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Horse Hair & Washers

September 22, 2011by madisonsquare 2 Comments

Yay, plaster repair time! Our plaster walls consist of thin strips of wood lath nailed to wood studs, then a mix of plaster and horse hair was applied, and keyed […]

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Using Duct Tape for it’s Intended Purpose

September 18, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

With the new closets we had to extend the ductwork to the new wall so we weren’t just air conditioning the closet! Here is the old register hole which I […]

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One Down, Two To Go

September 14, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Tonight we got the first coat of joint compound on everything and taped all the joints. For all the plaster joints we used the powder setting-type joint compound. It’s stronger, […]

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1, 2, 3 GWB

September 5, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Along with a bunch of other things like pulling wires and planting mums, a good portion of drywall (GWB) went up today with the help of my dad/ his pickup […]

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Framed Up

September 1, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Rob and my Dad framed pretty much all of the closet project today. Here is a veiled view from the bay window side of the room: This is from standing […]

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Framing Photo Shoot

September 1, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Ms. Coat Hanger: Suitcase/Rob upper closet storage: Framed:

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