New Addition

[aspeck]

Many of you know that I had all kinds of things going on the last 6 - 8 weeks before I left for/arrived in Ghana. Here is one the projects that consumed my time ... I had 6 weeks to do it and finished in 4 1/2. I would have been finished sooner, but the French Doors were slow at coming in. It also pays to have a little help from your friends. Added 284 square feet to the house and it feels like we doubled the size!

Anyway, here are the pics:

Back Porch before Project

Back Porch After:

Side View of House After:

Dining Room Before:

 

[aspeck]

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Dining Room After:

Looking into "Old Dining Room":

"Old Dining Room" now part of "Great Room":

Wife and I are both very happy with the outcome, and we ran natural gas to the porch so when I get home I can get a BIG new natural gas grill for Father's Day! YEA! Get rid of the small tanks!

Told some of you I would get this posted sometime, and tonight is the night!

 

[RPJS]

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WOW, Nice job.

On your way home can you stop off in the UK for a few weeks, I've got a few little jobs that could do with your skills.

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

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That sure is a super job! The wait for those doors was worth it. I'll be putting a new roof on in a couple of months. Not looking forwards to it.

 

[snapperbait]

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Awesome job, Bud...

 

[Bass Man Bruce]

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Awesome work Aspeck!

Re: the first picture, couldn't you get better speed and mileage with a different car than the one in your driveway?

 

[aspeck]

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Awesome work Aspeck!

Re: the first picture, couldn't you get better speed and mileage with a different car than the one in your driveway?

If someone gets in my way I just run em over and smash em flat!

Best pic I could find of the back porch - it just had to be taken 3 years ago when we blacktopped the drive way.

 

[ndemge]

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Thos are some GREAT looking floors!

 

[Plainsman]

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Absolutly fantastic job Art!!

 

[aspeck]

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Thos are some GREAT looking floors!

Thanks for all the compliments, guys. I am pretty proud of it. As for the floors, the "Old Dining Room" is true hardwood - Brazilian Oak (bought it at a builder's auction for $0.50 a sq ft - pre-finished! Couldn't pass up that bargain! The "New Dining Room" is a DuPont laminate floor from Home Depot Tony Stewart sold it to me ! Wife and I saw it and feel in love with it right away. Hardest thing was to match the floors together, had to be creative at the threshold of the french doors, but I think what we did will last, a bit of a toe kicker, but just high enough to see it.

 

[Reel Poor]

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Looks great Art.

 

[QC]

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This is another one of those threads that if anybody shows to Mrs. QC they're dead meat . . . Nice job Art!

 

[OldMercsRule]

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Very nice!! JR