#8694746 - 06/14/16 09:03 PM
Garage/Driveway DIY
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Risky Business
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For 5 years i've been planning on extending my garage so it's 25' deep, there was one big issue, the driveway is reverse sloping and the asphalt wasn't laid flat so if i moved the door forward it wouldn't close flush.
SO let's tear everything out and spend a fuckload of money for an extra 80 square feet or so, why don't we:
The existing structure/issue, look at all that dead space.
I started working on it on my own to get a feel of how long the demo takes:
borrowed some stuff from wife uncle down the street
deployed a few buddies to lend a helping hand, even my boss from my construction days came by to give me some advice on the drainage system
everyone is wrecked, that was two 20 yard bins filled
took a day off to overbuild the garage, 8" concrete pad 1/3 way in:
Now planning my draining system, $100/linear foot, all in $3k to have a flat driveway/drain  I also ran conduit and dedicated water line so i can put a "sump pump" type of pump in the drain itself so it will never back up and if it does then the pump will get the water out, eliminating any chance of flooding.
Started raining, concrete was still wet and I had to go to a wedding. Let's make this place look like Oshawa doe...
Came back from wedding, everything dried up nice:
Went to beaver valley to get some indiana limestone for my step (this happens later), but the matrix is the best. Each step is 180lbs or so
At this point i was getting mentally drained, hired a solid crew to come lay the interlock for me with all the prep done.
A few more trips to beaver valley with the matrix
My buddy found this in the garbage, Markham fob threw it out....just markham things. I will take it 
Driveway finished
Framing the new garage door opening
As per garagejournal.com this is the best garage door opener you can get, quiet, lasts forever, and fast....plus it's jack shaft not bullshit chain operated. Sign me up.
Started taking door apart
csi baller paid me a visit
Taken now, i am tired. More to come.
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#8694767 - 06/14/16 09:18 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
[Re: Risky Business]
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OracerO
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Very friggin' nice.
What was the time frame from the first pic to the last pic?
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#8694801 - 06/14/16 09:40 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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loudsubz
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nice!!!!!!
you're lucky you don't have kids, or else you would still be working on this a year from now lol
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#8694886 - 06/14/16 10:44 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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zc911
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Nice work! more garage is always better. Really like the driveway!
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#8694920 - 06/14/16 11:18 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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JEFFOS
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Nice work - I thought you were working on the driveway because of drain problems. Didn't know you were extending garage space.
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#8694985 - 06/15/16 06:41 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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c2k
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No kids = lots of time to do shit. Also, lots of time to run missions
No kidding, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.
Nice job Risky. Are you gonna start your own contracting business? Risky Construction Co.?
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#8695013 - 06/15/16 07:20 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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LNXGUY
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Nice job Vas! That interlock is on point!
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#8695022 - 06/15/16 07:31 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
[Re: Risky Business]
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Risky Business
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Very friggin' nice.
What was the time frame from the first pic to the last pic?
Started in April and it was on and off type of deal.
nice!!!!!! you're lucky you don't have kids, or else you would still be working on this a year from now lol
That's why I am doing this now
Damn nice job. Where the fuck do you find the time to do this shit lol
I know you guys joke about no kids, and sure it's true, but this is ultimately a second full time job for me. After I am done work I don't watch tv/play games/chill, hardly use the computer, it's all reno stuff. I find it therapeutic, plus with wife doing her masters I have a lot of time to myself. So everyday after 6pm this is happening, weekends, same thing
Are you gonna start your own contracting business? Risky Construction Co.?
Don't be surprised if I do.
Thanks to all the positive words, it was a fuckload of work and still not finished 
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#8695046 - 06/15/16 07:54 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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spd-dmn
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jackshaft? damn son. when is the hoist going in.
interlock looks great, i will be hitting you up for deets on that later!
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#8695058 - 06/15/16 08:15 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
[Re: spd-dmn]
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Risky Business
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I debated a scissor lift hoist during this whole ordeal, was pretty much set to pull the trigger, but the bean counter in me pulled out.
I don't wrench on cars enough to need one, for the 3-4 times a year that I do need to do something I will just use my regular jack. My biggest issue is that there is no real clean way of doing a scissor lift without it being a tripping hazard (well there are, but I am not a fan). I was going to do it built into the floor so it's flush with the concrete, had it all planned out, but it just doesn't make sense for a person like me. It would be more of a novelty item than anything else.
Plus my buddy just put a commercial lift in his place, I will use that if I really end up needing one. The other issue I have is I have very low headroom (just over 7')
just gypsy garage problems  I wish I had a normal house sometimes.
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#8695064 - 06/15/16 08:19 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
[Re: Risky Business]
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#8695070 - 06/15/16 08:31 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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4age
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In for winter spin sessions @ risky's garage!
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#8695377 - 06/15/16 11:57 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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4age
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can u post that video of u dancing as u are tearing down your garage door doe.
i'm pretty sure it'll be very educational XD XD XD
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#8695383 - 06/15/16 12:03 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Choco 'Nuck
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Hahaha, I've seen that one too. Check his youtube channel 
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#8695393 - 06/15/16 12:10 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
[Re: Choco 'Nuck]
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Risky Business
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you two plus euphoric, you are the only ones privy to such education.
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#8696104 - 06/15/16 10:25 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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wow. looks great.
comes a long way from building a car port / tent out of $200 worth of lumber?
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#8696228 - 06/16/16 06:25 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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c2k
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Looking good bro!
Did you need to get a permit from the City of Maaaaakaaaaam to extend the garage?
all he needs to do is to order a maaakaam permit from ali express. they all look the same, right?
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#8696260 - 06/16/16 07:31 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Risky Business
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Looking good bro!
Did you need to get a permit from the City of Maaaaakaaaaam to extend the garage?
No permit required.
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#8696398 - 06/16/16 09:12 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
[Re: Risky Business]
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Denis Si
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Very nice. Props to you man. I'd rather work some OT and let someone else do it hahahha.
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#8696463 - 06/16/16 09:59 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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#8696534 - 06/16/16 10:42 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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And that's with me doing most of the work 
4.5k for interlock (1k square feet, not pictured are blocks for fire pit and flower bed, etc)
1k in bins, prep, etc.
5k labour to have it installed.
2k for commercial grade drains (material only)
1k for concrete/rebar/expansion joints/misc
1.5k for natural stones for steps (not installed yet)
1k for liftmaster 8500, all new seals, completely new track kit, weather stripping, etc. (material only)
1k misc home depot items
I also ended up buying a concrete saw, 500, because why not?
I am sure I am forgetting other stuff, I have a nice pile of receipts to add, every time I do this I need to add 10% on top of my estimates as I definitely forget shit as I go along.
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#8696716 - 06/16/16 12:08 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Damn. So if you didn't do most of the work how much more would this run? Another $10-15k?
The unilock pavers that I got cost $20/square foot installed (material + labour). So I would be in for 20k on just driveway/walkways not including flower beds/firepit, etc. My cost was just under 8 excluding flower beds/fire pit.
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#8696730 - 06/16/16 12:12 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Risky Business
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And here I thought Risky was joking at the 17k
Expensive job, but I guess a good chunk of that was for the interlocking.
Let me ask this, was it worth it? Yes you have a nice driveway now and your drain issues have been addressed. But how about the extension of the garage? Was the additional space worth the money and effort?
I guess it depends how you define worth it, I wouldn't have done any of this if it wasn't worth it.
To get 100 square feet of garage space for 2k-3k is amazing imo, that's the size of a small shed, so double the price of a shed I have now utilized my house to the max.
A lot of the stuff I did isn't "worth it" to many. I could've left everything as is, the drain worked, the garage would stay small and I'd have a shitty/crumbling driveway.
I could've done asphalt instead of interlock for like 2-3k and be done with it, no work on my end, just call a company. I didn't have to go high end on the drains or getting more expensive high density concrete, could've mixed my own bags from home depot, etc.
As we all know some things are worth paying for, for me all of these were definitely worth it. I've been dying to fix the outside of the house, now that the inside is more or less done I can do it. Siding is next, that's more worth it to me than anything, I can't stand that white aluminum siding.
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#8696741 - 06/16/16 12:15 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Risky Business
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Very nice. Props to you man. I'd rather work some OT and let someone else do it hahahha. Screw that, you are working either way. Nobody will care about the job as much as you do! If you have the skills/tools/know how, do it yourself.
Every time I've paid I haven't been fully satisfied simply because it wasn't done it to my standard. Don't get me wrong, I've screwed things up doing them myself, but I find more often than not the jobs come out better when I do them vs paying someone...and I don't cheap out on the people I hire either so net/net, doing it yourself is better.
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#8696758 - 06/16/16 12:22 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Risky Business
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What are you going to do with the siding? Brick veneer?
No it will be this special cement board (james hardie is the brand) and all edges/windows will be trimmed out in white, the board will be a darkish grey. That's the idea for now, need to put some more thought into that because once it's done, it's done.
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#8696828 - 06/16/16 12:59 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Just middle class things 
Far cry from $200 car ports and middle of the night tranny swaps doe 
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#8696994 - 06/16/16 02:35 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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^ Are you also middle class?
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#8698333 - 06/17/16 11:50 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Wildout
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This gif had me howling at work hahaha
I'm of the mindset of if you have the skillset to do a certain job yourself, it's best to do so and take your time at it.
The only time would hire out is if it had to be done in a timely manner.
Good job Risky
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#8708499 - 06/28/16 07:20 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Risky Business
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wat?
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#8708573 - 06/28/16 08:42 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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OracerO
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Picture of new space in garage?
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#8708590 - 06/28/16 08:55 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Picture of new space in garage?
Still unfinished and garage is a mess, installing stone on the steps and trying to finalize quotes on replacing all siding.
Also debating if I should knock out half of a wall in the garage and take up a hallway from the basement for extra square footage plus access to a crawl space, making the garage even bigger lol
When it's all done I will post pics, it's all half ass/unfinished at the moment.
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#8708763 - 06/28/16 10:34 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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OracerO
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Picture of new space in garage? Still unfinished and garage is a mess, installing stone on the steps and trying to finalize quotes on replacing all siding. Also debating if I should knock out half of a wall in the garage and take up a hallway from the basement for extra square footage plus access to a crawl space, making the garage even bigger lol When it's all done I will post pics, it's all half ass/unfinished at the moment.
1. DO IT, 100% on the more sqFt from basement > Garage.
2. I have a feeling you're going to make one of those sick-HGTV garages. Might as well install a wetbar.
Edited by OracerO (06/28/16 10:34 AM)
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#8708861 - 06/28/16 11:49 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Picture of new space in garage? Still unfinished and garage is a mess, installing stone on the steps and trying to finalize quotes on replacing all siding. Also debating if I should knock out half of a wall in the garage and take up a hallway from the basement for extra square footage plus access to a crawl space, making the garage even bigger lol When it's all done I will post pics, it's all half ass/unfinished at the moment.
I will take away some of your siding if you are just throwing it away. Building a shed and looking at options to side it.
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#8708907 - 06/28/16 12:26 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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I would save it, but no chance of it coming out clean/straight and I am going to recycle it and hopefully get a few hundred back.
For siding use this from home depot, I used it, it's cheap/easy and looks decent. No rot or any issues either:
https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.lp-sm...1000135646.html
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#8709715 - 06/29/16 08:19 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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GimpCivic
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Repost the pics!
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#8710435 - 06/29/16 04:23 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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don't bother with the paint on shit. looks great, but since I've been parking the tlx in the garage the tires pick it up and it looks like crap. I've been meaning to get off my ass and see how much the professional or proper stuff costs.
Yup, I've got some shitty paint on stuff that's coming off in big chunks. Previous homeowner I guess put it down. Stuff is garbage.
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#8710715 - 06/29/16 10:08 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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xza8
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Had a pro do it in Cali, loved it, no paint coming off, easy to clean, minimal dust.
Haven't found someone to do it in the GTA and not sure how well it holds up to our winters
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#8710885 - 06/30/16 08:21 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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spd-dmn
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I laid down two coats of PPG Pitt-guard on my floor after a lottttt of surface cleaning. Will let you know how it holds up.
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#8711052 - 06/30/16 10:32 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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GimpCivic
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That's really impressive work, Risky. Well done!
And that's one huge sized lot you got there.
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#8711774 - 06/30/16 09:25 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Screamin Type ARGH!
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#8711860 - 06/30/16 11:18 PM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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zc911
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#8711997 - 07/01/16 08:29 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Some ChinAr is going to buy the house, park their Lambo in the garage, and then scratch the shit out of the bumpers trying to get out of the garage trying to turn that corner.
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#8712045 - 07/01/16 09:14 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Risky Business
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That's my former boss' buddy's house.
Magna guy.
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#8712132 - 07/01/16 10:13 AM
Re: Garage/Driveway DIY
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Risky Business
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Well he is dead so I guess it's his estate selling.
Come touch daddy any day.
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