Before and after pictures - back lawn
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Comments (6)You guys did an awesome job.....very well done! It's certainly a yard to be proud of, and you sure had to hussle to get it all done in that time span too....See MoreBefore & After Pictures!
Comments (3)What a lot of work, and what progress. You've created a lovely shade garden without trying to make a woodland setting into something it's not. And, obviously, your cat likes it, too :) I'm always worried about placing hostas in what I think of as "dry shade" and, on the other hand, I worry about battling snails. How are your plantings doing so far in this area? Is that ditch that I see in some of the images for drainage? (there seems to be some meltwater puddling in that first image you showed) I just love "marginated" hostas in shady spots. They really brighten things up. Please keep posting pics of this area as things fill in - I'm looking for inspiration for my shaded front yard....See MoreBefore/after pictures-oak to cream/glazed -pictures
Comments (91)Molly3573-I did not strip the cabinets -clean /fill/prime- The base board trim is just taller base trim from Home Depot- I used the pre-primed faux wood stuff and I used a newall (sp?) post cut down for the corners of the island and corner guards for the corner of the cabinets to dress them up. The bead board was just the pine bead board sheets (4x8) at Home Depot primed and painted with the same. I did not glaze them like the cabinets. All attached with a brad nailer- small trim nails would work and a hammer-but take longer- hope this helps -adding crown molding really gave the best bang for the buck as an upgrade- good luck with your kitchen!...See MoreFinished - Before/After pictures (finally!)
Comments (129)birdly... makes total sense that you had to redo stuff if it were that one employee - you should have heard the subcontractors complain about that employees work :) The nice thing is Mark had them redo stuff without argument - a friends contractor fought him and tried to charge him on every little thing that he asked to be redone (and we are talking some obvious things) If you want I can let him know that my glowing review of his work was slightly tainted by a deck that took too long - he won't like that! Its sad that he was late for yours becuase both the person at international kitchens and the person I got the sink from commented on how hes on time. For me he was about 1 month late but given the circumstances that was not bad. Its surprising about the communication - he was great for me. It does sound like he was putting all his effort into my project - did you let him know that you were doing a kitchen and becuase he didn't handle the small project well he misses out on the bigger one? (FYI the contractor that was awful for my friend was Chermak construction - it was a 100k+ project and they tried to charge him when the electrician put in a 3 bank switch that only needed 2 switches so the electrician left a switch that did nothing - they told my friend that a "do nothing" switch was an "acceptable solution" - that was the worst example but there were tons of things like that). I am 95% sure Mark got the doors through PCS Millwork. They were WAY cheaper (talking less than 1/2) the cost of the equivalent doors through the lumber yard he normally uses. gwent, nightowl was asking about the dining lights - if you search (ctrl+f) the thread for "nightowl" and read those posts you should get all the details on the lights. For the pulls, believe it or not we got them at Loews. I went to all the fancy shops for a couple weeks stressing about hardware and finally stumbled on them at Loews of all places....See Morediggerdee zone 6 CT
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