and the construction has begun
 

the wifey decided that she would much rather spend the money that i made over in bangladesh on home improvements. There goes my classic mustang. :D


first it was to take down two trees in the back yard to make way for the new patio. 1200 sq ft of grillin, beer drinkin, cigar smokin beauty.

as it sat yesterday.

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:banger

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That will be awesome, I need a new deck/patio!!!!

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Herf at Robs (since we can't get his a$$ to come to our places). :D

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Hello Rob,

If you were to build a man cave in that spot that would be considered a HOME IMPROVEMENT... Which would also add tons of value to you home. :tu

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My deck was the best thing I have ever done to improve my home. I only wish I had put a roof on it to start.

I look forward to the progress pics, good luck :tu

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Looks like you have your hands full. Looking forward to seeing more Pics.

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welcome home

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I like this plan.

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yesterday's updates. Nothing much to report. They did however get the corners rounded out and the walkway to the front yard dug up. couple of pics:

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Damn Rob! Thats gonna look sweet!! Can't wait to see the finished product!

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Congratulations, Rob!!! :tu
We're in the middle of a whole bunch of projects right now. I'm excited about getting them done. :D

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Looks good Rob. Can't wait to see the finished product.

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well, when this gets done i have to put all the patio furniture together that is sitting my living room. :banger

Then the next project begins after we get back from our trip to Seattle. We are having the wall between our living room and den taken down to make one big family room.

hardest part of waiting for the wall to come down is that fact that i have a brand new 55" LED tv sitting in a box/:sh

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You know what they say...happy wife happy life!! and it looks like you will benefit too. That patio looks like its gonna be awesome!! Cant wait to see the updates!

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Good luck man! Should be nice when it's all said and done!!!

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Looking Good, Rob!:tu My Patio Is My ManCave; Hope You Enjoy Yours As Much As I Do!:D

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;s
As a classic mustang owner, this makes me sad. But I'm sure t he back deck is going to be great. Love my back deck!! It's one of the reasons I bought hte house. That and the garage to put the Mustang!!!

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concrete pouring started this morning. woo hoo. :D

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Vn! That's exciting man :)

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as it sits this evening.


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Looking good brother!!!!

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Really coming along nicely Rob!! :tu

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Nice Rob! It is looking good my friend.

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That looks great :tu

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That looks awesome. I'm jealous!!

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Mustang would have been nice, but having a nice backyard hangout is something EVERY man needs! Looks great my friend!

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got the grille and smoker on it yesterday and put the swing together.

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Time for a herf yet?

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Looks great.

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almost. I still have a little work to do back there. Got to repair the gate that needed to be taken off to get the equipment back there. maybe next Monday or Tuesday if you guys are up for it.



New patio furniture and the two models that i hired for the photoshoot.




















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Rob, nice looking project!

Your neighborhood looks like my sister's, she lives off Warwick in Glendale, pretty much across the street from CNU.

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looks great

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HUH, I live on Carnegie Drive in Glendale. :D

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and it has begun again. 4 hours and this is what my den/family now looks like.

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and the pile o' crap that we took out.

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Looking Great Bro. You have been keeping a little busy!!! You doing the work yourself???

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dude, between the 3 trips to bangladesh, work here in the states and house stuff.

it's hard to find time to poop.

I am doing the rip our and wiring re-rough in. the wall between the two rooms is coming down to make one "great room". I have contractor coming in to do the beam, drywall, mudding and floor (patching, sanding, staining, sealing).

then we will paint.

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Way to go, Tim the Toolman!!!:tu

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Love the deck :tu

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Awesomeness!

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end of day two:

false walls are in to support the cieling while the bearing wall was taken down. New beam is in (5.25" X 16"). rafters are now supported on the beam.



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and my reason for doing it. All my new home theater rough-in.

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end of day 3:



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end of day four



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Looking Good, Brother!:banger What Is The Projected Finish Date?

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he is hoping to have everything sanded and ready for paint at the end of the day. all the trim should be rehung today as well.

then it's clean it up tomorrow, get the rest of the downstairs furniture moved out because the guys are coming monday to patch, strip, sand and refinish the floor.

they said that will take about 3 days.

so by thursday of next week, the construction will be done. then it is up to us to paint and move all the furniture back in.

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:tu

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Looking good, should be pretty sweet.

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Man I got sad there for second looking at the floor in those last couple pics but you're having it refinished so I'm ok now. I'm digging the patio. The best improvement I've made to my house is the covered deck. You should get lots of enjoyment out of it. :tu

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Shaping up nicely. My only pause concerns your patio and the very large trees that are directly adjacent to it. In my line of work I've seen roots of trees do some damage pretty fast to concrete and pavers. My only suggestion would be to think about installing a root barrier product to reduce the potential future damage. One product I've used with great success is called Bio-Barrier.

That deck is really a great addition, the rooms are looking good too!