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Monthly Archives: September 2011

The Man With The Mud

September 27, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Final mudding and sanding is best done with some daylight and direct lighting that isn’t behind a plastic dropcloth, but a portable worklight works just as well: We have been […]

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That Living Room Side Project

September 25, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Remember the masonry wall issue in the living room? The mortar patching is done and since we’re drywalling/mudding upstairs, we might as well throw a sheet of 1/2″ back up. […]

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SWCC Run: Do It!

September 6, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Looking for something challenging and fun to do on Saturday October 29th this year?  How about the SWCC Rock Roll & Run?  Register now and come run, walk, or stroller-push […]

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Return In The Hall

September 18, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

I won’t even try to out-do Rob’s previous post title. We need a return from the hall to the HVAC equipment in the little bedroom soffit. Here’s the rectangular cut […]

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Prime Power

September 28, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Tonight the power three (Rob, my dad and I) did a power (three) hour and finished spackling, sanding and of course… Primed! We primed the upper closet, shown here, and […]

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Pretty Sweet, Madison Square!

September 30, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Our block’s official red ribbon arrived in the mail today. The official Award Certificate also arrived, with the following inscription: “Not your typical city block, 2300 Madison Square, with no […]

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