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Artistic Real Estate Renovations

  • First of all the sewage drain pipe is the old, I mean turn of the century garbage.  It has to come out and get attached to the main out by the road.  Second, there has to be some French Drains put in to help runnoff.

    • First of all the sewage drain pipe is the old, I mean turn o…
  • Those are in themselves a bit of work.  Now you have to put the fabric in correctly, lay down some rock and then fill it back up.  Should give some good drainage.

    • Those are in themselves a bit of work. Now you have to put…
  • There were no fences.  His buddy began the process out back.  Did not even need a level or a tape measure.  He was a real work of art.  It was up and down, had more curves than a highway.

    • There were no fences. His buddy began the process out back.…
  • Well, we had to build a gate on both sides to cover that shoddy work.  It had to be built high enough to hide the other fence in the back and also out of the same cedar.

    • Well, we had to build a gate on both sides to cover that sho…
  • This is what we ended up with and it was great.  I built this gate to last.  Nice big boards with a solid glued and screwed frame to back them up.  Big hinges and perfect alignment.

    • This is what we ended up with and it was great. I built thi…
  • In the process, it was decided that rock was easier to mow than grass.  You see he does not like to perform any hard work around his lawn.  Just likes to let it grow.  Well rocks do not grow.

    • In the process, it was decided that rock was easier to mow t…
  • The vehicle gate was made just like the man gate.  Very heavy duty construction.  One set of extra hinges to keep the gates in spec.  They were designed to remain square for years to come.  The lattice was custom made to the gate.

    • The vehicle gate was made just like the man gate. Very heav…
  • It was not rocket science, just simple carpentry done the right way and not banged together.  On top of that the money was not there and so it had to be done on the cheap

    • It was not rocket science, just simple carpentry done the ri…
  • The deck was a job that was allready started by his buddy.  Not thought out well, poorly designed and unfinished.  I ended up ripping it all out and starting over again.  In the process we also squared it up and leveled it.

    • The deck was a job that was allready started by his buddy.…