Joel on December 20th, 2009

That’s right.  With only one room to go, the installers realized they didn’t have enough wood to finish the floor.  After calling the wood company, they realized they had been shorted two boxes.  Everyone was very apologetic for the mix-up, none more so than the installers themselves who no doubt really wanted to finish on [...]

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Joel on December 18th, 2009

After years of contemplation, we finally decided to pull the trigger on getting wood flooring in our house.  We came close to doing it  last year when I was diagnosed with having cat allergies (thanks to our 3 cats no doubt), but once I was able to get that under control, we decided to save [...]

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Joel on May 24th, 2009

So I’m sitting in our patio tending to some sizzling NY Strip Steaks on the grill when I realize I haven’t posted any pics of the new tile we recently laid out here.  A few months ago, my brother-in-law offered to help me tile the patio so I decided to take him up on the [...]

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Joel on March 16th, 2009

The contractors have packed up their tools, the new landscaping has been planted, and everyone has been paid.  The pool project is officially complete!  I have to say, compared to our other home building projects  (*cough *cough – the patio)  this one was a breeze.  The contractors were on time and did what they were [...]

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Joel on February 19th, 2009

A lot of work has been completed since the last update.  The pool has been sealed, filled with water, and according to our contractor, ready for swimming.  Too bad it’s too cold to go swimming.  The water is a cool 74 degrees which is a “tad bit” lower than I’d like to see before I [...]

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Joel on February 1st, 2009

Since our last update, the kiddie fence has been installed as well as the electrical system.   As far as I know, the Diamond Brite pool finish is the next step after the electic passes inspection.  It shouldn’t be much too much longer.
We also obtained the services of a landscaper who came highly recommended.  He’s [...]

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Joel on January 18th, 2009

We have a pool deck!!!
The brick was delivered earlier in the week and the sand aggregate arrived the day before the work was completed.  The entire deck was completed in ONE DAY.  That’s incredible to me, but I guess if it’s what you do for a living and you know what your doing, this job [...]

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Joel on January 12th, 2009

After a lul of 28 days; a combination of Jamie and I deciding on a brick and tile pattern plus the time it took to order and deliver it, work on our pool has commenced once more.  Today we were surprised to come home and see the tiles and paver edging had been installed.  Shouldn’t [...]

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Joel on December 15th, 2008

The shell has been poured, the electrical and plumbing installed, and all inspections past.  We now get the fun, yet arduous task, of selecting what type of tile and decking we would like installed.  Our contractor, who is awesome by the way, dropped off a ton of brick and tile samples.  Jamie and I spent [...]

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Joel on December 9th, 2008

It’s been one week since the pool work was started and we’re impressed with just how much has been accomplished in such a short time frame.   Here are the pics!

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