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[NevadaRon]

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Yep, and that's the problem when doing remodeling, especially of kitchens/baths. You never know what you're going to run into until you start taking it apart. That was the first thing we would tell a customer - here's the price and time frame, assuming we don't run into any surprises! We always made sure they understood that before starting the job. You start disassembling 20, 30, 40 or more year old stuff and you don't know what's going to happen. If they didn't get it then we just moved on. Let them be someone else's headache!

 

[SunnyDawn]

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Looks like the proper componants for the demo, but is it me or does that floor look better then the sub-floor in the original pic? Keep going!

well thats the problem. there was not supposed to be a demo! it was just supposed to be a quick sink change, badda bing badda boom. unfortunately, everything about this houses plumbing is all wrong so a quick sink change=not a quick sink change. at least the toilet switcharoo went smooth.

Totally normal Aubrey! It's looking good! Yes, that is why I laughed when you said how fast you expected to to have after pics up by. Ron is being nice when he says it "could" take longer. In my experience it ALWAYS takes twice as long as the longest estimate, at least. Looks like the guys are doing fine. When did the floor go in? We didn't see that floor in the before pics.

Mornin everyone. Not much time today cause we gotta get the dog house finished but I wanted to say "Hi" anyway! Hope y'all have a good day.

 

[chicharomirinda]

at least the toilet went in fin, aubrey! that's more crucial to have a smooth transition than the sink. hope they are able to work everything out for the sink install. can't wait to see the finished room!

cute brown chicks, kim! maybe you'll need to hang on to those to see what they grow up to look like.

good luck on the dog house, sunny.

my chicks are sounding more clucky and less peepy. they sure grow up fast! i really do need to get going on the run so they can get outside but i'm pretty worn out from the coop build. also, it's not really the best time to dig holes to put posts in. i guess i need to figure out my plan for that. if anyone has some run building tips, let me know.

Elizabeth

 

[SunnyDawn]

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We are getting ready to do that after the dog house is done but the ground is much softer here. We have 7'metal stakes and 3' high rabbit "proof" wire fencing and 7' tall plastic deer fencing to go above the wire fence and to cover the run with. We have a tool we use to pound the metal stakes in with. IDK if this is the best way to go but we are on a budget and this is what we could afford.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Thanks guys, I put in the floor first so that mark could get the toilet in. It was crucial!

 

[chicharomirinda]

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We are getting ready to do that after the dog house is done but the ground is much softer here. We have 7'metal stakes and 3' high rabbit "proof" wire fencing and 7' tall plastic deer fencing to go above the wire fence and to cover the run with. We have a tool we use to pound the metal stakes in with. IDK if this is the best way to go but we are on a budget and this is what we could afford.

our ground is so hard and rocky clay but i've been wondering about the metal stake route. nothing's really easy with this ground.

 

[SunnyDawn]

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We are getting ready to do that after the dog house is done but the ground is much softer here. We have 7'metal stakes and 3' high rabbit "proof" wire fencing and 7' tall plastic deer fencing to go above the wire fence and to cover the run with. We have a tool we use to pound the metal stakes in with. IDK if this is the best way to go but we are on a budget and this is what we could afford.

our ground is so hard and rocky clay but i've been wondering about the metal stake route. nothing's really easy with this ground.

We put them in at the old place too and the ground is horrid there like everywhere in the valley. We had to soak the ground first then use the stake driver but once they were in they were solid!

 

[SunnyDawn]

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That floor looks great! You did a good job with it!

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Thanks! I can't wait to show off the finished product!

 

[NevadaRon]

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We put them in at the old place too and the ground is horrid there like everywhere in the valley. We had to soak the ground first then use the stake driver but once they were in they were solid!

I agree, if you soak the ground first the metal stakes - I assume you mean T-posts, Sunny - go in much easier. With the added benefit that when the ground dries they are as good as cemented in!

I don't know what the preadator situation is where you live Elizabeth but out here we've got everything!

So I used 8 foot wooden posts sunk 2 feet into the ground. Then 2x3 welded wire 1 foot below grade to 3 feet above. Covered that with hardware cloth 1 foot below to 2 feet above. Chicken wire finishes it off from 2 feet above grade to the top, which is 6 feet above grade. Basically, it's a chicken Fort Knox! Oh, the top is also covered with chicken wire to keep the hawks and eagles out.

You can sort of see what I'm talking about in this pic.