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Masonry work on the back of the house

July 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments

One of the big tasks that we’ve had hanging over us was to replace the old second floor door (that used to walk out to a second floor deck on top of the crummy extension) with a window.

It’s a big job since it requires a mason to remove bricks from the top of the old […]

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Tags: Masonry · Windows

Today’s Progress

January 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Here are some pictures of what things look like today. We passed our insulation inspection so let the drywalling begin!

This is what the back of the house looks like now with the majority of the back addition down. They have opened up the space where our french doors and transom will go and have bricked […]

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Tags: Timelines · Masonry · The new house

Final Quotes

November 19th, 2007 · 6 Comments

I met with Spencer yesterday morning to go over the last of the missing quotes for the masonry work and plumbing that needs to be done as well as review the lighting plan with the electrician. We also re-jigged the windows once again!

Spencer came up with a great idea for our large banks of windows. […]

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Tags: Plumbing · Masonry · Windows · The new house · Contractors