XPost: alt.home.repair
From: "@frank.net
On 1/29/2026 2:13 PM, Ed P wrote:
> On 1/29/2026 1:14 PM, Frank wrote:
>> On 1/29/2026 11:18 AM, Tal Yessen wrote:
>>> On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:22:02 -0500
>>> Ed P wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 1/28/2026 11:07 AM, Retirednoguilt wrote:
>>>>> On 1/28/2026 12:00 AM, Ed P wrote:
>>>>>> On 1/27/2026 8:27 AM, Retirednoguilt wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We have a 4 handset cordless phone providing service for our
>>>>>>> "land line" so whether someone in the open floor plan units we
>>>>>>> inspected would be using their cell phone or one of our cordless
>>>>>>> handsets, the noise factor would be identical. If the kitchen
>>>>>>> slider existed and was closed in most open plan units we
>>>>>>> inspected, it would shut out all potential natural light
>>>>>>> requiring us turn on lights to see what we were doing in the
>>>>>>> kitchen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't understand that. The slider is two 4' sections of glass
>>>>>> on an outside wall. LOTS of light.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Unless you are referring to an interior divider.
>>>>>
>>>>> I thought you were referring to an opaque accordion shade
>>>>> separating the kitchen area from adjacent areas in the open floor
>>>>> plan. I can't picture how a slider on an outside wall would shield
>>>>> adjacent areas of the floor plan from noise originating in the
>>>>> kitchen area. In fact, if it is on the outside wall, and allows
>>>>> plenty of light through it (I assume there's a window on the
>>>>> outside wall where the slider is placed), what purpose does the
>>>>> slider serve besides thermal insulation?
>>>>
>>>> The slider is the window and it is the door to the outside. It
>>>> provides light and access to the lanai and outside world.
>>>>
>>>> https://postimg.cc/PC70x8RD
>>>
>>> That's nice enough looking.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> This is at the back of my property
>>>>
>>>> https://postimg.cc/kVkwrQhj
>>>
>>> Looks like something out of a horror movie with all that dead spanish
>>> moss hanging around...
>>>
>>>
>>> https://youtu.be/BiP6W0ZCQRg?t=101
>>>
>> Prompted me to take a picture of back of my house today:
>>
>> https://imgur.com/hZw21XI
>>
>> I prefer Ed's today but mine in warm weather.
>
> I remember that white stuff. Don't miss it much.
> I bet you don't see much of the neighbors once the leaves come back.
> Plenty of summer privacy.
Worst snow in years and what you see is all ice now. Nights down to
single digits and it has not been above freezing since it fell.
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