10 weeks later and we're finally finished!!!
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04/24/2010
the grass is growing, the roses are blooming and everything is getting back to normal...
DURING ...
03/05/10
The roof & floor are done, now just finishing touches, ceiling, steps, landscaping...
I can still go on : )
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as you can see, we desperately need the steps, hopefully by this weekend?
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We had a pile of these pavers on a corner of our lot for about 6-7 years, and they were just enought for this project.
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landscaping around it will defenitly change the appearance, right now it looks dead, no grass and no flowers!
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03/05/10
the floor is almost done, there are still a couple (@7) spots still missing...
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sleeping on the job, this is why we don't advance!
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2/28 halfway done w/the floor
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2/28 frame is done, on w/ the roof next...
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2/23
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2/21 going back up...hopefully it can be done in time for Easter!
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2/20 we pruned the rose bushes, and some had to be transfered...I just hope they can make it -we'll see in a couple of weeks-
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2/13 no porch, lots of sand, lots of debris, too much sunshine early in the morning...it looks awful, plain and simple.
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2/13 awful, just awful...
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2/20 earning their keep...
BEFORE...
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and this is why it needed to be replaced...rotting
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this was after IKE
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my rose bushes in the spring -BTW, this is Belli @2y