so ugly. Can those junction points be replaced with anchor plates/mounting brackets? Would it be easy to do?

I had an interview with a small (6people max) and a somewhat newly established practice that I already knew off and really liked their work so after seeing a job opening advertised on their Instagram page I immediately applied and got called for an interview which I think went really well.

They gave the impression that they are definitely looking for someone to hire from September onwards and that's why that comment about assessing the upcoming workload doesn't sit very right with me.

Am I overanalyzing this? How would you recommend responding to this?

These tiny bumps that have the colour of the skin appeared about 5/6 days ago on my lower legs. It coincided with when I was doing some gardening work although I was wearing long and fitted trousers so I'm not convinced it's bite related.

They are very hard to spot unless you get reallyyy close to the skin and it's only because my legs felt itchy and started to scratch that I paid close attention and noticed them.

At first I did nothing because I didn't think much of them but they continued feeling mildly itchy ( I might feel the urge to scratch a few times per day so it's not bad - but once I started to scratch, it's harder to stop lol) I think the itchiness might feel worse during the evening/night.

Its been two days since I started taking antistmamine (one pill per day as per the pharmacist's instructions) and I apply Fucicort twice a day too. No improvement so far- in fact I believe bumps started appearing on my forearms too. I do need to disclose that I'm on holiday for the past couple of days and im getting quite a bit of sunlight.

I will not be able to see a dermatologist until the 10th of the month which I think it's a little too far because I'm starting to get irritated. What is that ???? And how to get rid of this?

The newer leaves were cupped downwards from the beginning (I bought it two months ago) but I watered it the day before yesterday with some added liquid Amino rich fertiliser and some Nitrogen and it has gone downhill since then. FYI, I did notice that the water came out pretty quickly after/when you watering it too. FFS how can I save it?

I have had another rose for about half of the time and I have done pretty much the same things to it and it's doing OK. I just don't understand...do you think maybe it's a root ball problem? Should I take it out? What should I look for?

My Hibiscus syriacus leaves look droopy and not rich in colour despite multiple buds forming. What can I do to help? (9b zone and it's starting to get properly warm-currently it's up to 30C)

I have it in the east facing balcony and it gets at least 6-8 hours of direct morning-midday-ish sunlight. I water every couple of 3 days and the soil I have used is a standard mix for outdoor flowering plants that I have enriched with perlite, pine bark for seriation and organic humus. I have added some potassium rich fertiliser too a couple of times during the last few months - but not since the weather started getting warmer.

Did I happen?

My gardener planted a pot-grown apple and cherry tree (about 2-3years old) in my garden in mid April this year. Imo he had planted them too deep and by mid May I decided to dig them out and replant them at an appropriate height with some of the root flare showing.

Unfortunately, this is in my countryside wee home (9b zone) where I don't permanently stay but try to visit as often as I can. There is an automatic irrigation drip system that was/is watering the plants every 3 days for 30minutes.

When I arrived yesterday I found them in a bad state. They are looking like they will be drying out soon, although the inside of the bark and the stems is bright green 💚

What do you think is happening? And what should I do to try and recover them? Should I prune? Take out the leaves? Water deep? And how often should I set up the irrigation system from now on given that the summer will be hard on them (as with every summer here anyway). Did I cause this by digging them out?

Do I need to remove this layer of paint altogether? It's a previously painted wooden kitchen door that leads outside and I'm planning to paint it with a high-gloss BM alkynd paint after priming it. I have been sanding and filling cracks/imperfections but this layer of paint on the inner side of the doors is still very flaky. Do I need to remove this layer in it's entirety before priming/painting?

I used paint remover to remove layers of paint but the hinges look like they are abit rusty. Is there anything I could use to remove it?

I'm not sure if I'm imagining this, but I'd swear that there weren't any brown spots yesterday? All I did was spray the leaves with an amino acid mixture in the evening..could this be possible?

I have some spiral steps on my outdoor patio that lead to a storage room/basement. I hate stair nosing profiles tbh but I wouldn't want to risk damages with mitred edges (tile is 7.8mm thick), even though foot traffic is very low.

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I was considering Schluter Jolly-EB (the stainless steel version) but when I googled it, AI popped up and said it is not recommended for outdoor use. Instead I should opt for profiles with grooved threads etc aka a lot bulkier profiles that I reallllyyy dislike. This isn't the mall, it's my wee patio ffs

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What are you all doing with your outdoor stairs?

I'm tiling over a new poured concrete substrate. I will be using a backer rod and a flexible sealant to fill in the concrete movement joints but I'm not sure what i should be doing about the tile joints? I was considering Schluter expansion joint profiles but the available colours are not compatible with my tiles. Is a flexible caulk line (such as MAPESIL AC) the better option here? I'm afraid it will start looking weird overtime due to mold growing etc?

I've had it for a year now and since I changed the pot it has been getting worse, I think? A lot of yellow leaves have appeared and the buds, albeit lots, won't flower.

I've always had it in my east facing balcony where it's getting the morning sun. During spring I have been watering once or twice a week. It has been warmer lately but I haven't upped my watering tbh. Drainage is good I think. I have pumice at the bottom of the pot and when I repotted I added some standard acidic soil mix for plants like gardenia, some fertiliser for acid-loving plants and added some liquid iron too when watering for the yellowing of the leaves.

To me, the soil even on the surface feels moist despite having it watered almost a week ago. I just inserted this stick all the way down and it came out looking like this.

What does this tell you? Is it still holding moisture or should I water it?

I feel like there is something off with my gardenia. Other than those few yellow leaves, the leaves colour is not as vibrant and rich as it was when I bought her and although she has grown, the growth is not as dense as I'd hoped... What could it be?