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Sunday Odds & Ends

December 3, 2012by madisonsquare 3 Comments

We took advantage of today’s unseasonably warm weather to check off a few items off of our to do list… Kelly put another coat of poly on the back steps. […]

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Studs To Rock

November 28, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Today we took the little bedroom exterior wall from studs to drywall with a short interval at spray foam insulation. We’ll post some progress/ detail-y stuff later, but here’s the […]

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Spray Yay

November 29, 2011by madisonsquare 2 Comments

Spray Foam Insulation. It’s so pretty. When it’s done. It’s not so bad to install either, most of the time is prep and cleanup, which still isn’t so bad (total […]

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Some Things Never Change

August 26, 2010by madisonsquare Leave a comment

One year later and still holding the hammer… But now with flip flops on a scaffold! Getting fancy now: Tonight we attempted to determine if the existing stud walls are […]

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Serious About Working!

September 3, 2010by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Thursday night means… Tool Library Renewal Run! So we like to combine our trips… Selecting straight 2xs at HD: Then loading them up: Here’s a hint to what else went […]

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Ready to Slide

December 9, 2012by madisonsquare 1 Comment

Time to finish framing the basement sliding door wall. A few 2×3’s and screws later… Done and we even got the overhead track in. We have been using Johnson Hardware […]

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