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Tag Archives: reconstruction

Lay Out

September 1, 2011by madisonsquare 2 Comments

We laid out the closets tonight for framing- red carpet sample is the orange bedroom closet, purple is for the little bedroom, & linen at the bottom of the photo. […]

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Crooked No More

August 31, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

We had a door with a very crooked head/ door: So we took the trim off: Then sawzalled and vacummed and hammered that thing back into place: Eventually we’ll fix […]

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Cleaning/Prepping Machines

August 31, 2011by madisonsquare 2 Comments

Tonight we did a ton of clean up- Rob carried ~ 8 more trash bags out- the blue tape on the floor is roughly the location of the new closet […]

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Oak Is Hard

May 6, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Seriously hard wood to cut. We’re using oak in the living room because we plan to stain all the new/existing wood in there. But despite the pain of cutting we’ve […]

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Electrical Close Out: Pushin It

April 29, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Electrical Completion Day is quickly approaching, due to the encroaching expiration of our permit!  In anticipation of seeing our electricians next week for the first time in almost a year, we’ve been busy […]

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Our Grout Is Sealed

April 11, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

And not a second too soon.

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