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    I'd like to embed a standard door, INTO my wooden garage door. Possible?

    I know it can be done, just don't know how. The barn I boarded my horses at as a teen had a large garage door that had a wooden door in it that was broken i guess you would say in the places it would bend when the door was open... In the winter the garage door stayed closed but we entered...
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    Stopper for Whirlpool tub

    Nice!! ill have to try that!!! Thank you.
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    Stopper for Whirlpool tub

    Just because I'm woman enough to admit when I am wrong. Hubby was right i was wrong, it was a lever type stopper and in order to replace that I'm gonna have to go hardcore on the tub. we have to replace the cartrages in it as well so for now we got a rubber stopper that will work. we also...
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    Stopper for Whirlpool tub

    We are getting more and more settled in.. Still don't have the hot water situation fixed yet but it should be done tomorrow morning!! Anyway we have a large whirlpool 2 person soaker tub with jets. The stopper for the drain is missing though. I'm assuming its a lift and turn stopper and the...
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    Addition settled lower then existing home.

    Thanks, I'll deff have someone out to check it before i put time and money into re doing the floors def don't want to waste it just to re do it. We did have the house inspected and structurally it is sound. There were small cracks that we need to re seal that the inspector pointed out from...
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    Addition settled lower then existing home.

    Okay, so we are in the house!!! Its been a pain in the butt, and I still have yet to take a hot shower. ( thats for another thread in short we need a new water heater). Anyway we come in to find it wasn't just cracked tiles in that amazing master bath. Half of it is an addition and what...
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    Options for replacing french doors.

    Honestly I don't even know what we would use the room for, It could be a 4th bedroom if we decide later down the road to have another child so enclosing it fully would be ideal for that. I also like the idea of it having a separate entrances for like a guest room situation. If my husband had...
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    Options for replacing french doors.

    Figured it may help if i added a photo of the home.. Sorry for the tree semi blocking the doors. This is a photo from the homes listing as anyone who read my intro knows I'm probably a bit off in the head and bough the house with out physically seeing or being in it first. ( I'm the master...
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    What are you watching?

    Right now Bath Crashers, when the minions are not sleeping its all PBS,Nick JR,Disney all the time.... mommy here is very very excited to get a 2nd tv sometime in the near future.
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    Options for replacing french doors.

    Okay, so we close on the house on friday!!!! Anyway the garage was finished off when the additions to the home were done. The previous owners put french doors in the front of the garage. I like french doors, I think they are very pretty but I don't like them as exterior doors on the front...
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    Hello new and I think I might be insane.

    Thanks everyone!! I'm so excited I would love to move the closing date up, but with it being so close to christmas and having two little people to think about we will wait till after the new year. The first few days in the home are going to really suck it will be more like camping then being...
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    Hello new and I think I might be insane.

    Well we got the place I most recently posted about!! The bank that owns it had given me a sheet with a work estimate. It came up to about 12k in work including materals and labor. I spoke with my Inspector before he went out and gave him the name of the guy who did the estimate. He informed...
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    Hello new and I think I might be insane.

    I love it because it has potential to over time become perfect. I by no means feel as though I'm rushing. Like I said I have been watching the market for almost a year. I have in all honesty over the past year found about 40 homes that I liked enough to look further into. Such as past sale...
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    Hello new and I think I might be insane.

    Well the search continues. The home I offered on had some issues. Upon inspection water damage and mold was found, the roof needed to be replaced, outlets were not properly grounded, AC unit needed to be leveled, missing attic insulation, exhaust fans in the attic didn't work and there was...
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    To paint or not to paint.

    So I kind of want to paint the cabinets black and get stainless appliances. I'm not a fan of white and stainless it's just not dramatic enough for me. If we don't paint I would most likely go with black appliances. I really want to do some sort of a stone or earth tone backsplash at some...
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    Hello new and I think I might be insane.

    Well we put in an offer on one of the "turn key" homes the day before thanksgiving. A little bit of negotiating yesterday and everything is signed. It will be inspected Wednesday or Thursday and if all goes well ( fingers crossed) we can potentially move the closing up from the current closing...
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    Dog pee on ceramic tile...

    I could probably do a testimonial for the Antiickypoo. I have done animal shelter work, as well as vet tech work. I was recommended this product when I had a doberman with a brain tumor ( unknown at the time) who urinated and defecated all over my home. Its AMAZING you can even inject it...
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    Hello new and I think I might be insane.

    I have been kinda of Crazy with this home search. To the point my husband is like i don't care just pick one. The money we are using is money of mine from a settlement from my fathers wrongful death I had to go to court to use it 10 years early so while i was held up in court proceedings in...
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    Hello new and I think I might be insane.

    Well we didn't get the home. The city actually swooped in and got it at asking price. I was also informed there were about a dozen bids way over asking price so I had a snowballs chance in summer of getting it. I kind of went into my bid knowing that. It was a home in a community that the most...
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    Hello new and I think I might be insane.

    Thanks for the input! I'm pretty sure our bid will not win. If by some act of awesomeness we do win it, I have 15 days I believe to have an inspection done. I have already been researching home inspectors in the are as any home we purchase will be inspected. Irefuse to bid any higher then...
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