What did you do with your Z today IV

JARblue

And of course, the one time I want one of those arborist business cards cause there's a tree in my driveway, there's none to be found. Rest of the year, I get two a week minimum... No big deal though, I've got a friend that runs his own tree business, and he is scheduled to come out tomorrow to remove our trashy hackberry and grind the stump

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kenchan

hahaha, yah, they never come when needed, always show up when unneeded. good to hear your buddy can chop it up and haul it away.

JARblue

All it takes is $$$ But he gave me a good price: $575 to remove 24" diameter hackberry and grind the stump. I know my parents paid that much just to remove a hackberry 2/3 the size of mine and then had to pay an extra $200 to grind the stump. Unexpected expense, but I'm a glass half full kinda guy

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kenchan

damn, that's a chunk of change but at least you got a great deal!

just part of owning a house, huh? damn that's big tree!

JARblue

The joys of home ownership But seriously, I love owning my own house and doing the work on it myself. Although I have some masonite trim that I need to replace with hardie, and I am not looking forward to that repair very much.

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kenchan

yah, wife and ive been slowly re-doing the applicances this year since now the house is 12yrs old. water heater replaced, sump/ejector pump replaced, kitchen sink/faucet replaced, next up washer & drier, stove, and dishwasher by Fall.

next spring, going to hire a painter to do the interior walls. walls go too high and im not good with heights. ..


big chunks of change... but oh well.

JARblue

Its fun, huh I put in a new toilet and replaced the wall hung lavatory with a pedestal lav about 6 months ago. Appliances are definitely on the list. We got a nice stainless steel range and matching microwave/vent hood when we bought the house, but the existing dishwasher was black and we brought our white refrigerator with us, too. They don't exactly match My favorite renovation was wall mounting my Samsung TV and Samsung motorized wall mount over the fireplace and running the wires plus my speaker wires in the wall.

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