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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
9 May 24
We are done with the work that is funded by the grant. Now I need to go back to finding a plumber and electrician for the things I was paying for.
I have whole house heating and air conditioning. Vapor barrier and insulation...
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GreatMartin
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
29 Sep 19
3 years of making improvements and Gateway is almost finished. Aside from replacing the old--very old--wiring in the apartments and not sure if that is even on the horizon all the inside work has been done. All the buildings have...
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GreatMartin
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
1 May 19
They have almost finished painting the outsides of the buildings. They haven't put up the building letters nor the apartment numbers so the poor folks from UPS, Fedex, Prime video and others making deliveries can be standing in...
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Teddy
@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
28 Feb 19
Over the past few days our home has been the scene of unrivalled upheavel and chaos. We are having a major internal revamp involving painters and decorators, plasterers, carpet fitters and a whole host of other tradesmen - some of...
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anthony davis
@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
15 Aug 18
If you had to replace a ceiling tile, that is, a section of drywall, sheet rock, gypsum wallboard, and were thinking that the entire ceiling needed replacing, a dishonest contractor would not hesitate to say, "I CAN REPLACE THE...
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Elizabeth
@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
26 Jul 17
My house is a mess at the moment.
Well, it's a cultured mess. The spare bed is neatly piled with cardboard boxes full of glassware, photographs in frames, Blu-rays/DVDs, and my extensive collection of perfume bottles.
There are...
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anthony davis
@lookatdesktop (27156)
• Dallas, Texas
10 Nov 16
One window at a time is my current philosophy.
So far 2 new windows have been installed.
So far 2 bed rooms have been given a face lift.
New drywall where needed.
New carpet and paint.
Even the roof needed some black tar patching...
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
5 Sep 16
today i might be a little missing in action - but promise to pop in once in a while when i get safe passage to my PC.
We are doing the "strip and seal" of the stone floors in my family room while the furniture is being...
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
6 Jul 16
I am writing this in part to make myself accountable.
One of the things we need to stop doing is eating out, except when we are traveling. We make it too easy to eat out, though, because we buy gift cards and keep in a folder for...
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koopharper
@koopharper (7599)
• Canada
29 Jun 16
I have a whole bunch of projects and improvements around our home that need gravel or some kind of inert fill. I have a free source.
A year ago from this spring we had flooding in the area. The road washed out in a couple places....
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (169489)
• United States
15 Nov 15
We really enjoyed the church we visited this morning. It seems a good fit for us, and it is lively and inspiring. I am thankful. We felt genuinely welcome.
We were able to connect and pick up the new door. It is Oak with a...
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jillhill
@jillhill (37353)
• United States
18 Apr 12
I had the day off and I don't feel like I did....nor do I think I got too much accomplished! I started out the day by replacing some of the tiles in my kitchen floor...it took way longer then I expected. I had to heat and scrape...
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Janey1966
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
14 Nov 11
And don't say your partner!
Haha!
No, I mean structurally or cosmetically to improve the appearance of your house, either inside or outside.
If I could get a builder in here I would ask him to take a look at...
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Rajesh babu
@Dasari100 (3791)
• Anantapur, India
28 Dec 10
people like to update their home environment always because technology changed most of the house owners look forward to build in new way and if you want to build in new way what kind of structure do you prefer generally.
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sheliaerudolph
@sheliaerudolph (31)
• United States
11 Aug 10
So My fiance and I are doing a couple home projects and it seems to be taking forever to finish!!! we have a half built bedroom and our kitchen is just rediculous! lol!! Does this sort of thing happen alot when people do home...
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Janey1966
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
23 Jan 10
Now then, I know we all get criticised for - maybe, banging on about material things all the time but, I'm one of those people who dream. I dream of buying things for the house that we cannot afford at the moment. I can't see...
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Janey1966
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
8 Dec 09
If I (we) had the money we would definitely buy a new heating sytem. That would include both radiators, boiler and a more energy-efficient gas fire.
Presently, we have a boiler that is over 10 years old so that would have to be...
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jillhill
@jillhill (37353)
• United States
16 Aug 09
Since the first time I saw it I have been hooked! Tonight they are down to their last six so it's getting to the nitty gritty of the show! I can't wait to see it tonight! So have you seen Design Star? Are you watching it later...
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