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Thanks guys. I guess I'm lucky compared to some here. No permanent damage so far. But a lot of snow to melt yet. We had a concrete pad removed from the back of the house in November last year. It had sluffed down and was grading back to the house. There is now a dirt trench back there where it was and I had a trough cut into it for the rains to make their way out. It is now full of 4" of ice and the water had to go somewhere.

I was lucky to have been able to snowblow a 4' wide trench a few feet off the back of the house last sunday so today I could actually get at the problem areas. I would be screwed without my inlaws here on the island. Winter sucks. Now I have to decide if I modify the existing window wells and excavate the drain system and put styrofoam around it to keep the frostline off it, or just hire a bobcat and take the dirtline down 16" and feather it into the yard to have a gentle swale back there (eliminating the wells altogether.) $$$

Winter sucks.

Using a snowblower....it is almost April!!

I think I used mine twice all winter in South West Ontario!!

Wow... I think I had more "oughta fire up the snowblower" days this year than almost any prior year.

Only difference was that it seemed to snow a moderate amount every day instead of the occasional big dumps, so by leaving the truck in 4WD I could get in and out of the driveway without snowblowing as much as I should, resulting in a half-dome of ice on the driveway and an unexpected slide into a tree while backing out one night.

Helpful hint -- those folding mirrors ? They only fold backwards, not forwards. Ripped the darned thing right off

Sorry to hear guys. Glad you didn't have water damage on your theater build. What a weird year for weather. Our snow is almost gone and I have had my summer tires on for a week already and if not for my steep driveway could have had them on 2 weeks earlier.

Sorry to hear about your truck bridgman. Lots of fun all around I guess. Not.

I may focus on building some of the panels and shelving for a bit until the snow scare is gone. Lots to do.

Seeing this reminds me how glad I am I live in FL

Florida.... If only.

Well, progress is still happening, albeit in a different direction. The DIY dors are hung and worked out great. I think they will look cool once they are veneered and stained. The colors for the lobby area are now all decided, so as soon as the snow is officially all gone (and drywall replacement is no longer at risk) it will be full speed ahead with finishing mud touch ups and then sanding/painting. Fingers crossed. 4 1/2' of snow to go.

Well, dont anyone ever tell ya seamfilling is easy or fun work. The room has finally been recoated, sanded with 120 then 220 and finally primed a first coat. I've been trying to think about if saving $600 was worth a couple week set back on the redo, but since I dont have a hard timeline I guess it was still worth it. If I ever was in this position again I would probably go with the guaranteed outcome, even for more money....

Funny thing today, I was using my ipad for music for the first time since our wedding last August. Did you know that crappy U2 album was "gifted" (forced onto) all us lucky itunes users. Holy snap I was mad when my playlist was suddenly interupted by Bono's ridiculously pretentious fluff lyrics of "Iris." And you have to jump through hoops with apple just to delete the crap. Sheesh.

Anyway, primed first coat. After, I stood back and realised just how ludicrous this room is going to be when finished. All the planning and dreaming is finally turning into something tangible. very cool!

How big is that room? Its really coming along nicely and it has gone quite fast for me