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Green Pond563 viewsHere's a picture from fall 2002. As was said above, the pond had "greened over" with duckweed. Ducks kept residence until it iced over for the winter, though. You can see them to the left if you click the photo
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Upstairs Bath545 viewsHere's a view of our upstairs bathroom, which we totally redecorated. As with most of the house, this room was previously entirely almond -- walls, trim, vanity... It didn't look bad but we wanted something a bit more colorful. We went with a olive/navy color scheme, redid all the trim in white (which we also did throughout the house), upgraded the light bulbs, and added a couple new brass towel bars. Eventually, we plan on redoing the tub/shower area (not shown) and perhaps a more major remodel later.
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531 viewsInstalling the upper railing proved to be tricky. Getting the length and miter cuts just right required a lot of careful measuring. We practiced with a 2x4 stud and thought we had the technique down. However, we messed up, cutting one of the miters the wrong direction. Since this rail is $6.60/linear foot, we thought this was going to be an expensive mistake. Fortunately, Home Depot gave us credit for the remaining length, so we were only out one foot, and did it correctly with the replacement rail.
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Almost complete526 viewsWell, this is the part of the project we sort of forgot to take pictures since we were on a roll. At the time the next few pictures were taken, we were very close to complete. Here you can see an overview of the entire playground.
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Angled handrail in place518 viewsHere's a view from the entryway of the installed upper railing. We were quite relieved to have this piece installed properly!
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Digging the Footings512 viewsWith the help of some friends on a very hot day, we completed the holes for seven footings.
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Turbo Tube Slide507 viewsThe Tube Slide is the highlight of this playground. As a relatively expensive option, we were going to leave it off, hoping to add it "someday" but then decided that this, unlike several of the other parts of the playground, was something William could use NOW and we'd get more value out of it just by adding it from the start. It assembled together with something like a million bolts, nuts, and washers. Thank goodness for air ratchets... In this picture, we hadn't yet finished the bottom of the slide so it's just resting on boards.
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Rot repair507 viewsAfter some research we supported the joist, rebuilt the wall below, and patched in a new section of joist.
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Completed rails before finishing504 viewsThe completed railing system! This picture was taken right before the stain went on (hence the masking tape in the picture).
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Previous Owner's Family Room503 viewsHere is a picture of the room as the previous owner had it set up. We liked the sectional idea which is why we purchased our own.
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Starting the upper deck472 viewsWork proceeds to the upper deck. The timbers which support it are in place, and it's just about ready for the decking.
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Work on Main Railing469 viewsNext work began on the angled railing. First, the bottom newel post was cut to length and installed with lag screws into the framing of the stairway. Next, a new oak board was ripped to proper width, and mitered to fit over the top of the stairway framing. Finally, the bottom shoe rail was installed on top of this board.
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