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	<title>Monkey House &#187; Renovation</title>
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	<description>Shenanigans in new parenthood and renovation</description>
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		<title>Rinsing Rocks&#8230;!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.monkey-house.ca/?p=374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I never thought I&#8217;d find myself rinsing off river stones.
The short version: although the layer of weedblocker fabric that was under the rocks was still doing its job (no weeds were growing from the ground itself), there was so much compost/sediment built up between the rocks that weeds were growing anyhow. A lot of them. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baby and Reno &#8211; a two-fer.</title>
		<link>http://blog.monkey-house.ca/baby-and-reno-a-two-fer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 05:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In which Monkey House breaks and replaces a faucet (with a sink to boot!), and prepares a birthing tub for the imminent arrival of the little one.]]></description>
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		<title>The nursery built-in with Ikea drawers</title>
		<link>http://blog.monkey-house.ca/the-nursery-built-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Renovation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.monkey-house.ca/?p=88</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not allowed to post full-motion video of my wife, so I&#8217;ll have to learn how to edit a video before I start showing anything&#8230; I always manage to film her giving high-fives and stuff, thereby making an otherwise video a little more fun but a little less publicly-consumable.   
The built-in was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The mysterious case of the cracked toilet</title>
		<link>http://blog.monkey-house.ca/the-mysterious-case-of-the-cracked-toilet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Renovation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing much to report here.
The toilet we installed for our new powder room is cracked already.  Hairline, but enough to be a worry and for a few wee droplets of water to get through.  Gotta replace this before it becomes an actual problem.
Possible culprits?
1) over-tightening the lugs securing the toilet
2) the toilet always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Built-in storage for the nursery</title>
		<link>http://blog.monkey-house.ca/built-in-storage-for-the-nursery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Renovation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I seem to be talking mostly about home reno on this blog.  I assure you, there is a baby on the way.     Due June 7, 2009, and I couldn&#8217;t be happier.  Er, so, more about renovation!   
The room that has become the nursery has a very large [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ze Powder Room&#8230; she done</title>
		<link>http://blog.monkey-house.ca/ze-powder-room-she-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Renovation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Finally it&#8217;s done.
Such a small room&#8230; but myriad problems.  Here&#8217;s the final room.  I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s even humbler than some of you thought it would be.   
As far as I can remember, here were the problems we had to overcome:

Drywall patching in 3 spots; getting it level and smooth was made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Depot&#8230; argh.</title>
		<link>http://blog.monkey-house.ca/home-depot-argh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Renovation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a pretty big champion of good customer service.  To me, that&#8217;s more important than whether a company is considered &#8220;the man&#8221; or not.  If Home Depot gives good customer service, they deserve to be at the top of the heap.
Today&#8217;s experience made me wonder:
a) should I only go to Home Depot on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to install new drain pipes.  AKA, walls are never straight pt 4</title>
		<link>http://blog.monkey-house.ca/how-to-install-new-drain-pipes-aka-walls-are-never-straight-pt-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Renovation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You would think a powder room would be easy.  Small.  Only 3 fixtures (lights, sink and toilet).
But no.
It&#8217;s always something.
So we finally got the vanity cabinet and top all sorted out to sit in the non-90-degree corner, finally patched over our bumpy spots in the wall to (at last) produce a smooth surface, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walls are never straight pt 3, plus plumbing woes</title>
		<link>http://blog.monkey-house.ca/walls-are-never-straight-pt-3-plus-plumbing-woes/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.monkey-house.ca/walls-are-never-straight-pt-3-plus-plumbing-woes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Renovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home depot]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So,
Bathroom all painted up, except, well, there&#8217;s a bit of a bump leftover from one of the patch jobs we did.  Just when we thought all was good and over, there&#8217;s this bump that we just can&#8217;t ignore.
Tip:  if you try &#8220;covering it up&#8221; with a toilet paper holder, better pick a big [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walls are never straight, pt 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.monkey-house.ca/walls-are-never-straight-pt-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.monkey-house.ca/walls-are-never-straight-pt-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Renovation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, the ongoing reno project.  Current mission:  complete the powder room.
Today was baseboard day.  I don&#8217;t know what it is about me, but I seem to invite disaster, and not always directly related to the actual task at hand.  Take today&#8217;s experience with the mitre saw for example:
I knew that the [...]]]></description>
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