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[kattabelly]

The higher you hang them, the bigger the window will look. If they're long enough, hang them almost to the ceiling, just under or at the bottom edge of the molding.

Thanks. I was leaning that way but a lifetime of mostly living in buildings that were falling apart has me a bit nervous about screwing stuff directly into the walls! I think this place will be alright though.

 

[thecatumbrella]

QUESTION

I've just moved and my new place has this wooden edging around the windows. (Please excuse the post-move unpacking chaos!)
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I want to put some curtains up. I have some white curtain tracks like this becuase that was what the local reuse/recycle place had.

Should I put the tracks up ON or ABOVE the wood?

(Removing the wood, or getting different curtain poles, are not alternatives I'm interested in exploring)

We call this wood trim in my area, and I love when it’s unpainted! Mroo got you covered with the above the trim. Congrats on the new place!

 

[kattabelly]

We call this wood trim in my area, and I love when it’s unpainted! Mroo got you covered with the above the trim. Congrats on the new place!

It's honestly not something I've ever seen before.

 

[thecatumbrella]

QUESTION!

What are these spots? They are all over the outside of my windows, and any white exterior trim. Nowhere else. They're round, dark-red to black, and very hard to clean off.

I always assumed it was from an insect, but which one? And how the heck do you clean off thousands of these dots! I might need to use a razor blade on the glass.

 

[azurbanclucker]

QUESTION!

What are these spots? They are all over the outside of my windows, and any white exterior trim. Nowhere else. They're round, dark-red to black, and very hard to clean off.

I always assumed it was from an insect, but which one? And how the heck do you clean off thousands of these dots! I might need to use a razor blade on the glass.

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I think it's artillery fungus.

https://soapwater.com/how-to-remove-artillery-fungus-from-windows-effectively/

 

[thecatumbrella]

I think it's artillery fungus.

https://soapwater.com/how-to-remove-artillery-fungus-from-windows-effectively/

How do you know all this?! "Knower of stuff", indeed.
That's exactly what it is, based on the photos they showed. I have mulch along the foundation on two sides of the house. A fungus that shoots spores... wow.

 

[azurbanclucker]

How do you know all this?! "Knower of stuff", indeed.
That's exactly what it is, based on the photos they showed. I have mulch along the foundation on two sides of the house. A fungus that shoots spores... wow.

I have a natural curiosity and like to learn, so I know a lot of general things. The rest is 20+ years of knowing how to talk to google search in the right way to make her give up the goods.