4 likes for Mill but not yet the best answer prize LOL Houzz has taken a big dive towards completely ruining the forums

Well Mint, bless us with a better answer. Keep the forums in top shape, please.

in the event Joe ive confused you, mill is spot on as we know, almost always agree w mill, a solid contributor over the years , laughing at the concept joe :)

Thank you guys for the replies! Should he be caulking around walk-in shower floor edges as well?

If the material changes direction or there are two different materials butting together that should be silicone as well.

Houzz has already ruined gardenweb.

"Houzz has already ruined gardenweb."

I felt that way at first, but after using it for a while, I'd say that Houzz has improved some things.

The way they do links makes them much better than the old "here is a link that might be of interest" at the bottom of the message, as it was before.

They've also added some text formatting options, so I don't have to embed markup any more.

Pictures are easier, too. I used to have to upload them somewhere else and embed an IMG tag in the post. Some people still seem to have trouble with pictures, though. No idea why. The few times I've used them, they worked OK for me.

Houzz's moderators seem pretty prompt about deleting the spam posts.

On the other hand, I'm less thrilled with the more intensely commercial direction the site has taken, but that's the web in general, so not surprising.

They've polluted the user interface with a few annoyances. For example, the top menus that blast out and block most of the screen if you get too close to them, and that insistent and infuriating "What are your interests?" modal window that keeps nagging me.

I'm also not hugely pleased with the way Houzz is trying to make the forums more like social media. No huge deal though; I just ignore all the extra features and post the same way I have here for close to 20 years. Like, dislike, best answer, worst answer, who cares? If I have some clue how to help someone, I'll type in thoughts and ideas. They can read them or not, act on them or not, same as my in-person friends. I don't need good "ratings" to feel OK about my life.

Then there's the silly name, "Houzz." What's that, a drowsy house? :)

Overall, though, these are relatively minor annoyances. I think this forum is still a great way for people to help each other. I'm glad they've kept it going, and I say thanks for it.

Most grout manufacturers make matching flexible caulks for this joint.