10-02-2014
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#821
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Lino Lakes
Drives: 17 Honda Accord
Posts: 4,041
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Re: House Projects
You need a few more trees!
Golf course looking grass though, very nice. Hopefully you have a nice rider for that stuff.
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10-02-2014
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#822
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oak Point, TX
Drives: C8 Stingray Z51
Posts: 20,620
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Re: House Projects
It's Curt, he'll be out there with tweezers and a razor blade
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I agree with Kracka.
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10-02-2014
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#823
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,647
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Re: House Projects
LOL. That is the only tree we'll probably put in that section. We put a row 5 maple trees on the side of the house this summer. The berm has several trees in it already.
Right now I just have a 54 inch lawn tractor. But next year I plan on buying a 72" finish mower to run off the 3 point of my Mitsu tractor.
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10-02-2014
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#824
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Re: House Projects
Looks great! Thats a lot of mowing!
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10-06-2014
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#825
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oak Point, TX
Drives: C8 Stingray Z51
Posts: 20,620
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Re: House Projects
Well, 3 of the 4 new appliances are in! When they unboxed the range it looked like a truck ran it over (which is odd because the box was in perfect condition) so they'll be delivering a new one sometime this week.
First impressions:
Holy crap this fridge is huge! It will easily hold at least 2x the stuff as my last one; same with the freezer. I've only run one load in the dishwasher so far, but its much quieter than my old one which is awesome. You can just barely hear it running while standing in the kitchen, but can't hear it at all while sitting in the living room with the TV on.
When I have the countertops replaced I'm going to have them add some trim around the dishwasher to give it a more built-in finished appearance.
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I agree with Kracka.
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10-06-2014
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#826
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Walls need hugs too
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Plymouth
Drives: V10 Touareg, Beater Jetta, Evo IX
Posts: 3,876
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Re: House Projects
That looks to be quite a bit more fridge than that space looks to be designed to accommodate! The extra storage has got to be nice though, more room for beer.
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Spaz badger don't give a shit.
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Smart chicks are better. Personally I like a girl to give me her thesis on how to solve the economic crisis while I put it in her ass.
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10-06-2014
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#827
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oak Point, TX
Drives: C8 Stingray Z51
Posts: 20,620
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Re: House Projects
The new fridge definitely sticks out further than the old one, but the picture is a bit misleading in how it looks. In person it looks about right and fits nicely with plenty of room for the pantry door to swing open and the freezer drawer to fully slide out.
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Originally Posted by Murlo26
I agree with Kracka.
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10-06-2014
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#828
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
Drives: '91 Automagic
Posts: 13,908
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Re: House Projects
Very nice.
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10-06-2014
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#829
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oak Point, TX
Drives: C8 Stingray Z51
Posts: 20,620
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Re: House Projects
Here are some BEFORE pictures. Looking at them, the new fridge is only a few inches deeper than the old one.
Now, to figure out what I want to do for the new countertops and sink...
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I agree with Kracka.
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10-06-2014
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#830
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Re: House Projects
Lookin good!
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10-06-2014
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#831
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Who has my man-card?
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Crystal MN
Drives: a red car
Posts: 2,162
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Re: House Projects
itll be nice to free up that counter space with the microwave over the range!
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10-06-2014
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#832
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oak Point, TX
Drives: C8 Stingray Z51
Posts: 20,620
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Re: House Projects
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Originally Posted by rose0529
itll be nice to free up that counter space with the microwave over the range!
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Agreed, been wanting that for a long time! I can finally retire my 5 year old $25 Home Depot "temporary" microwave too
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I agree with Kracka.
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10-06-2014
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#833
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immune from paybans
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: West Des Moines
Drives: poorly
Posts: 4,358
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Re: House Projects
We had a side by side fridge in our townhouse, couldn't hold anything, bad layout on those imho. Now have a french door with bottom freezer, and completely agree it seems like it holds twice as much.
Kitchen upgrades are looking good, the darker gray color is nice. I love the butcher block idea on the island, my dad made one for my sister as "new house" gift when they moved in. Just need to keep up on the maintenance and they last a really long time between resurfacing. Plus 2" of wood can be resurfaced many times, just sand it down a bit and refinish.
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10-06-2014
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#834
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Is funding Exxon.
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Ham Lake
Drives: like a bat outta hell!
Posts: 7,983
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Re: House Projects
Only bad thing about the butcher block is that it holds germs inside it. Chicken and fish is especially bad. Have you checked out stained concrete? That is pretty cool. Granite is the easiest to take care of, but I am not a huge fan of it. Recycled glass is another option starting to catch on.
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Is burning corn and stayin' warm!
My motorcycle is stock and reliable, my Talon is neither!
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10-06-2014
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#835
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Who has my man-card?
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Crystal MN
Drives: a red car
Posts: 2,162
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Re: House Projects
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10-07-2014
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#836
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R U DTF bro?
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oak Point, TX
Drives: C8 Stingray Z51
Posts: 20,620
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Re: House Projects
Holy crap dude, that is intense! Please tell me those birds on the gutter are real...if so...F that, will not be visiting your house!
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I agree with Kracka.
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10-07-2014
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#837
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Re: House Projects
You guys go all out! Awesome, i love it!
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10-07-2014
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#838
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
Drives: '91 Automagic
Posts: 13,908
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Re: House Projects
lol, oh man.
halloween has got to be awesome at your place.
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10-07-2014
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#839
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Woodbury
Drives: GG IX MR SE
Posts: 183
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Re: House Projects
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Originally Posted by JET
Only bad thing about the butcher block is that it holds germs inside it. Chicken and fish is especially bad. Have you checked out stained concrete? That is pretty cool. Granite is the easiest to take care of, but I am not a huge fan of it. Recycled glass is another option starting to catch on.
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Quartz is even easier to take care of than Granite. Granite is porous so you should seal it every year or two and it has the potential to stain; Quartz is non-porous so it never needs to be sealed, it won't stain and it's just as durable, heat-resistant, etc as Granite. And since Quartz is manufactured, as opposed to Granite which is quarried, there are more options for colors and patterns.
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10-07-2014
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#840
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Re: House Projects
Yea I was looking at quartz when the time comes to upgrade, colors are great and its ab it cheaper than granite. Which like you said can stain easily. I put granite in the bathroom and the dark stone also shows water spots very easily, id be going with a lighter quartz when the time comes.
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