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Completed rails before finishing842 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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Ledger Board836 viewsThe new ledger board was then placed, so it could be used as a reference for the new footings.
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Angled handrail in place830 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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Starting out817 viewsWe started on a rainy Tuesday, fortunately mostly working in the garage. The plans gave a detailed "cut list" and we cut out and labeled all the pieces, as well as rounded over the edges with a router for safety. In this picture, you can see one of the framing pieces after assembly, some of the smaller cut-outs, and the slide. The huge box is the "Turbo Slide", which you'll see coming up.
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Close-up of door track803 views
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Swing Beam801 viewsOn Thursday, we continued on by working on the swing beam. In the garage, we assembled the "A-frame" for the end support, as well as drilled all the holes through the timber and attached the swing hangers. Here, at the playground site, Cathy checks out the frame right as we get ready to attach it to the beam.
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Previous Owner's Living Room798 viewsHere is a picture taken by the previous owner of the room before the house was sold. This picture was taken by the previous owner.
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Front View797 viewsHere is the front of our home as it looked when we bought it. We've made quite a few changes: replacing the front entry and storm doors (the old one was Barbie Pink -- no kidding! If you click on the image to view the large one and zoom in, you can kind of tell), trimming back the overgrown foliage, removing the awnings, and adding green decorative shutters on all four windows. We also replaced the driveway, and widened it to the width of the rock in the picture above.
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Adding the lower deck796 viewsAt this point, the three major frames were all installed, and Tim works on adding the decking for the lower deck. The special green brackets are in use here -- on the right side just under the lower deck you can see two in use (the others are still waiting to be used).
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The Pond and Geese795 viewsYet another view (can you tell we enjoy the pond?) Geese, ducks, and other critters have been frequent visitors. We've had baby geese and their parents come and go. All the wildlife has been fun and fascinating to watch.
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The "before" pic.791 viewsAt first we weren't sure where we'd put the 'garage' in our yard. Then Cathy spotted this particular spot -- nothing but overgrown vines and shrubs, next to an old bench that we moved there when we built the kid's play center. Doesn't look like much but it was a surprising amount of room...
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Completed Deck770 viewsCompleted deck, post-past-inspection!
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