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Home improvements, Fall 2008

  • Step 6: brown matter
    The Best Laid Plots, August 2008
    There are 11 images in this gallery
    Last updated: Mon, 10/06/2008 - 21:26
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    Ben meticulously laid out his first sheet-mulch bed in the back yard, only to have to remove it a few days later to make way for sewer excavation.

  • The gopher burrow, looking east.
    Plumbing repairs, Sept-Oct 2008
    There are 16 images in this gallery
    Last updated: Thu, 10/23/2008 - 22:18
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    We had to have a back-flow valve put in where the sewer leaves the house, and in the process it was discovered that our sewer line was cracked where it passed under the garage, so we went ahead and had that replaced as well... better to tear up the back yard before we plant it than after!

  • French drain into the sump pump hole
    Foundation repairs, Nov-Dec 2008
    There are 6 images in this gallery
    Last updated: Sat, 12/27/2008 - 12:46
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    We had the south side yard excavated and sealed, and a French drain put in, to prevent water from coming in through the wall.

  • Sarah, James, and Herb feeding the insulation blower
    Insulating the attic, Dec 2008
    There are 9 images in this gallery
    Last updated: Sun, 12/28/2008 - 21:37
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