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Monthly Archives: September 2009

Craziness in the GHo

September 30, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

A house collapsed today on Grays Ferry 😦 my dad drives by it when he comes up to help (um every day) and had been keeping us updated on their […]

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Bathroom Floor Gets Gone

September 30, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Oh my. The 2″ thick tongue and groove plank floor in our bathroom was a royal pain in the $@?!:$@&&”!! to get out. Probably the most aggravating thing so far- […]

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Remeber These?

September 30, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

We picked up these two clear finished doors from Provenance on Friday… Now they are living in the Living Room waiting for a wall to live in.

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The New Plumber

September 30, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Soldering the night away… We now have an exterior spigot in the back of the house!

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Thru the Bathroom Floor

September 29, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

It’s a little Alice In Wonderland/ Twilight Zone in the house right now. We’ve got pipes going up and down but connected nowhere, ducts going side to side but sending […]

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Guess The Tool!

September 28, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Cat’s Paw! A Cat’s paw is a small crowbar type tool for small work or tight places, such as our kitchen ceiling 🙂

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