New Tarp installed by Bryce Hoskinson

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   New Tarp installed by Bryce Hoskinson 

   Poulsbo, WA (360) 434-1775

 

New Wall

New Asphalt Drive

Patio Being Poured

November 10th, 2014

New Block Wall - Replaced Failed Rockery Wall

First rockery retaining wall failed

Summer 2014

New Upper Level Retaining Wall

First rockery retaining wall failed


https://youtu.be/r57Ule3JYPo
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50 Foot Auger Came Out Air Vent

Yesterday my contractors arrived to install sidewalk and back patio, while I’m busy with their questions my grandson’s new care provider arrives and needs to be trained, and wouldn't you know right at that moment I find my kitchen sink drain line clogged. 
Okay I think no biggie I got this. I remove all the piping from under the sink, empty the water that came out, have my gloves on and lots of towels, I get my 25’ x ¼” drain auger out and I work it! Pass the pipe bends (a real arm work out) till all is clear. Remove the auger, reconnect all the pipes, and pour down a gallon or so of boiling water, drain is still blocked!
Today I go and purchase a 50’ x ½” auger, and start the process all over again, I got all 50 feet of the new auger into the pipe! I stepped outside to take a break, get some fresh air and see the progress on the sidewalk and patio. However I saw something I didn't expect, my auger hanging down from my roof. The auger went up the sink’s air vent, rather than through the clogged drain. 
I've put some bacteria eating enzymes in the drain, it's running clear as of this morning.

Asphalt Sealed

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After

After

After

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Job by Jacob Stanco, Seal ProConstruction LLC
3377 Bethel Rd. Ste 107 104, Port Orchard, WA 98366 (360) 271-2623

Not a Retaining Wall

Update: This wall started to fail in 2014 and had to be taken down by half. The cinder block holes were not filled with cement and their was no drainage :-( It took me a long time to cut the rebar posts down for the sake of safety. Live and learn.

August 1st. 2013  -   Retaining Wall Pics 

Toilet, Flange & Floor Fixed

Toilet was pulled, new flange installed, floor leveled, new 3/4" solid oak hard wood with black finished laid. No more 'Rocking Chair Toilet".
*Glad I bought extra hard wood back when floor was installed.

My Darling Dump Tube

Rocking Toilet, Flange & Floor

In 2007 I had new 'chair height' toilets installed. The one in the master bath rocked. It seemed to work fine, no signs of a leak, so just learned to live with the 'rocking toitie'.

December 2011 new hardwood flooring was installed. Master toilet was reinstalled & still rocked as it had before. 

One year later December 2012, the new hardwood floor in the master bath started sinking/dipping down near the wall. Floor was ripped out which exposed the soaked sub floor, which in a mobile home is not plywood :-(   and  underlayment.  I've cleaned it & have sprayed a generous amount of  bleach, hoping to kill any rot or mold. 

I have a dehumidifier, fan and heater going 24/7 in hopes of drying out the soaked sub-floor, my fingers are crossed.  Will level with self leveling mud, replace underlayment, replace flange, reinstall hardwood and toilet. 

I *think* since the floor is so much higher due to the added underlayment & hardwood flooring that the hardwood floor guy didn't know to maybe use two wax rings or whatever is done to get a good seal with the toilet so far from the flange. More Darling Dump Pics

Skylight Leak Starts Again November 19th, 2012

Motion-Sensing LED Stick-Anywhere Nightlights

I now have motion sensor lights where no electrical outlets exist!
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Tile Install - Hall Bathroom

Photo Folder

Creating a Pathway

70 pound bags of SAND are HARD to LIFT!!!

New Sewer Line

My itty-bitty road has been off limits for a week now. It will be another week or so till the new asphalt is laid and my road usable.
Once I was away on vacation and came home to a stopped up sink... That's when I knew this was the cities (sewer line) problem and not mine (from house to road). However the city passed over any concern when I apprised them on this new (to me) knowledge.

A few months back my neighbor had her whole drive torn out to fix pipes that were perfectly fine, it must have cost thousands, then she passed away. A couple of months after her passing, the city is on top of this. I wonder if she presented them with her bill?

Carpet Removed Exposing Rotted Deck Boards

I've sanded and painted boards that could be saved. Boards not painted must be pulled and replaced. The boards coming out from under the room addition at the sliding glass door opening, need to be filled in with wood putty, sanded and painted, then camouflaged with the door mat, or cut out all together which I'm not sure about doing myself. Even the "pro" who did this to begin with cut into the good board as seen in the picture...

This deck extended across the front of my manufactured home, a room addition at some time was built atop the deck, with floor to ceiling windows, skylights, large window on one side and a sliding glass door on the opposite side, making the additional room somewhat like a solarium.

Floor Jack

The dining room floor had a very slight 'bowl' shape.

The installation of a jack has corrected the issue.

Hardwood Flooring Continued

Hardwood Flooring Continuing
to be Installed by New Contractor