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Old Oct 6, 2015 | 10:56 AM
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Can you please take a pic of it at sunset? Next to a duck in a parking lot?
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Old Oct 6, 2015 | 11:01 AM
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Old Oct 6, 2015 | 11:26 AM
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From: ShitsBurgh
Originally Posted by 03SSMTL-S
that moulding around the front door needs some attention/caulking/paint.
It's on my list, I was picking at it last night

I fixed the seals on the inside of the door last fall
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Old Oct 6, 2015 | 11:28 AM
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Can you please take a pic of it at sunset? Next to a duck in a parking lot?
I got you covered boo

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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 03:04 PM
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Too much photoshop filter
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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 03:13 PM
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That's just the luxurious LED's on my front porch brah
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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 03:19 PM
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Is that a duck?
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Old Oct 8, 2015 | 12:04 PM
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Old Oct 12, 2015 | 06:18 AM
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Nice update, yo.
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Old Oct 12, 2015 | 02:52 PM
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Nice update, yo.
Thanks buddy!
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Old Oct 12, 2015 | 02:54 PM
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Just a small update, but picked up this neat little corner shelf for the dining room, groupon goods had a deal. I like it
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Old Oct 12, 2015 | 02:54 PM
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Big updates very soon
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Old Oct 12, 2015 | 03:46 PM
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Fence fence fence
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Old Oct 12, 2015 | 07:12 PM
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Old Oct 13, 2015 | 09:59 AM
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I dare you to share these updates soon.
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Old Oct 13, 2015 | 10:27 AM
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Mmmm...duck. Peking duck.



Nice new shelf, Ack.
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Old Oct 13, 2015 | 05:23 PM
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Chris. You dare keep us waiting? is that it?
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Old Oct 13, 2015 | 05:28 PM
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 10:10 PM
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When you said soon I figured in the next two days. So maybe tomorrow then.
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Old Oct 15, 2015 | 09:34 AM
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Just trying to kill you with suspense

Actually, the big updates won't be till next week now
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Old Oct 15, 2015 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
Just trying to kill you with suspense

Actually, the big updates won't be till next week now
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Old Oct 16, 2015 | 12:19 PM
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Old Oct 19, 2015 | 08:39 AM
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Old Oct 19, 2015 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
Just trying to kill you with suspense

Actually, the big updates won't be till next week now
A week we can wait...ask some of us how long we've waited for Honda to release the new NSX.
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 09:58 AM
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I bet it's another outdoor light, this time for the back door.

Make sure to take at least 20 pics so we can see it from all angles
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 10:11 AM
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Well, after 7 long months of waiting, and getting screwed over by the first guy. I finally put more money together and hired a reputable company owned by someone I've known for a long time. They finally got started on the yard and fence yesterday!
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Lots of pressure treated lumber!
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They got about half the posts cemented yesterday
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There was a dispute with the neighbors, and they wanted the posts moved back, so we obliged. I would have been happier to be closer to their fence, but it wasn't worth the hassle.
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And the front of the house
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And today, they're hanging pickets!
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 10:24 AM
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 10:31 AM
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...and his wood.
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 10:55 AM
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...and his wood.
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Old Oct 20, 2015 | 05:20 PM
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where da double gate for the car to pull up with groceries and bales of weed at, though?!?!


nice, Chris...house is coming along, man...no more troubles, as bob would say.
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Old Oct 21, 2015 | 06:49 AM
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why were your neighbors fussing? Were you trying to go past your property line?
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Old Oct 21, 2015 | 09:16 AM
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From: ShitsBurgh
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where da double gate for the car to pull up with groceries and bales of weed at, though?!?!
No double gate, I'm only doing a gate on the backside of the house, but I can back my truck right up to the back so it works, a double on the front side would limit the privacy fence and cost way more money, and I don't think I'd really ever use it.

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nice, Chris...house is coming along, man...no more troubles, as bob would say.
Thanks bud After 7 long months, it's nice to have some progress on the yard, even if I had to pay for it twice

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why were your neighbors fussing? Were you trying to go past your property line?
Hell no, I would never try and go across their line. They're just old and have nothing better to do than worry about what I'm doing. They wanted me to leave 3-4 feet of room on MY side of the property in addition to the 2-3 feet on their side. I gave them 6" additional

But their gripe was that there wasn't enough room left on my side of the property for "maintenance" After moving the posts back 6" there is now 4-5 feet between the 2 fences
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Old Oct 22, 2015 | 02:20 PM
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Well, they didn't come yesterday because they were waiting on the machine to become available, but they made great progress on Tuesday and got about half the fence up, and most of the rest of the posts cemented.

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They got half the front fence done as well. Had to leave room for the skid steer to get through.
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I didn't take any pics of the half done top, but you can see it in the back. They showed up today and went to work.
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And here's the top fence completed
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They tore up all the weeds and raked all the dirt, got rid of all the rock, and raked the dirt back off of the wall.
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Here's the back right corner of the yard all fenced
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They also removed all the weeds and fixed the hill that was getting overgrown with weeds.
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They put down weed preventive fabric on the top of the wall
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They're still working, and expecting to finish today. I will post more, it just rained a bit, so they had to take a break.
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Old Oct 22, 2015 | 03:01 PM
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Awesome Pups are about to be super happy.
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Old Oct 22, 2015 | 03:14 PM
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That looks fantastic!
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Old Oct 22, 2015 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
Awesome Pups are about to be super happy.
I can't wait to run them around back there off leash, they're gonna freak out!

Originally Posted by Jakes_tl
That looks fantastic!
Thanks man, it's been a long time coming!
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Old Oct 23, 2015 | 09:36 AM
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Looks good.

Fire pit? (I don't feel like reading all 17 pages)
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Old Oct 23, 2015 | 10:02 AM
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Yes, it's in the middle, it was built out of Versalok stones that match the wall
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Old Oct 23, 2015 | 10:29 AM
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Whoa...that's gonna be a smokin' firepit.
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