In case you were wondering ...

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Published on Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Authors: Andy

Yes, I did finally finish the deck. Here's a look at it prior to my screwing in the outermost boards, the ones that overhang the stairs and outer edges.
I finished the deck, sealed it and everything, in August, and things have been relatively shut down around here since then. In September, I traveled on business to China for little...

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Stairs finally finished ...

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Published on Friday, 10 August 2012

Authors: Andy

Here's the side view...there are a couple more shots on Flickr if you click through. All in all, they're sturdy and solid, and that's most important. Well, that and they look nice too.
I'm pleased with how they came out, though obviously a good carpenter would find a few...

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risers installed

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Published on Wednesday, 08 August 2012

Authors: Andy

Of course, it began raining once I finished the risers and started on the treads. So now I have to delay the work. I have the treads all laid out and ready to go, it's just raining.
I got the bottom tread boards cut (around the posts and attached, with the shims and all.
It's nice and...

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The trouble with time ...

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Published on Monday, 06 August 2012

Authors: Andy

Despite my silence over the past eight months (awakened by my cousin, who "complained" that I never update the blog), things have been progressing, albeit on a variety of different projects here at Building a Better Bungalow.
When we last left you, I was in the process of sanding down the vanity in the 2nd floor bathroom. After much...

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When a DIY plan works ...

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Published on Saturday, 21 January 2012

Authors: Andy

Man, it's great to see the fruits of hard work actually come to fruition.
On the right is one of the faces of our bathroom vanity, sanded down by me (about half with my palm sander and half sanded by hand). On the left is the other face (or, what they both looked like before I...

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The benefits of half-assed previous work...

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Published on Friday, 20 January 2012

Authors: Andy

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It begins ...

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Published on Sunday, 15 January 2012

Authors: Andy

As mentioned in my previous post, we've finally replaced the bathroom skylight with roof. Finally, there will be no more leaks.
Anyway, to save money on the final bill from the carpenter, I decided I would finish the interior of the project myself (insulate and drywall), mostly because we've decide to us this as an excuse to partially...

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Where the time goes ...

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Published on Saturday, 07 January 2012

Authors: Andy

Wow, it has been since September since I posted.

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It's a butterfly garden party...

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Published on Thursday, 01 September 2011

Authors: Andy

...and apparently, had I not taken the day off and stumbled upon it, I wouldn't have even known that the butterflies were abundant on the butterfly bush today. While assembling my sons' swingset, I'd look over every now and then, and I counted no fewer than 6-7...

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Final corn harvest...

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Published on Monday, 22 August 2011

Authors: Andy

Here are the last nine ears of corn from my garden...what a great year for the corn. It did so well. I'm thrilled, especially given that I got nothing last year.
I had to cut down my tomato plants because many of the tomatoes had split, and the whole bed was infested with flies....

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