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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 07:10 PM
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Home repairs before, during, after (9 pictures)
Some of you may remember that I won $1200 in home remodeling in a raffle at work. This week the work was done. Here are the pictures:

Before:





During:



After:
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blue neen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 07:20 PM
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1. That looks very nice!
I'll bet you're glad to have that window repaired! :)
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 07:22 PM
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2. Definitely!
It's nice to be able to secure the house totally again. :)
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:03 PM
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3. Cough!
:kick:
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:07 PM
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4. My dear Evil!
These are wonderful pics! I can bet you're happy with how well things turned out!

It just goes to show that sometimes you really can win something worthwhile!
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:09 PM
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5. I am very happy!!
It's nice to not have that rotting piece of siding, the nasty, dented front door and the broken window anymore.

Now, if I could just win a few more contests like this, I can get everything around here fixed! :D

It's good to see you! :hi:
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:22 PM
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6. And it is good to see you too!
I'm checking out for awhile....time for this California girl to go make dinner!

Later, dude!
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:26 PM
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7. I just made my lunch for tomorrow!
Edited on Thu Jun-15-06 08:26 PM by GOPisEvil
Later, dudette!
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:29 PM
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8. That looks good!
Glad you made the most of that money!

:hi:
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:31 PM
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10. I had to kick in a little of my own money, but it was worth it!
Thanks! :hi:
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:44 PM
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13. Better to kick in a little
than a lot!

:hi:
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:45 PM
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16. Yeah, the estimate to re-side my whole house was over $6k.
:o

Gotta save those pennies... :hi:
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:30 PM
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9. Looks great!
:thumbsup:

That $1200 hit the spot(s)!
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:32 PM
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11. Definitely!
Three problems down...countless more to go. But, the longest journey begins with a single step. :D
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Crewleader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:42 PM
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12. Very nice GOPisEvil
and Good for you winning a raffle to home improve...security means everything in a home and that window looks safe now.
Great combo on paint colors on house too, nice job.
I also see a nice privacy fence and a pretty flower bush....I bet your yard is lovely too.

One day I will get to show you our home when we get it done. :-)

Thanks for sharing dear friend....:hi:
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:44 PM
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14. Crew!!
It's good to see you!

I do have lots of native flowering plants. The pink flowers you see are from my two crepe myrtles. The yard is quite brown, thanks to the lack of rain. The fence is very new; just a couple of months old.

I look forward to seeing your house when it's done my friend! :hi:
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:45 PM
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15. Good that you were able to get those repairs done....
but a sad commentary on today that it cost the entire $1,200 and you had to kick in some more. Homeowning is damned expensive.

:evilfrown:
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:47 PM
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17. Yep...its expensive if you want the job done right.
I work in homeowner claims and I see the results of shoddy workmanship, so yes, it's expensive, but quality always is...

Most people in my neighborhood couldn't afford this though... :evilfrown:
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:48 PM
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18. And that was obviously good workmanship.
Happy you could get it done and save the $1,200.

:D
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:50 PM
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19. This company is one that we recommend to customers whose homes
are destroyed or damaged by fire or other reason. They're very good.

The people at the office were quite upset. Seems a lot of people need work done on their houses! :D
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:55 PM
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20. Everybody wants to win stuff like that....
Congratulations to you for doing so.

Know any good plumbers in Chicago's near west suburbs? Just joking, I have a recommendation.

:D
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:57 PM
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21. Heh...Chicago is one area where don't have many customers strangely.
A good plumber is worth his or her weight in gold. :D
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 08:59 PM
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22. Before I moved, I had a great plumber...and no plumbing problem.
Now that I've moved....

:(

Happily, it is not something that is an emergency. And I feel badly about it because the water in this building will have to be turned off for several hours for the repair to be made (bad shower valve, the bathtub works just fine and I prefer baths).
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 09:03 PM
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23. I need a plumber too...or someone who is good at toilets.
The fill valve in my spare bathroom makes a rather awful screeching sound. :(:scared:
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 09:13 PM
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24. Day after I moved in, I took a shower....
Damn hall outside my unit flooded. :-(

They had to call the plumber, who discovered towels wadded around the valve to stop the flow. They looked like they had been in there for some time. Obviously, I had not put them there. :)
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 09:15 PM
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25. Ack!
Don'tcha love bad home improvement? Ugh! People do the weirdest things to their houses.
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-15-06 09:24 PM
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26. We have no clue who did that....
The plumber who came has worked on the building for the management company for a number of years (this is a condominium). He had never seen anything quite like the wadded up towels.

:cry:
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