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Our New Facility
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8/29/06 - On this day, our old detached garage was taken away to make room for our new facility. It was totally surreal watching our old garage going up the driveway. Bye-Bye!
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Construction begins...
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9/02/06 - The water and drain pipes were trenched in today. We ran softened/filtered water from the house to the new facility so that our pups could have good quality water for formulas, weaning cereal and drinking.
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9/13/06 - The excavation has begun! We are digging 3 foot wide trenches to lay the frost footings for the foundation walls.
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9/14/06 - The concrete guys came to lay the forms for the footings and then pour the concrete.
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9/15/06 - The concrete guys set the forms and poured the walls. Later in the week, they came to backfill the middle with lime and put the dirt back around the foundation.
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9/26/06 - The drains were laid first thing.
Later, they came to pour the floors... and then the "artsy fartsy" in me came out... I carved "Hickory Hollow" into the cement!
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10/12/06 - The framing began...
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10/13/06 - The roof and partial siding went on today.
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10/24/06 - The exterior was completed.
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Week of 11/13/06 - The wiring was completed and the insulation was started.
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Week of 11/20/06 - More insulation and finally sheetrock on the ceilings.
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Week of 12/04/06 - The drywall finally began to take shape. The entire room was drywalled during this week.
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Weeks of 12/11 and 12/18/06 - The taping and mudding of the drywall happened these weeks along with all the sanding, remudding and sanding again.
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Week of 12/25/06 - The puppy cottage was finally ready for paint! We primed the room ceiling and walls and while that was drying we worked on sanding, sealing and staining the cabinets. Mom and Dad were a lot of help today!
Painting the puppy cottage, installing first wall cabinet and finishing wiring.
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01/06/07 - Finished installing the wall cabinets and built the framework for the counter top.
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| getting the cabinet row level |
installing them around the corner |
contertop framework |
countertop will have to be cut to fit |
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01/17/07 - Built the puppy play pen half wall.
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| framing the puppy wall |
we made it removable |
and added drywall to the front |
wall board will go on the back |
removed the wall to prime and paint |
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02/11/07 - Almost done! Plumbing is done, backsplash and counter tops are in. The water heater and fridge will be plugged in soon, and the doggie door is fully functional (although the dog run has not been installed yet.
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February 2007 - Except for a few minor touches here and there, the puppy cottage is now complete. These final photos are of the puppy play pen.
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| Puppy Play Pen |
Inside the play pen |
Automatic waterer |
Two-part door |
Dri-Dek flooring |
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