Monthly Archives: July 2015

Moved the Spa but…

Posted on July 22, 2015 by ellen

Dave and I were able to move the spa onto the concrete pad by some accurate trailer back up placement and an ingenious plan to hold the spa on the pad while the tilted trailer moved forward. Much easier than … Continue reading →

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Front Stoop

Posted on July 20, 2015 by ellen

One of the tasks we have to complete before the doors can be repainted is to put in a patio in front of the french doors. I remember my grandmother used to call the door patio a “stoop”. We were … Continue reading →

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Temporary Bathroom

Posted on July 17, 2015 by ellen

I picked up another free toilet. This one is also a Glacier Bay but it is a dual flush. It is currently selling at Home Depot for $98. Since I broke the first one I got for free, I promptly … Continue reading →

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More Chiller Disappointment

Posted on July 15, 2015 by ellen

I could not get the new Penguin chiller to cool the 50 gallons of water in the old hot water tank. The company was very helpful but also could not figure out why the chiller was not chilling. It actually … Continue reading →

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Repurposed Fiberglass Packing Corners

Posted on July 13, 2015 by ellen

I love perusing the offerings at Repurposed Materials. Actually I kind of hate to see them growing by leaps and bounds because they were my own little treasure trove here in Denver while now good stuff is located in Chicago, … Continue reading →

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Slab for Spa

Posted on July 11, 2015 by ellen

Today we finally got the slab for the spa poured! It has rained all week so we had lots of water to bail out of the form and from around the outside of the form. The rain also delayed the … Continue reading →

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Success Repairing Another Short Circuit

Posted on July 9, 2015 by ellen

I did it! I finally fixed the short in the front lights. It took a lot of disentangling of wires and trying to understand triple switching etc. but in the end the issue was just a bad wire to the … Continue reading →

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