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How much shorter depends on a lot, like moisture content, ground composition, stuff like that so I couldn’t say with any precision but I’ve seen PT wood rot to disintegration in less than a couple years. You could just kick the top of the piece and it just crumbled.

There’s options for you if you’re set on burying wood-type construction. Take a look at PVC or trex-style decking planks and see if you can design at least your uprights, corners and bottom boards in that material then if you want(for cost, probably) switch to wood when you’re a foot off the ground.

Regarding your stone, I understand the moss is a part of your wanted design and I think you can build it in a manner that you could use it. Like I said, just do your best to keep gaps to a minimum and pack as tightly as you can.

Can you share your schematic?

Burying wood 2x4(even GC-rated PT) will shorten it’s life by a whole lot. If at all possible, I’d alter your boxes to have something like stone, concrete or synthetic for the ground contact and use cheaper wood once you’ve made it above ground.

Regarding the flagstone, usually there’s a lot of prep that goes into laying stone, including digging down some inches, and using some substrates that are tamped/packed in before placing the stone. Then you’ll usually like a sand or similar in between the stone to key or lock it all into place.

That’s not to say you can’t do it the way you’re describing but be prepared for some challenges in maintaining afterward if they shift or sink.

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I can’t find anything at all regarding discussion, study or opinions on the question but I can tell you that it depends on the person and most likely, they’re experience in working at leveling/setting plumb.

Having used levels(spirit, laser, etc.) for decades, I can set an object like a stud, header or a picture for my wife and often don’t need to move it after checking with a level but my wife will often notice that a group of items aren’t leveled the same on a wall but she won’t be sure which one is off. There will usually be a few adjustments to all of them before she’s happy.

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I agree, we had the option to sue the seller but the reality is, even if we spend a ton of money to take him to court, there’s no guaranteed payment at the end. We decided to focus on fixing the problem rather than try to get compensation from them.

There is absolutely no system in place to protect people from something like this. The inspector didn’t find it, the realty attorneys didn’t find it, the realtors didn’t find it. We only found out about it when pulling a permit for a deck.

The timeframe all depends on the house. Over the last 30 years, we’ve bought three homes. The first one was an absolute breeze and never caused us heartache. The second one, was a bit of a troublemaker but we just worked our way from room to room, rehabbing the entire house a little bit at a time.

This last one has been a nightmare for the 4 years we’ve owned it. We’ve blown through our savings and still don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. Without going into needless detail, on top of a qualified home inspector, I would suggest going to the city/county permitting office to make sure permits were pulled for anything that’s been recently done. In our case, the the biggest issue with this property was that apartment over garage was done illegally and we had to completely gut and start over. Unfortunately, the entire reason we picked this house was for that apartment as it was for our daughter to live in.

My intention isn’t to scare you but just be sure to perform due diligence and don’t be afraid to further investigate potential issues.

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Without context, the image isn’t that impressive. If nothing XP-related actually works and it’s just a display exercise, it’s just a 20-something year old skin import.

If absolutely everything works in the manner XP worked, then it’s incredibly impressive.