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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>The nursery built-in with Ikea drawers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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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>
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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>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>
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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 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.monkey-house.ca/walls-are-never-straight-pt-2/</link>
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		<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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		<title>The Home Depot &#8211; bane or boon?</title>
		<link>http://blog.monkey-house.ca/the-home-depot-bane-or-boon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Renovation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Monkey House is undergoing renovation.  It has been in one way or another since we bought this townhouse last August.  The previous owners did not take great care of it and certainly never updated any of it.  Luckily, despite negligence the bones are strong and we have the makings of a [...]]]></description>
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