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Since our dumpster is gone we haul all the paper that was covering up the hardwoods to our rental house for trash day

rbolling — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:10:42 MDT

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Since our dumpster is gone we haul all the paper that was covering up the hardwoods to our rental house for trash day - DSC03091.jpg

You should have seen what we put out last week!

rbolling — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:10:38 MDT

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You should have seen what we put out last week! - DSC03092.jpg

The front porch is stained to match the garage floor

rbolling — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:10:33 MDT

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The front porch is stained to match the garage floor - DSC03097.jpg

The completed foyer medallion

rbolling — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:10:29 MDT

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The completed foyer medallion - DSC03098.jpg

The completed hardwoods with matching baseboards

rbolling — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:10:25 MDT

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The completed hardwoods with matching baseboards - DSC03099.jpg

These pictures don't do the floors justice -- they turned out awesome!

rbolling — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:10:21 MDT

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These pictures don't do the floors justice -- they turned out awesome! - DSC03100.jpg

The kitchen with the portable island in place

rbolling — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:10:16 MDT

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The kitchen with the portable island in place - DSC03101.jpg

Another view

rbolling — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:10:11 MDT

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Another view - DSC03102.jpg

And another

rbolling — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:10:08 MDT

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And another - DSC03103.jpg

All that's left is paint touch-ups and a few minor details. Now we plan on shopping for faux wood blinds. We are thinking of leaving the transoms open and having the blinds only cover the lower windows but we aren't sure yet

rbolling — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:10:04 MDT

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All that's left is paint touch-ups and a few minor details. Now we plan on shopping for faux wood blinds. We are thinking of leaving the transoms open and having the blinds only cover the lower windows but we aren't sure yet - DSC03104.jpg

The downstairs hallway

rbolling — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:10:00 MDT

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The downstairs hallway - DSC03105.jpg

And the stairs

rbolling — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:09:56 MDT

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And the stairs - DSC03106.jpg

Ron spends Easter Sunday in clean-up mode --- no rest for the weary.........

rbolling — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:09:52 MDT

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Ron spends Easter Sunday in clean-up mode --- no rest for the weary......... - DSC03107.jpg

We passed our final big inspection and the county issues us our Certificate of Occupancy. After next week we should just about be up to our very last album

rbolling — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:09:48 MDT

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We passed our final big inspection and the county issues us our Certificate of Occupancy. After next week we should just about be up to our very last album - Dsc03108.jpg

We didn't want ANY grass but the rules are you have to have grass in the county right-of-way (15 feet in our case). So --- 5 pallets arrive by truck

rbolling — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:59:09 MDT

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We didn't want ANY grass but the rules are you have to have grass in the county right-of-way (15 feet in our case). So --- 5 pallets arrive by truck - DSC03078.jpg

Ron has the driver space out the pallets and set them just on the edge of the road hoping this will make the job go smoother

rbolling — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:59:05 MDT

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Ron has the driver space out the pallets and set them just on the edge of the road hoping this will make the job go smoother - DSC03079.jpg

Last one

rbolling — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:59:01 MDT

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Last one - DSC03080.jpg

Our painters helper is 'elected' to pressure wash the exterior so we can 1. Have a clean house at the end 2. Spot any places that need attention. He's pretty cute in his yellow rainsuit, huh?

rbolling — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:58:56 MDT

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Our painters helper is 'elected' to pressure wash the exterior so we can 1. Have a clean house at the end 2. Spot any places that need attention. He's pretty cute in his yellow rainsuit, huh? - DSC03081.jpg

Dan (the landscaping MAN!) arrives with his crew to 'throw down some grass'

rbolling — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:58:52 MDT

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Dan (the landscaping MAN!) arrives with his crew to 'throw down some grass' - DSC03082.jpg

We decided to use Bahia Grass due to it's drought resistance, slow growth and hardiness in poor soils. As a bonus it will tolerate cars parking on it

rbolling — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:58:48 MDT

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We decided to use Bahia Grass due to it's drought resistance, slow growth and hardiness in poor soils. As a bonus it will tolerate cars parking on it - DSC03083.jpg

Work progresses into the neighbors vacant lot that we destroyed using as a staging, parking and dumpster removing spot while building our house. It was only right to fix it back better than before

rbolling — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:58:44 MDT

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Work progresses into the neighbors vacant lot that we destroyed using as a staging, parking and dumpster removing spot while building our house. It was only right to fix it back better than before - DSC03085.jpg

Down to the last few slices

rbolling — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:58:40 MDT

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Down to the last few slices - DSC03086.jpg

The completed job is taped off to discourage parking until the grass is established

rbolling — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:58:36 MDT

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The completed job is taped off to discourage parking until the grass is established - DSC03087.jpg

Our neighbors lot is still dirt but the grass seed Ron painstakingly put out (can you say HARD work?) should spout soon --- we hope!

rbolling — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:58:32 MDT

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Our neighbors lot is still dirt but the grass seed Ron painstakingly put out (can you say HARD work?) should spout soon --- we hope! - DSC03088.jpg

Looking west from our neighbors lot

rbolling — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:58:28 MDT

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Looking west from our neighbors lot - DSC03089.jpg

View looking east towards the Atlantic. Once we get our ground covers, hedges, a few fruit trees and misc. plants in our mulch we should have a fairly maintenance free yard

rbolling — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:58:23 MDT

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View looking east towards the Atlantic. Once we get our ground covers, hedges, a few fruit trees and misc. plants in our mulch we should have a fairly maintenance free yard - DSC03090.jpg

Ron's hand graded drainage ditch down the east side of our property gets covered with landscaping fabric as a precaution to soil erosion and wash out

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:44:08 MDT

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Ron's hand graded drainage ditch down the east side of our property gets covered with landscaping fabric as a precaution to soil erosion and wash out - DSC03016.jpg

The trim guys install our stainless steel house numbers

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:44:04 MDT

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The trim guys install our stainless steel house numbers - DSC03017.jpg

Our front door gets RED

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:44:00 MDT

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Our front door gets RED - DSC03018.jpg

The lot is all graded (with plenty of hand raking!) and ready

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:43:56 MDT

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The lot is all graded (with plenty of hand raking!) and ready - DSC03019.jpg

Our stainless and glass vent hood is up

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:43:52 MDT

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Our stainless and glass vent hood is up - DSC03020.jpg

Close up

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:43:48 MDT

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Close up - DSC03023.jpg

View from kitchen side

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:43:44 MDT

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View from kitchen side - DSC03024.jpg

Our door knobs and locks are installed by the trim carpenters

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:43:28 MDT

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Our door knobs and locks are installed by the trim carpenters - DSC03030.jpg

Now comes the fun part. Guess how many scoops are in 80 yards of pine bark mulch?!

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:43:24 MDT

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Now comes the fun part. Guess how many scoops are in 80 yards of pine bark mulch?! - DSC03031.jpg

The guy on the tractor had the gravy job

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:43:20 MDT

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The guy on the tractor had the gravy job - DSC03032.jpg

No wonder he's smiling. If I could ride around on that think @ $50 an hour I'd be smiling too!

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:43:16 MDT

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No wonder he's smiling. If I could ride around on that think @ $50 an hour I'd be smiling too! - DSC03033.jpg

Ron and Tennessee do the mulch spreading. We shoot for a 3-4 inch depth

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:43:10 MDT

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Ron and Tennessee do the mulch spreading. We shoot for a 3-4 inch depth - DSC03035.jpg

Now we start laying the railroad cross-tie border that will contain the mulch

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:42:58 MDT

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Now we start laying the railroad cross-tie border that will contain the mulch - DSC03038.jpg

Ever cut a creosote soaked cross-tie? They don't cut too easy

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:42:54 MDT

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Ever cut a creosote soaked cross-tie? They don't cut too easy - DSC03040.jpg

This handrail is between the garage and foyer

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:42:49 MDT

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This handrail is between the garage and foyer - DSC03042.jpg

We are still waiting on the newel post that will support this end of the handrail

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:42:42 MDT

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We are still waiting on the newel post that will support this end of the handrail - DSC03044.jpg

The carpenters have the handrails ready for staining and paint. The handrails will match the oak floors

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:42:34 MDT

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The carpenters have the handrails ready for staining and paint. The handrails will match the oak floors - DSC03046.jpg

The porch(s) painting is done. The finish coat is a clear sealer that should last 3 years for low maintenance

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:42:31 MDT

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The porch(s) painting is done. The finish coat is a clear sealer that should last 3 years for low maintenance - DSC03047.jpg

The boards were painted then wiped with rags to get the 'weathered' look

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:42:26 MDT

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The boards were painted then wiped with rags to get the 'weathered' look - DSC03048.jpg

We used these cool door stops that have a hook to hold the door open

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:42:22 MDT

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We used these cool door stops that have a hook to hold the door open - DSC03049.jpg

The eyelet on the door that gets 'hooked'

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:42:18 MDT

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The eyelet on the door that gets 'hooked' - DSC03050.jpg

Looking from our upper porch at the pile of extra mulch we had left over

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:42:15 MDT

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Looking from our upper porch at the pile of extra mulch we had left over - DSC03051.jpg

Upper porch view of the east side of lot

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:42:11 MDT

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Upper porch view of the east side of lot - DSC03052.jpg

Backyard view. The plan is to add a low growing, salt-tolerant and drought resistant ground cover

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:42:06 MDT

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Backyard view. The plan is to add a low growing, salt-tolerant and drought resistant ground cover - DSC03053.jpg

What are we going to do with all those left over bricks now? Lava rock is on the white linoleum

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:42:02 MDT

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What are we going to do with all those left over bricks now? Lava rock is on the white linoleum - DSC03054.jpg

Rose shows off our new house numbers

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:41:42 MDT

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Rose shows off our new house numbers - DSC03059.jpg

West side view

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:41:30 MDT

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West side view - DSC03062.jpg

Ron 'notched' this tie around the water meter

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:41:06 MDT

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Ron 'notched' this tie around the water meter - DSC03069.jpg

Ready for grass in the 15-foot county right-of-way

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:41:02 MDT

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Ready for grass in the 15-foot county right-of-way - DSC03070.jpg

Ron uses hand trucks to move these to the east side of our lot now that the tractor crew is gone

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:40:58 MDT

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Ron uses hand trucks to move these to the east side of our lot now that the tractor crew is gone - DSC03071.jpg

The front porch will be stained gray to match the garage floor

rbolling — Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:40:54 MDT

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The front porch will be stained gray to match the garage floor - DSC03072.jpg

The driveway forms go down

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:15:00 MDT

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The driveway forms go down - DSC02969.jpg

Our lot was graded the day before in preparation

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:14:55 MDT

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Our lot was graded the day before in preparation - DSC02970.jpg

Another business

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:14:51 MDT

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Another business - DSC02971.jpg

The sidewalks get formed

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:14:47 MDT

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The sidewalks get formed - DSC02972.jpg

We decided to do a curved entrance to the front door

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:14:43 MDT

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We decided to do a curved entrance to the front door - DSC02973.jpg

The paint color on the door is wrong. It will be a deep red

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:14:39 MDT

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The paint color on the door is wrong. It will be a deep red - DSC02974.jpg

Rose and Ron start the brick edging for our hedge bed around the house

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:14:35 MDT

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Rose and Ron start the brick edging for our hedge bed around the house - DSC02975.jpg

We placed the bricks 4 feet from the house so our hedges can be around 2 feet out

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:14:31 MDT

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We placed the bricks 4 feet from the house so our hedges can be around 2 feet out - DSC02976.jpg

Using a string tied between two stakes got us a nice straight line

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:14:26 MDT

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Using a string tied between two stakes got us a nice straight line - DSC02977.jpg

Working our way around towards the backyard

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:14:22 MDT

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Working our way around towards the backyard - DSC02978.jpg

This was as far as we made it on day one

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:14:18 MDT

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This was as far as we made it on day one - DSC02979.jpg

The bricks were left over from the fireplace and brick siding jobs

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:14:14 MDT

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The bricks were left over from the fireplace and brick siding jobs - DSC02980.jpg

The first concrete truck shows up with 9 yards. Our driveway and wallways used 17 yards total!

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:14:10 MDT

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The first concrete truck shows up with 9 yards. Our driveway and wallways used 17 yards total! - DSC02981.jpg

They start on the walkway leading to the side garage door

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:14:06 MDT

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They start on the walkway leading to the side garage door - DSC02982.jpg

The painters take a break to see what all the commotion is about

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:14:02 MDT

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The painters take a break to see what all the commotion is about - DSC02984.jpg

Truck # 2 arrives

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:58 MDT

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Truck # 2 arrives - DSC02985.jpg

The finished job. After the last truck pulled out of the driveway, and before the last few feet were poured, they cut the asphalt along the street so we have a nice straight line between the driveway and street

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:54 MDT

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The finished job. After the last truck pulled out of the driveway, and before the last few feet were poured, they cut the asphalt along the street so we have a nice straight line between the driveway and street - DSC02986.jpg

Our driveway is almost wide enough to park three cars alongside each other

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:50 MDT

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Our driveway is almost wide enough to park three cars alongside each other - DSC02987.jpg

We had to 'customize' our sidewalk by the front entranceway

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:46 MDT

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We had to 'customize' our sidewalk by the front entranceway - DSC02988.jpg

The pad outside the side porch

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:42 MDT

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The pad outside the side porch - DSC02989.jpg

Our spare brick pile is shrinking

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:39 MDT

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Our spare brick pile is shrinking - DSC02991.jpg

Garage walkway

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:35 MDT

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Garage walkway - DSC02992.jpg

There is a hot and cold outdoor shower to the left of the door

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:29 MDT

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There is a hot and cold outdoor shower to the left of the door - DSC02993.jpg

Our four yard pile of lava rock arrives by dump truck

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:21 MDT

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Our four yard pile of lava rock arrives by dump truck - DSC02995.jpg

We try and keep cars off the driveway

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:17 MDT

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We try and keep cars off the driveway - DSC02996.jpg

After day one the pile shrinks drastically

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:14 MDT

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After day one the pile shrinks drastically - DSC02997.jpg

We use the lava rock up next to the house where the shrubs will be planted. The rest of the yard will get a 3-inch coat of pine bark

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:10 MDT

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We use the lava rock up next to the house where the shrubs will be planted. The rest of the yard will get a 3-inch coat of pine bark - DSC02998.jpg

All we need now is a small statue or something to hide the sewer clean-out

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:06 MDT

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All we need now is a small statue or something to hide the sewer clean-out - DSC03000.jpg

We end our bricks at the rear porch

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:13:01 MDT

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We end our bricks at the rear porch - DSC03001.jpg

The appliances clean up real nice except the gas cooktop was scratched and they are ordering us a new one

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:57 MDT

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The appliances clean up real nice except the gas cooktop was scratched and they are ordering us a new one - DSC03002.jpg

Another view

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:53 MDT

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Another view - DSC03003.jpg

Luckly we hadn't bolted the cooktop down or caulked yet before we noticed the scratch!

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:49 MDT

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Luckly we hadn't bolted the cooktop down or caulked yet before we noticed the scratch! - DSC03004.jpg

The installed downstairs tub door. We went with heavy 3/8" frameless glass

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:45 MDT

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The installed downstairs tub door. We went with heavy 3/8" frameless glass - DSC03006.jpg

Hard to get a good picture due to all the reflections from the lights

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:41 MDT

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Hard to get a good picture due to all the reflections from the lights - DSC03007.jpg

We shrink our bed drastically to allow more walking room around to the backyard

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:37 MDT

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We shrink our bed drastically to allow more walking room around to the backyard - DSC03008.jpg

Notice how we took the time to mix up the colors of the bricks like our mason did on the house?

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:33 MDT

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Notice how we took the time to mix up the colors of the bricks like our mason did on the house? - DSC03009.jpg

The installed washer and dryer

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:29 MDT

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The installed washer and dryer - DSC03010.jpg

The painters have all the doors (except the front door that's the wrong color) sprayed and ready for the trim carpenters to install the door locks and knobs

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:25 MDT

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The painters have all the doors (except the front door that's the wrong color) sprayed and ready for the trim carpenters to install the door locks and knobs - DSC03011.jpg

The wood casings are painted also

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:22 MDT

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The wood casings are painted also - DSC03012.jpg

The front door is the only door that has a different pattern in the scrolling

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:18 MDT

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The front door is the only door that has a different pattern in the scrolling - DSC03013.jpg

Kitchen with lights on

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:14 MDT

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Kitchen with lights on - DSC03014.jpg

The railroad ties that will border our yard from the neighbor to the west

rbolling — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:09 MDT

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The railroad ties that will border our yard from the neighbor to the west - DSC03015.jpg

Kitchen fuacet is in. The hole in the countertop to the right of the on/off lever will house our R.O. water faucet

rbolling — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:03:58 MDT

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Kitchen fuacet is in. The hole in the countertop to the right of the on/off lever will house our R.O. water faucet - DSC02944.jpg