Comments for Busy Mom's Blog http://busymomsblog.com A busy mom of 2 wonderful not so toddlers anymore sharing her mommy moments, thoughts and some recipe.. Sat, 12 May 2012 21:14:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on My new Platta Deck, the how to guide! by Pat http://busymomsblog.com/2010/06/25/my-new-platta-deck-the-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-3026 Pat Sat, 12 May 2012 21:14:10 +0000 http://busymomsblog.com/?p=985#comment-3026 I am about to lay my Platta decking and wonder if anyone has oiled them before laying them or is the protection sufficient for awhile. What do you use to oil them once or twice a year. What about Thompson water seal? Thanks I am about to lay my Platta decking and wonder if anyone has oiled them before laying them or is the protection sufficient for awhile. What do you use to oil them once or twice a year. What about Thompson water seal? Thanks

]]> Comment on My new Platta Deck, the how to guide! by Anahita http://busymomsblog.com/2010/06/25/my-new-platta-deck-the-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2978 Anahita Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:19:27 +0000 http://busymomsblog.com/?p=985#comment-2978 Glad to hear that! You are right, it's a good feeling seeing your space coming along that fast and that beautiful! Glad to hear that! You are right, it’s a good feeling seeing your space coming along that fast and that beautiful!

]]> Comment on My new Platta Deck, the how to guide! by Barbara http://busymomsblog.com/2010/06/25/my-new-platta-deck-the-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2977 Barbara Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:01:13 +0000 http://busymomsblog.com/?p=985#comment-2977 Thanks, Anahita. Got to that point last week! The problem for me was that the how-to diagram seemed to suggest there were loops on all 4 sides. I realize now that it was simply a poor drawing to illustrate what I needed to see. Yes, the L-shape start. Fab! Once I started, the joy of seeing how well & how quickly this deck built itself was remarkable. Averaged 9 sq ft in under 5 minutes. Still had to let my coffee cool some more! Thanks, Anahita. Got to that point last week! The problem for me was that the how-to diagram seemed to suggest there were loops on all 4 sides. I realize now that it was simply a poor drawing to illustrate what I needed to see. Yes, the L-shape start. Fab! Once I started, the joy of seeing how well & how quickly this deck built itself was remarkable. Averaged 9 sq ft in under 5 minutes. Still had to let my coffee cool some more!

]]> Comment on My new Platta Deck, the how to guide! by Anahita http://busymomsblog.com/2010/06/25/my-new-platta-deck-the-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2975 Anahita Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:35:56 +0000 http://busymomsblog.com/?p=985#comment-2975 Dear Barbara, I'm not sure if I understand you correctly but here's what i did to install my tiles: I started with first tile at the bottom left hand side of my balcony and I placed it so that the side with loops were facing to right and top (ie the straight edge was to left and bottom). I then started placing additional tiles in a line to the top until I reached the top left of the balcony, I then repeated the same process from my starting tile to the right. By the end of this exercise, I had an L shaped construct. The rest of the install was as similar in that from the inside I made line all the way to the top and then all the way to the right. hope this helps. Dear Barbara,

I’m not sure if I understand you correctly but here’s what i did to install my tiles:

I started with first tile at the bottom left hand side of my balcony and I placed it so that the side with loops were facing to right and top (ie the straight edge was to left and bottom). I then started placing additional tiles in a line to the top until I reached the top left of the balcony, I then repeated the same process from my starting tile to the right. By the end of this exercise, I had an L shaped construct. The rest of the install was as similar in that from the inside I made line all the way to the top and then all the way to the right.

hope this helps.

]]> Comment on My new Platta Deck, the how to guide! by Anahita http://busymomsblog.com/2010/06/25/my-new-platta-deck-the-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2974 Anahita Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:23:08 +0000 http://busymomsblog.com/?p=985#comment-2974 Hey Jay, Sorry about the late reply. As I wrote this article for my wife's blog a few years ago, i don't get notifications when comments are posted and thus the late reply. Anyhow, just in case that you still contemplating buying the platta tiles, here's my 2 cents worth of advice. Depending on the slope grade and also how smooth or rough the surface of the balcony is, it might be a good or bad idea. Remember that the tiles are just floating and unless you manage to anchor down the perimeter, chances are you will see some movement even in best case scenario. good luck Kash Hey Jay,

Sorry about the late reply. As I wrote this article for my wife’s blog a few years ago, i don’t get notifications when comments are posted and thus the late reply.

Anyhow, just in case that you still contemplating buying the platta tiles, here’s my 2 cents worth of advice.

Depending on the slope grade and also how smooth or rough the surface of the balcony is, it might be a good or bad idea. Remember that the tiles are just floating and unless you manage to anchor down the perimeter, chances are you will see some movement even in best case scenario.

good luck

Kash

]]> Comment on My new Platta Deck, the how to guide! by Jay http://busymomsblog.com/2010/06/25/my-new-platta-deck-the-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2971 Jay Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:48:39 +0000 http://busymomsblog.com/?p=985#comment-2971 Hey Mate, Great review....I am intersetd in purchasing the platta deck tiles too...however my balcony has bit of a slope...would the deck tiles not sit well? Please advise as I am planning on purchasing the tiles this evening as ikea just got a shipment in today and they are selling like hot cakes.... Cheers mate! Hey Mate, Great review….I am intersetd in purchasing the platta deck tiles too…however my balcony has bit of a slope…would the deck tiles not sit well?

Please advise as I am planning on purchasing the tiles this evening as ikea just got a shipment in today and they are selling like hot cakes….

Cheers mate!

]]> Comment on My new Platta Deck, the how to guide! by Barbara http://busymomsblog.com/2010/06/25/my-new-platta-deck-the-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-2958 Barbara Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:37:23 +0000 http://busymomsblog.com/?p=985#comment-2958 Glad to find your page. Just got 4 packages and confess I am puzzled by the instruction sheet. It clearly shows loops along each side as the diagram shows steps 1 to 3 of the layout. The tiles I bought - all 36 tiles - have loops on two sides only. I can't possibly assemble as shown because of this. This means I will have to NOT hook on the 3rd & 4th sides of each tile but merely place the straight edge against a row of tiles already hooked. Did you fit them like this or are the tiles I bought defective? Glad to find your page. Just got 4 packages and confess I am puzzled by the instruction sheet. It clearly shows loops along each side as the diagram shows steps 1 to 3 of the layout. The tiles I bought – all 36 tiles – have loops on two sides only. I can’t possibly assemble as shown because of this. This means I will have to NOT hook on the 3rd & 4th sides of each tile but merely place the straight edge against a row of tiles already hooked.

Did you fit them like this or are the tiles I bought defective?

]]> Comment on Is this an adopted New Year’s Resolution? by Priscilla http://busymomsblog.com/2012/01/11/is-this-an-adopted-new-years-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-2926 Priscilla Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:13:00 +0000 http://busymomsblog.com/?p=1246#comment-2926 I think controlling your weight with goals like new years resolutions is a good thing for health and vitality reasons. It's the way you go about achieving your goals that is important. I've now made visual control charts in my office for weight loss and exercise. I've stuck a mirror on my fridge door so I can see how overweight I am and I've stuck photo's of thin girls on there too. I've gotten my girlfriends joining me on walks for moral support and I always try to improve my previous walking time so that I feel I am achieving fitness. With regards to achieving my financial resolutions: - I've not renewed my cell phone contracts for the family as they were to expensive. - I've not put the whole family on a Tracfone prepaid family value plan that only costs $27.96/month for the whole family. I get 50 minutes for $9.99 and the rest of the family gets 20 minutes for $5.99/ea. - With the savings I make from being on a Tracfone plan I'll put on my car debt. I think controlling your weight with goals like new years resolutions is a good thing for health and vitality reasons.
It’s the way you go about achieving your goals that is important.
I’ve now made visual control charts in my office for weight loss and exercise.
I’ve stuck a mirror on my fridge door so I can see how overweight I am and I’ve stuck photo’s of thin girls on there too.
I’ve gotten my girlfriends joining me on walks for moral support and I always try to improve my previous walking time so that I feel I am achieving fitness.
With regards to achieving my financial resolutions:
- I’ve not renewed my cell phone contracts for the family as they were to expensive.
- I’ve not put the whole family on a Tracfone prepaid family value plan that only costs $27.96/month for the whole family. I get 50 minutes for $9.99 and the rest of the family gets 20 minutes for $5.99/ea.
- With the savings I make from being on a Tracfone plan I’ll put on my car debt.

]]> Comment on Tips to keep the kitchen tidy and organized by removal services London http://busymomsblog.com/2009/09/08/tips-to-keep-the-kitchen-tidy-and-organized/comment-page-1/#comment-2691 removal services London Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:49:11 +0000 http://busymomsblog.com/?p=704#comment-2691 Really helpful advice. Thank you a lot! Really helpful advice. Thank you a lot!

]]> Comment on Start school year with boosting your kids immune system by Anahita http://busymomsblog.com/2011/09/12/start-school-year-with-boosting-your-kids-immune-system/comment-page-1/#comment-2619 Anahita Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:54:30 +0000 http://busymomsblog.com/?p=1239#comment-2619 Thank you for sharing. Yes washing hands is crucial. You can get Frequensea in different packages. You can get only one bottle for $39 to try it out, or get a package of 4 bottles for $134. A bottle will last a week for a family of four that is if you are taking one shot each everyday. Since using it I see a big difference in me, I have more leveled energy, where as before I would get tired a lot. In my children I see they can concentrate better and follow a game longer than before. I just received their kid's wellness oil, which is a concentrated oil of a few plants that can build our immune system and is gentle for children. Can't wait to use it, it is a feet rub every night. I will blog about it as soon as I see a difference. To health! Thank you for sharing. Yes washing hands is crucial. You can get Frequensea in different packages. You can get only one bottle for $39 to try it out, or get a package of 4 bottles for $134. A bottle will last a week for a family of four that is if you are taking one shot each everyday.
Since using it I see a big difference in me, I have more leveled energy, where as before I would get tired a lot. In my children I see they can concentrate better and follow a game longer than before.
I just received their kid’s wellness oil, which is a concentrated oil of a few plants that can build our immune system and is gentle for children. Can’t wait to use it, it is a feet rub every night. I will blog about it as soon as I see a difference.

To health!

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