The Party Barn as it was referred too

The Party Barn was a structure my Dad authorized me to build in the summer of 2010 just after the pool was finished. It is a 14' wide by 16' long gable roofed shed. Build from rough-cut lumber from a local milling operation, the total materials cost for this structure, including slab was about $3,500.00. That was the only way I convinced my dad into letting my build it at the time. The photos exhibit the day by day work and you can see, for example...

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Hardwood Flooring

This is the kitchen, living room area of my house that my Dad and I decided to put hardwood floors in. We used solid oak hardwood planks, Bruce brand, I had no complaints with the flooring at all. It was a time consuming task especially when it came to coping around and through doorways but, it gave my Dad the opportunity to buy these tools for his inspired son. Tools required: finish gun, compressor, pneumatic flooring nail gun, wall shims,...

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My First Inspiration to Do!

 When I was younger i had gone through a spell of thought-filled months and that might sound weird but I was thinking a lot and a way I found to cope with it was becoming a person who sees the world in all colors. I needed to find purpose and this was the first way i found to give meaning to my life. I grew up in a one-hundred year old Queen-Ann Victorian home which had lots of places in it that needed work and my father being a veterinarian...

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