tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82012919873297264192024-03-13T22:39:25.524-07:00Hovel To HomeJulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-74898368503211048652015-06-17T19:19:00.006-07:002015-06-17T19:19:59.316-07:00I have a dishwasher!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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New kitchen almost everything. I'm most excited about the dishwasher through. The old cabinets were slowly sagging toward the floor and the door literally falling off in my hands when I'd use them.Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-19273526012627380952014-08-04T19:19:00.000-07:002014-08-04T19:19:34.652-07:00Lock Photos for My Locksmith<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Now that the contractor parade is slowing down, I'm changing all the locks. These are the photos my locksmith needs. And yes, that is a photo of 1 of my keys and yes I do know a photo is sufficient to copy it. If you want in my house that badly between now and when the locksmith arrives, let me know & I'll leave the door open for you.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BKHm6n427lA/U-A7eDEKWOI/AAAAAAAABV8/KOht3Xn-y_Q/s1600/IMG_20140804_173020934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BKHm6n427lA/U-A7eDEKWOI/AAAAAAAABV8/KOht3Xn-y_Q/s1600/IMG_20140804_173020934.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div>
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<br />Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-27657098280364958612014-04-17T20:23:00.001-07:002014-04-17T20:23:53.400-07:00Slow Progress<p dir="ltr">Surprisingly my contractor has been extremely busy over the winter (possibly not surprising as he specializes in kitchen and bath remodels) and since I have been sick not a lot of progress has occurred until recently when I got back to the top of his schedule. This is mostly my fault because I was going to use a less experienced contractor to do the siding. I started tearing-off the siding on the front and sides as they were the most easily accessible, but when I got to the back, it was obvious that an experienced hand was needed to make sure we took care of the structural defects (such as the entire back roof section was attached by one nail, inertia and some asphalt shingles.) Progress has started up again over the last few weeks and it's exciting.</p>
Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-17127733989074256122013-08-30T13:34:00.001-07:002013-08-30T13:34:47.084-07:00JingMen with paint<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9632668996/" title="JingMen with paint"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5464/9632668996_dbc949db0a.jpg" alt="JingMen with paint by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9632668996/">JingMen with paint</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Painting today, of course JingMen managed to get in the paint.</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-75467807735885125842013-08-26T22:41:00.001-07:002013-08-26T22:41:51.089-07:00ghost of street cars past<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9606165272/" title="ghost of street cars past"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3822/9606165272_a1e802ca9e.jpg" alt="ghost of street cars past by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9606165272/">ghost of street cars past</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-19893806815826394702013-08-05T13:09:00.001-07:002013-08-05T13:09:13.138-07:00pulling the wall back in<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9444363375/" title="pulling the wall back in"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5480/9444363375_fdcc7b9681.jpg" alt="pulling the wall back in by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9444363375/">pulling the wall back in</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Pulling the outside wall back in</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-55764483795802811782013-08-01T22:51:00.001-07:002013-08-01T22:51:17.802-07:00Putting the House Down<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This morning, they put my house down! (One of the videos actually shows it being raised, as they did quite a bit of back and forth to get things just right.) They also filled in the rest of the foundation (where they took out the steel) and replaced the beams that hold up the carport. It looks like a real house again!Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-27102389437694026792013-07-18T16:17:00.001-07:002013-07-18T16:17:57.809-07:00Old nails<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9315443363/" title="Old nails"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7344/9315443363_9da502cf2e.jpg" alt="Old nails by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9315443363/">Old nails</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Old nails and new wood</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-52887055447342226712013-07-11T15:38:00.001-07:002013-07-11T15:38:46.034-07:00drying driveway<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9263300925/" title="drying driveway"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2816/9263300925_9046fc409f.jpg" alt="drying driveway by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9263300925/">drying driveway</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-34099619750635102392013-07-11T09:09:00.001-07:002013-07-11T09:09:08.018-07:00concrete coming soon<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9263807890/" title="concrete coming soon"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5513/9263807890_4f87cd654e.jpg" alt="concrete coming soon by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9263807890/">concrete coming soon</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>About to pour the concrete.</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-56751096332444235332013-07-11T09:06:00.001-07:002013-07-11T09:06:20.292-07:00greensill<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9261012861/" title="greensill"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3775/9261012861_b94f092892.jpg" alt="greensill by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9261012861/">greensill</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Now have a greensill.</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-84541280511232463182013-07-09T20:39:00.001-07:002013-07-09T20:39:29.471-07:00driveway, coming soon!<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9250958705/" title="driveway, coming soon!"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2867/9250958705_e52e0fcb66.jpg" alt="driveway, coming soon! by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9250958705/">driveway, coming soon!</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Soon i will have a driveway!</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-51007899823359554732013-07-09T20:37:00.001-07:002013-07-09T20:37:58.801-07:00progress<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9250950931/" title="progress"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3762/9250950931_f530f3cdbc.jpg" alt="progress by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9250950931/">progress</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>crawlspace walls, vents, joists!</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-8200325048951151082013-07-01T21:07:00.001-07:002013-07-01T21:07:19.047-07:00Look I have a foundation!<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9190515506/" title="Look I have a foundation!"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2848/9190515506_9065abff50.jpg" alt="Look I have a foundation! by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9190515506/">Look I have a foundation!</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Look i have a foundation!</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-46484809566142179542013-06-24T20:54:00.001-07:002013-06-24T20:54:50.061-07:00gaps in the doorframe<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9130477937/" title="gaps in the doorframe"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3777/9130477937_75c7ebe2da.jpg" alt="gaps in the doorframe by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9130477937/">gaps in the doorframe</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Gaps in the doorframe show how far off square the house was. I was used to how it was so there is a sense of off-kilter like you'd feel in a fun house now that it is square.</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-50436805031224105412013-06-24T17:40:00.001-07:002013-06-24T17:40:36.766-07:00House Up!<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9131497988/" title="House Up!"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2845/9131497988_843b42b39f.jpg" alt="House Up! by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9131497988/">House Up!</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>You can see JingMen in his temporary fence through the lifted house.</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-18387038894131286312013-06-21T19:17:00.001-07:002013-06-21T19:17:06.220-07:00House about half way up!<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9103254609/" title="House about half way up!"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7320/9103254609_62f11a7c5a.jpg" alt="House about half way up! by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9103254609/">House about half way up!</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>House is about half way up!</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-48365034642762774292013-06-20T20:58:00.001-07:002013-06-20T20:58:21.496-07:00deconstruction day 3<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9096411461/" title="deconstruction day 3"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7369/9096411461_6375a3230e.jpg" alt="deconstruction day 3 by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9096411461/">deconstruction day 3</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Deconstruction continues part 2</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-9890016270796358122013-06-20T20:56:00.001-07:002013-06-20T20:56:03.731-07:00Deconstruction Day 3 Rear view<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9096402141/" title="Deconstruction Day 3 Rear view"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5534/9096402141_b7aa201e85.jpg" alt="Deconstruction Day 3 Rear view by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9096402141/">Deconstruction Day 3 Rear view</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>the deconstruction continues pt 1</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-7125742738657098102013-06-18T21:21:00.001-07:002013-06-18T21:21:43.415-07:00Demolition starts<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9082690522/" title="Demolition starts"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5454/9082690522_2253855879.jpg" alt="Demolition starts by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9082690522/">Demolition starts</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Deconstruction has started</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-31023591906612623922013-06-13T18:01:00.001-07:002013-06-13T18:01:19.584-07:00JingMen exploring his new house.<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9036428207/" title="JingMen exploring his new house."><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7388/9036428207_51c8d93106.jpg" alt="JingMen exploring his new house. by misspico" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/9036428207/">JingMen exploring his new house.</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54514001@N00/">misspico</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>JingMen exploring the living room while the movers unload.</p>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-16844563730910874022013-06-08T19:31:00.000-07:002013-06-08T19:31:14.090-07:00Inspections - Meth Testing<span style="font-family: inherit;">Part of the process of buying a house is making as sure as possible that you know what you are getting. 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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the things I did was test the house for meth residue. Apparently this is unusual as neither the Realtor's representative nor the house inspector, both of whom were there at the time I tested, were familiar with the idea. I ruled out the option of having a test done because it requires state certification and the local company that used to do it just lost their certified employee. I did a little bit of research into test kits and picked a product called </span><a href="http://www.skcinc.com/prod/560-001.asp" style="font-family: inherit;">MethAlert</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, which is a quick screening test than you can run yourself in a few minutes. The main drawback of the test is that it only registers to 15 </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">µg and Oregon will require homeowners to decontaminate if there is contamination present at a level of </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">5 </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">µg. However, most properties I've heard of are far more contaminated than that (plus the instructions tell you how to find the most-likely-to-be-</span>contaminated<span style="font-family: inherit;"> areas.) Also I felt I could carry out the test accurately and didn't feel so comfortable with some of the more accurate ones given that I'd be in a messy ad-hoc test area, not a lab. Plus it was inexpensive and simple enough to do multiple tests for confirmation.</span></span></div>
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Needless to say, my house tested clean or I wouldn't have bought it. However my friend sent me a link today to an article about a family a bit south of here who didn't test in advance and weren't so lucky - <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Business/oregon-meth-house-owners-settle-freddie-mac/story?id=19085143#.UbO7SOe9YRh">Oregon Meth House Owners Settle with Freddie Mac</a></div>
Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-28389529398528687572013-06-07T23:31:00.002-07:002013-06-07T23:31:52.696-07:00Dehumidifier = Magic<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037R3TP6/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0037R3TP6&linkCode=as2&tag=jlb-20" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B0037R3TP6&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jlb-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jlb-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0037R3TP6" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />Given how damp and musty the whole house is, I bought a dehumidifier. After reading a bunch of reviews, I picked the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037R3TP6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0037R3TP6&linkCode=as2&tag=jlb-20">SoleusAir Energy Star 45 Pint Dehumidifier, #DP1-45-03</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jlb-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0037R3TP6" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> I'm trying to buy efficient appliances and fixtures for the house when ever I can - although I'm sure that at some point I'll come up against a place where I can't get the function I want at a price I can afford. It actually had pretty-mixed reviews, but that seems to be par for the course for dehumidifiers at this point. Which is rather disappointing, because I'm pretty sure the dehumidifier I bought 20 years ago is still drying out my neighbor's basement. It did lose a wheel from our rolling it back and forth across the street depending on whose basement was flooded (until I got the problem taken care of - her basement was hopeless, it had literally been built with a small creek running through it so people would have somewhere to keep their milk cool.)<br />
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Anyway, after a couple weeks of dehumidifying, my house smells significantly less musty and is staying drier. Living there actually seems like a reasonable idea (which is a good thing, since I need to move out of my apartment in a week.) I still need to get a hose so it won't stop when the pan fills (and the drain pan is really small), but it's been such an improvement just running to full once a day. Of course, once the house isn't sitting on the ground and I get the sump pump fixed, things will be even better!<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Disclaimer: If you actually follow the links and buy something, I get affiliate commission from Amazon - I'm not holding my breath.)</span>Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-4231109495182152982013-05-18T20:10:00.000-07:002013-05-18T20:10:19.164-07:00A Dog In His Yard<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROhP_eNyTV5dbONVCMlCKhyphenhyphenzrx-2EfFx_USdcVrVBHe8X9w2KjJTD7R94RWS-EyoDn6zCPyyp42qkkQDzmrnJ7xpos4ng3lrf11_sff8qIhAwGNu_4yeLLJB3S6gGnnAyzZre5MdHJ0c/s1600/8749581486_5199622489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROhP_eNyTV5dbONVCMlCKhyphenhyphenzrx-2EfFx_USdcVrVBHe8X9w2KjJTD7R94RWS-EyoDn6zCPyyp42qkkQDzmrnJ7xpos4ng3lrf11_sff8qIhAwGNu_4yeLLJB3S6gGnnAyzZre5MdHJ0c/s320/8749581486_5199622489.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JingMenCocker">JingMen</a> LOVES his new yard! As soon as I got the keys we headed over there and I let him into the yard. We were there for several hours and while I had the door open so he could come in, he had no interest in doing anything but wandering around in the yard making his usual circles.Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201291987329726419.post-77633013279872986592013-05-18T19:59:00.000-07:002013-05-18T19:59:22.130-07:00Pitched Too HighMy house needs some roof repairs - there are 2 missing vents and a couple missing asphalt shingles near them. The North side needs moss removing too. I've done that kind of work. It's only one story up. The pitch isn't very steep. Last night when the house closed, I was all ready with all the tools and supplies I needed to get up on the roof and fix it. It was raining on and off yesterday, so I got up there and it was a little wet (hence slippery) and just a little steeper than the roofs I'd been comfortable on. I pretty much immediately realized that I wasn't going to be fixing that roof without a lot more equipment and that it would probably be cheaper to just hire someone. So I have someone coming first thing Monday to fix it - in the meantime, I still have 2 holes in my roof!<br />
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I'm still going to do the moss removal myself. I got a spray on pet safe moss removal product that can be done from 30' away, so I won't actually have to get on the roof. It, however, requires a rain-free day, but whenever summer gets here, I'm ready.Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01636388860994577583noreply@blogger.com0