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MVC-057F
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I'm laying out the house location for the bulldozer driver to start dozing.
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MVC-077F
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The driveway is roughed in place.
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MVC-078F
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The foundation has been poured and cement blocks are almost completed.
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MVC-079F
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The location of the garage is on the front side of the house.
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MVC-080F
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A higher view from behind the house.
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MVC-081F
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The view from the south end of the house.
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MVC-082F
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The back porch is closest to the camera.
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MVC-083F
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The rain stopped work for a couple of days.
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MVC-084F
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The gravel makes the walking a little easier, now if it will ever dry out.
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MVC-085
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I enlisted some help to cut down a tree so the power company would string the lines.
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MVC-086F
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L to R - Ray, Sabra, Pauline, Brent, Linda and Jim are working while I'm taking a picture.
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MVC-087F
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Right about now is when Pauline's jacket was ate up by the mulcher.
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MVC-091F
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After the tree was down, Tri-County Electric set the pole.
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MVC-092F
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They are almost ready to hook up the temporary power.
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MVC-091F
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The crew used air nailers on the floor decking.
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MVC-093F
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It made fast work of getting the floor nailed on the joists.
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MVC-092F
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Tony (in the straw hat) is laying out the lines for the walls.
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MVC-094F
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They are snapping a line for the end wall.
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MVC-095F
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They're snapping lines for the bedrooms and hallway.
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MVC-108F
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The first walls are up and more are ready to go up.
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MVC-109F
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The kitchen walls were built out of straight lumber they picked out of the delivery.
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MVC-111F
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The crew is working on the front walls after window and door headers have been added.
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MVC-112F
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The walls are done and ceiling joists are being added to the porch.
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MVC-113F
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The stack of orange lumber is the OSB for the exterior walls.
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MVC-115F
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They're adding more framing above the pantry.
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MVC-116F
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A view of the framing from the road.
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MVC-122F
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Tony and Guy are laying flooring in the bonus room, while the crew is working on siding with OSB.
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MVC-123F
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Guy helping Tony lock in a piece of floor decking.
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MVC-125F
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The crew nailing up OSB for the exterior walls.
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MVC-130F
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Cumberland County Water digging to find the main water line.
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MVC-131F
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They found it, made the connection and then knocked it loose.
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MVC-132F
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Most of the roof joists have been cut and nailed in place.
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MVC-133F
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Now we are realizing how the house is going to set on the location.
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MVC-134F
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Bracing is in, and scaffolds have been set for upstairs work.
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MVC-135F
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Another set of scaffolds were used for work on bracing the roof joists.
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MVC-136F
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The side walls are in and collar ties are being placed for the bonus room ceiling.
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MVC-138F
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The bracing of the roof joists is almost completed.
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MVC-137F (Altered, Rotation)
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The window in the front of the bonus room has been framed.
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MVC-140F
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Temporary braces for the back porch roof are in place.
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MVC-141F
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Tyvek has been added to wrap the house and the gable has been framed.
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MVC-143F
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The house is almost ready for the roof decking to begin.
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MVC-144F
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All the OSB for the exterior walls has been added and one row of roof decking is on the bonus room.
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MVC-145F
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Wall sheating and Tyvek has been added to the gable end walls.
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MVC-146F
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The bonus room has the roof decking on so the main rafters can be tied in to the roof of the bonus room.
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MVC-147F
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The gable end has been covered with OSB.
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MVC-148F
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The roof decking is on the bonus room and a prow has been added.
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MVC-149F
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The front bedroom has the gable completed.
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MVC-165F
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More roof decking is being added.
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MVC-167F
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The crew is using a nail gun for the roof decking and a crow bar to remove the boards they used for standing on. They only used a nail gun for the floor and roof decking.
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MVC-170F
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It's getting close to time for a roof.
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MVC-172F
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This is one of the shingles we picked for the roof.
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MVC-174F
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Here are the color choices for the siding, we chose the GRAY color on the bottom.
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MVC-177F
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The roof decking is done, waiting on the roofing crew to begin.
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MVC-178F
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The last of the walls were put between the roof above the half bath and the roof above the dinning area.
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MVC-181F
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The crew is using the tractor and tossing trash out of the window into the scoop.
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MVC-182F
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The chimney for our stove has been added and facia boards.
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MVC-183F
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The roofers have arrived and started on the garage. This was taken after about 2 hours of work.
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MVC-184F
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The last square goes on the garage roof.
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MVC-185F
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They used the tractor to lift the shingles to the roof.
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MVC-188F
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A couple of two man crews and the shingle carrier put on the entire roof.
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MVC-189F
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It's almost lunch time when I took this picture.
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MVC-191F
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After lunch more shingling.
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MVC-192F
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The end of one day's work had the house over half done.
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MVC-193F (Altered, Rotation)
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The fiberglass columns have been set for the back porch.
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MVC-194F
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There is also a fiberglass column in the entrance area inside.
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MVC-197F
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Looking from one end of the bonus room towards the highway.
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MVC-198F
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The roof cap is being put on the bonus room and the rest of the roofers are working on the front side.
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MVC-199F
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The Anderson back doors for the living room are installed.
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MVC-200F
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The roofers are almost done, 53 squares in less than 2 days.
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MVC-202F
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They ran out of shingles with just a little left to do.
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MVC-203F
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Probably one more bundle would have finished the job.
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MVC-204F
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The front door has been installed.
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MVC-205F (Altered, Rotation)
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The bath tub and shower enclosure has been set in place.
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MVC-206F (Altered, Rotation)
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The entry way to our house from the inside.
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MVC-207F (Altered, Rotation)
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The whirlpool tub is set in it's location and the Anderson window is in place also.
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MVC-208F (Altered, Rotation)
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The shower is in the master bath.
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MVC-209F
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The floor is clean after Linda, Stacey and I picked up the scrap pieces. I saved them for kindling for our stove.
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MVC-210F (Altered, Rotation)
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Looking at the leaded glass in our front door from inside.
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MVC-211F
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I'm looking forward to filling the tub and turning on the whirlpool.
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MVC-212F
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The electric meter box has been mounted.
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MVC-215F
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The circuit breaker box inside the garage is also in place.
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MVC-216F (Altered, Rotation)
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CAT5 cable has been run by Brent and I for the computer networking.
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MVC-218F (Altered, Rotation)
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The PC center is located in the study. We also ran over 200 feet of coaxial cable for TV.
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MVC-219F
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The roof is completed, junk picked up and ready for cement and brick work.
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MVC-221F
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The bricks around the foundation blocks are being laid.
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MVC-222F
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More brick work under the half bath window has been done.
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MVC-223F
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Jerry's brick work corners are nice.
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MVC-224F
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Landslide!
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MVC-226F
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The concrete has been poured in the garage for the floor.
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MVC-229F
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They have bull floated the concrete and will wait for it to harden a little before trowling it smooth.
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MVC-230F
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Brick work around the front porch showing the columns too.
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MVC-240F
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Part of the HVAC unit is sitting on the garage floor.
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MVC-241F
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The electrical panel is being wired while the heating contractor has installed metal ductwork.
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MVC-242F
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The brick work will go completely around the house.
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MVC-244F
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I talked to Guy and they put the bricks across the back porch too.
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MVC-243F
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Once the brick work was done, the same crew did the aluminum and vinyl for the over hang.
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MVC-246F
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Boxing in the overhang with metal.
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MVC-247F
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The vinyl siding is going up while they are boxing in the overhang. They only have to put the scaffolds up one time when they do it at the same time.
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MVC-248F
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The front garage wall is completed
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MVC-250F
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They left a hole for our outside spotlights.
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MVC-252F
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Finishing the top of the front garage / bonus room wall.
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MVC-253F
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They're spraying in the insulation. It fills all the cracks and voids that way.
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MVC-254F (rotated)
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They spray it on really thick and let it build up.
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MVC-257F (Rotation)
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The second guy uses a power rubber roller to scrape off the extra right down to the 2 by 4s. The extra is picked up and run through again.
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MVC-266F
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The front side of the house is starting to look finished.
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MVC-268F
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The siding is only done on the front side.
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MVC-269F
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A picture from the hay field across the creek.
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MVC-272F
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The drywall crew started work in the garage.
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MVC-273F
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They put up 12 foot long boards.
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MVC-275F
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The 4 guys put up 230 sheets in about 1-1/2 days.
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MVC-277F
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After we picked up the mess it was looking more like the inside of a house.
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MVC-278F
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Now we can tell how big our rooms are going to be.
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MVC-279F
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Looking out of 3 of the 4 windows in the front bedroom.
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MVC-280F
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The master bedroom looking towards the bath.
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MVC-282F
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The cement truck is pouring the concrete out of a chute for the back porch.
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MVC-283F
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You can still see the steel rebar they have laid for the floor of the porch.
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MVC-284F
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Guy is grading the side yard and covering up some drywall pieces.
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MVC-285F
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They're raking the back porch concrete while the other guys are directing the pour.
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MVC-286F
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I never expected them to get the truck that close to the house, but that's almost the last of the concrete coming out now.
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MVC-287F
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Two of the crew are floating the concrete with a smaller float.
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MVC-289F
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They're trowling it smooth, then they will broom it to give it a little roughness for traction.
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MVC-292F
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They're striking lines across the concrete.
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MVC-293F
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Jerry and his helper are siding the back side of the bonus room.
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MVC-310F
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A picture from the road.
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MVC-311F
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A straight on shot.
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MVC-312F (Altered, Rotation)
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Part of the front porch railing has been installed.
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MVC-313F
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The fiberglass columns have been set for the step railings.
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MVC-315F (Altered, Rotation)
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The back porch concrete is hard and I have installed our porch swing.
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MVC-316F
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The drywall has been taped and mudded, the screws have been covered too.
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MVC-317F
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Showing the dinning and entry way after mudding.
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MVC-318F
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The guys are painting on the texture on the ceiling in the bonus room.
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MVC-319F
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First they put on a heavy coat of plaster.
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MVC-320F
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Then they go over that coat with a roller that has reliefs cut in it and that makes the raised places and the texture on the ceilings.
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MVC-323F
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Jerry is cutting the last piece of vinyl for the chimney.
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MVC-325F
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Jerry is installing the last piece of vinyl for the chimney.
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MVC-332F
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The guys are forming and cutting aluminum seamless guttering and downspouts.
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MVC-334F
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They're now installing the downspout.
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MVC-336F
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The outside is almost done, but we do need a garage door.
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MVC-337F
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The stainless steel chimney cap is on.
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MVC-340F
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Stacey and the Purple color she picked for her bedroom.
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MVC-343F
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I'm pointing to the green color Linda picked for our bedroom.
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MVC-344F
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The front bedroom is a bright yellow.
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MVC-345F
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Tan is the best description for the living room color.
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MVC-346F
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Stained trim is going up in the living room area.
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MVC-348F
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The doors have been painted and hung.
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MVC-349F
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The closet doors are hanging in the front bedroom.
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MVC-351F
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The stained doors and trim for the study has been added.
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MVC-352F
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The mahogany wood of our front door took stain well. We still need locks and hardware.
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MVC-355F
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The dinning area will have a two tone paint theme divided by a chair rail.
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MVC-356F
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The rear doors have been stained also.
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MVC-359F
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The inside column has been painted.
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MVC-360F
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The trench for the electrical line is being dug and pipe is ready to put in with a rope inside for the power company to pull their wires.
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MVC-361F
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This is showing the trench for future reference.
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MVC-362F
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Johnny is digging the trench right to the electrical box.
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MVC-363F
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Everyone should have one of those tools, it makes it so easy, Johnny doesn't even have to ride on it.
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MVC-364F
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The mortar for the tile work, I needed another bag, so I sent this picture to Linda for her to see what to buy.
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MVC-366F
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I've been digging trenches to bury the black pipe that will take the water from the guttering away from the house.
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MVC-367F
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I put 300 feet of black pipe into the ground to take the water most of the way down the hill.
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MVC-369F
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The garage door has been installed.
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MVC-370F
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They put in a garage door and opener from the Over Head Garage Door company.
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MVC-373F
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Brent and I tiled the utility room.
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MVC-376F
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Two half doors leading to our bath room have been hung.
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MVC-379F
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I laid the tile in the small bathroom.
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MVC-384F
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The shutters around the windows makes the house look like it is almost done on the outside.
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MVC-385F
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Guy added shutters around our bathroom windows so it would match the front side windows.
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MVC-386F
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The handrail for the steps has been installed .
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MVC-387F
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The electrical fixtures and ceiling fans are going up.
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MVC-388F
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Ceiling fans in all the bedrooms have been installed.
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MVC-389F
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Our lights in the master bathroom are in place.
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MVC-390F
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Two sconce lights are working in the dinning area and the chair rail has been added.
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MVC-391F
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The outside lights at our front door are working.
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MVC-392F
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The master bath tile floor is going down.
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MVC-394F
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These guys are cutting tile for the tub surround.
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MVC-396F
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The results of their work looks good to me.
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MVC-398F
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They are digging a curtain drain above where our laterals will be placed.
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MVC-399F
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The HVAC crew is setting the Bryant heat pump outside unit and wiring it.
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MVC-405F
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They dug a 200 foot curtain drain to keep water from running down the hillside and filling our laterals.
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MVC-408F
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Roll roofing is placed under the hardwood floor as it is being nailed down.
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MVC-409F
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Two installers working on the floor in different areas makes the work go faster.
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MVC-404F
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Our floor finish is called Gunstock. It is pre-finished 3/4" oak hardwood.
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MVC-410F
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The flooring went smoothly and quickly too, a day and a half for the hardwood in the house.
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MVC-414F
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Gravel for our laterals has been dumped.
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MVC-415F
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The dirt is still damp from covering the hole for our septic tank.
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MVC-416F
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I'll use this picture to find the septic tank if I ever need to dig it up.
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MVC-417F
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This shows the three boxes for the laterals to branch off the main line.
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MVC-418F
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350 feet of laterals set level is not an easy job in KY.
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MVC-420F
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I hope this will remind me where the laterals are located if I ever need to know.
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MVC-421F
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We finally picked out a light for the study and I installed it.
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MVC-422F
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I finished the tile work for under the wood stove.
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MVC-423F
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I finished the tile work in the half bath.
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MVC-426F
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The lights are on, but nobody's home...yet!
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MVC-427F
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I'm trying to run our first light bill up.
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MVC-428F
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The whirlpool works. Ask me about it sometime.
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MVC-430F
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The kitchen cabinets are going in a little at a time.
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MVC-431F
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The sink cabinets are installed.
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MVC-432F
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The vanity in the little bathroom with a solid surface counter has been set.
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MVC-434F
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We made a change on these cabinets. We added glass doors that haven't been put on.
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MVC-436F
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Our new appliances have arrived and been installed.
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MVC-438F
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Looking towards the sink and stove with the counter tops installed too. We have made coffee and some canned soup!
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MVC-439F
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I really like the wood panel they placed under our breakfast bar.
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MVC-441F
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I have installed the stove and Chi Chi is enjoying his first fire in it.
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MVC-449F
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The carpet has been installed as the last item to be finished.
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MVC-446F
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Linda has started decorating and the contractors are done with their work.
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