home improvements

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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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annoying bitty kitty

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Almost finished!

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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Maybe they will keep the mistake!!

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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Upheaval and Chaos

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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An Honest Contractor is easy to spot. Read the following for more

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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the little house of messy stuff

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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Getting a house that is 75 years old or older back in shape, takes effort.

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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Home Improvements

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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A New Approach

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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Free gravel! What a thrill.

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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I Am Pleased With My Day

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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Loaning money for House Improvements

jureathome @jureathome (5361) • Philippines 27 Aug 12

After getting a house and a lot, we now need to invest on home improvements. We are considering loaning thru a Home Development Mutual Fund or commonly called "Pagibig Fund" here in the Philippines. This establishment loans out...

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I need to go back to work to rest!

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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If You Could Change One Thing In Your House What Would It Be?

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...

home improvements

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what do u do for your improvements of your home?

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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Home improvements takes so long...!

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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If You Were Given £1,000 (or $1,000) What Would You Spend It On And Why?

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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How long does it take you to complete a project?

surveygrrl @surveygrrl (1270) • United States 2 Jan 10

Once I get started it doesn't take me long. It takes longer to get my husband to start doing it. He gets almost to the end and then I end up finishing it up. I guess we make a good team but it is so hard to get him to...

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motivation

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If You Had The Money What Expensive Necessity Would You Buy For The House?

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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Anyone else watching Design Star on HGTV?

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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