Monthly Archives: April 2007

Porch tear-off

We tore off the back porch this weekend to make way for the sub-floor on our addition. Continue reading

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A little Apache magic…

I got tired of telling people the lengthy URL for the remodel project: http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/tags/remodel I’ve added the following shortcut to my config: http://sonicchicken.net/remodel That’s just the domain name followed by “remodel” — short and sweet!

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Foundation poured

Our foundation was poured today–woo hoo! Check out our [foundation pour photoset](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/sets/72157600135095510/ “Pictures of the foundation pour”) on Flickr.

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Foundation inspection: Passed!

(Also see our [foundation photoset](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/sets/72157600131207010/) on flickr.) We passed our foundation inspection(s) on the first try. Woot! We’re getting three truckloads of concrete tomorrow morning, and the forms will be removed the following day. Our [utility trench](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonicchicken/473130209/in/set-72157600131207010/) will also get … Continue reading

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Another remodel update

Quick update on our remodel project. No photos, though. Continue reading

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Remodel started!

We interviewed a general contractor (GC) a few days ago. He came with excellent references from some people we trust, and he was willing to work with us to keep the project within budget. (For example, they are okay with … Continue reading

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