Exterior Trim--bold, middle ground or neutral??
Stephanie
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Comments (15)Hmmm. (Scratching head) OK, so aside from the fact that it looks to me like the switch is a 3-way switch used as a 2-way (not necessarily a problem, just ugly), that part looks straight forward enough. There's a switch leg with a black and a red that runs from the receptacle box to the switch box. Is this correct? But what puzzles me is that there's a both a black and a red stabbed into the back of that receptacle. That suggests to me that: (1) something else down the line, like another receptacle or a light is also switched, (2) the receptacle isn't actually switched as advertised or (3) it is a split receptacle with one half always powered and the other half switched. None of these interpretations seems likely, so I guess I'm not getting it. Where does that black wire go to? Whoops, sorry. Just re-read your additional comment. Ah hah! It IS split. WHEW! Well, that gives you two equally easy options: you can run either switched or unswitched power from that box. For switched, you'll connect with the red plus a white neutral. (For unswitched, it'd be the black plus a white.) Are you really sure you want an indoor switch that controls a lamp receptacle to control your outside garage lights too? Really? Can't talk you into adding a switch in the garage? OK, it's your call. I hate to complicate things, but there are a few more issues that oughta be considered. 1. Circuit load. Probably not a problem if you're only adding two small lights, who knows? It's worth asking. 2. Change of environments. You are going from a dry indoor environment to a garage and then outside. That means: (1) the light circuit requires GFCI protection somewhere along the line, (2) any unenclosed portions of the run exposed to potential damage will require protection (conduit, for example) and (3) assuming the run extends outdoors, it'll need wire rated for outside use. 3. Box fill requirements. I can't tell for sure how deep that box is, but...lessee...you'll have at least 8 current carrying wires plus the grounds. That sounds iffy to me if it is a shallow box. You might be trying to put 10 pounds in a 5 pound bag....See Moreexterior paint - orange turquoise purple?
Comments (38)Wow. I didn't expect such an huge helpful response to my post; this is the very first time I exceeded the bandwidth on my email account! I have now moved the pics to photobucket and they are shown below. lyfia -- Thanks for sharing those ideas and pics, especially GarageGable.jpg. We will be adding a small opening in the attic for ventilation and are planning to do something similar. But yours is a much nicer version and it's great pic to show our GC. Do you mind if we use it? igloochic -- yours is a lovely purple! aprophinia -- Very good point about orange limiting my landscaping options. I too love gardening and I didn't realize orange would be a hard color to work with. Maybe it's because I want to plant fuschia bougainvillea against the front porch, and I had been visualizing it against an orange backdrop. As I read the responses and explored the options that have been suggested, I really like several of them, even though they were never on my radar before (eg. deep purple, barn red). I came to realize what I really want is a colorful, cheerful house. That doesn't have to be in-your-face or be in my fav color. I dislike pink in general but as I dropped off my kids this morning, I saw a deep pink house and I was surprised by how much I liked it. We'll continue to mull over it. The wall board idea is great -- we are going to try that out (thanks amysrq) Btw, I also showed the pics to some local folks. Nobody liked Idea #2 because they thought it was boring. I was pleasantly surprised by that. Maybe it's the SF bay area, people are more ok with colors here, even if they don't use it on their own homes. Current look Idea #1 Idea#2...See MoreAny advice would be appreciated! Exterior paint / Stone porch
Comments (46)Grover any chance you can show me what it would look like with no railing and pulling the left side of the steps a bit more to the left (towards the end of the window) i was just looking at greige color schemes and I’m feeling super over whelmed. looks like a darker warm brown with a light grey compliments and contrasts with each (went through your color schemes) so now im thinking... the silver traverntine for the top of the steps and the top of the porch with a more brown stack stone color for the pillar, and light post? Or should I reverse it? Make a darker slate for the top of the porch/steps and a lighter grey with warm tones for the stack stone? God... I’m going crazy...See MoreBuying new house but don’t love the exterior- advice?
Comments (87)That is good news! Hope you got a better deal because paint alone for that house is going to be $$$$ as I'm sure you know, to say nothing of the labor, scaffolding, caulking, etc., etc. Huge job. I figure it will take a crew at least 2 weeks and possibly longer to do that job, depending on how many people they put on the job. I would ask for a "plan" because if they separate it into "sections" and they have more than one painter, it will more likely ensure an even application/look at the end. Each painter has his/her own "touch" on amount of paint applied and overlapping to ensure coverage, etc. Good luck. Make sure you get test panels made so you can move them around in the various light conditions during morning, afternoon and evening. Also you a flat finish with very good quality paint. It will last a lot longer....See MoreStephanie
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