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On to the Master Suite...

This is how the added master bedroom looked when we bought LMV!!!And yes, that is a bed in the right corner!And a hole in the ceiling from a leaky skylight with a rotted floor underneath exposing DIRT!!!And the French doors which are boarded shut, opened to a 2 foot drop. No steps. EVER.

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Rain, Rain, Go Away

When you are working a full time job and restoration is a nighttime and weekend job, rainy weekends can cause frustration! Here in the south, it's been raining for months and with rain comes lots of water and flooding. The good thing about rain and old house repair is that you can find all the leaks! This old house is only 80 years old, but there has been quite a bit of rim and floor joist damage due to moisture getting into the crawlspace. All of this rain has allowed us to see where the water is getting in and begin dealing with these issues.

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