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Tag Archives: plumbing

Wow

September 18, 2009by madisonsquare 1 Comment

Another reason we’re glad we decided to open the wall between the kitchen & living room: major plumbing issues! There is lots of evidence that leads us to believe there […]

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What We’ve Been Up To

November 11, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Time for a general update!  It’s November 11th, and in one month to the day we will be officially moved out of our apartment on Strawberry Street. 😦  Meanwhile, there […]

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Waaaaaaater!!!

May 18, 2010by madisonsquare Leave a comment

The plumber, in action: The final under-sink space, with garbage disposal, instaHot heater, water chiller, h2o filter, drain and supply lines. It was really tough to fit it all in […]

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Vanity, Reconstructed

February 28, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Now that the vanity is 100% stripped, it’s time to make it work with our semi-recessed sinks, faucet handles/valves & associated plumbing. So basically, time for some calculated cuts: And […]

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Vanity, Marbleized

March 26, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Things are moving along- Friday our lovely marble, “Calacutta Michelangelo” was delivered and installed! Vanity, before: After: Ooh lala: Ogee edge: So excited!

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Tub! Filler!

April 20, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

The story of our tub filler install, in four photos. 1) 2) 3) 4) Don’t worry, the quik-grip isn’t part of the final install… but the water’s flowing! Which means… […]

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