This afternoon / evening Ben and I completed the missing fence. About half of the backyard had a decent fence and the other half had an old chain link fence with lots of add-ons like vines and lattice. We definitely wanted a more consistent wood fence that would add some privacy especially with […]

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We began work on the back deck today. Austin from Austin Hamilton Contracting came over for a day of work to help Ben and I get off on the right foot. Austin builds decks all summer long and is an expert in this area (austinhamilton@hotmail.com if you’re looking for someone good). Ben […]

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Glen and I were busy on Sunday tearing down the rest of the back extension and preparing the backyard for a deck. We’ve decided that this is going to be our next big project since we want to take advantage of the beautiful weather all summer long. We also need to upgrade the […]

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My dad and my buddy Rich came over today to help me clean-up the backyard. I took advantage of the opportunity to have Rich help me install the microwave trim kit. Rich is an incredibly smart guy and is really good with thinking through the right steps for a project like this.

All in […]

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One of the areas that we’ve been happy with is the changes that we’ve made to the main floor staircase.

Here’s an old photo of how it looked before. You’ll notice that there was a wall between the staircase and the rest of the main floor (because it was seperated into two apartments). It […]

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