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When we came home in March Joe slowly started our project for this year. When we are gone so much, it is hard to keep the flower beds looking nice |
So for now, bye,bye, flowers (except for my little Jasmine which enjoys climbing right up that trellis, clear to the top!) |
Next he had to improve the drain issues when it rains here.... and it rains a lot. So with advice and direction from contractor Tim, |
Joe put in the catch basin |
He dug a ditch the full width of the house and laid drain pipe. This was not an easy "do" as there is a lot of clay and rock in this dirt. |
Making sure it's all level. Those garden knee pads sure come in handy. We also keep a couple in the MH to use Mwhen he's hooking up the car to the motor home. |
And we replaced it with a new, taller one. |
Joe enjoys painting and it's a good thing because he did a lot of it. |
These old mobile homes (1968) had dark paneling through out the whole house, requiring an undercoat and 2-3 coats of paint to cover it. |
Tim arriving with six arborvitaes and the materials for remodeling the carport. |
These are six foot arborvitaes and aren't exactly light. |
Tim also owns a nursery. The trees didn't come from there, but he did have connections to find just what we were looking for. |
He took off the old roof,and built a roof that no longer leaks and is much stronger. |
Here they are putting in new stronger beams. |
Next he brought in his big trailer to haul off all the old material. |
By now, Joe was pretty good at digging ditches. Here he was making room for the Arborvitaes. |
Another project finished |
I took a break from all of this and went to see where my grandson Ryan works. I also hadn't seen his new car, so I used it as my back drop for this picture. |
He is a Security Officer at Gresham Station, a mall in Gresham, Oregon. Thanks Ryan for taking time out for Grandma. |
Beautiful job honey!!!! |
The bathroom in the master bedroom is finished. New light bar, wall to wall mirror, |
Counter top and sink, |
Bathroom floor repaired, new linoleum, new taller toilet in there also. I love the tile look of the flooring. |
We had put a new walk in shower in this bathroom that was connected to Joe's mom's room a few years ago. So we just added a new counter top and sink |
and new flooring in here. All that is left to do is paint and that is on the back burner until he finishes painting the carport. |
then he put Preem down, laid ground covering, |
All that is left for this project to be finished is getting more red lava rock. |
Tim, with help from his friend Bob are putting the finishing touches on the indoor/outdoor/ carpeting on our front porch. Something tickled both their "funny bones" |
He replaced the the wood, strengthened the railing and laid the new carpet |
I just had to add this picture of one of my Clematis. It is so pretty this year. |
There was enough carpet left over from doing the front porch that Tim was able to recover the back porch too. I love it!! |