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Former Winnipeg Sun Assistant Managing Editor John K. White and
his wife chronicled the
custom-building experience with Mannington Homes in 2003. All of
the articles are archived here.
| January 26, 2003 |
Not
a lot out there |
| February 2, 2003 |
Fantasy
is fun |
| February 9, 2003 |
Build
with the best |
| February 16, 2003 |
My
not so big house |
| February 23, 2003 |
Wishing
hits reality |
| March 2, 2003 |
Pleasant
homework |
| March 9, 2003 |
Check
out builders |
| March 16, 2003 |
Down
to the nitty-gritty |
| March 30, 2003 |
Keep
a structural focus |
| April 6, 2003 |
Avoiding
the Kraft Dinner crunch |
| April 13, 2003 |
Decisions,
decisions |
| April 20, 2003 |
A
screened porch, or...? |
| April 27, 2003 |
Watching
the pros eases the waiting |
| May 4, 2003 |
Consider
the added costs |
| May 4, 2003 |
Consider
the added costs |
| May 11, 2003 |
On
paper, it looks good |
| May 18, 2003 |
Plans
OK'd, time to build but first, builders bids |
| May 25, 2003 |
Just
waitin' on the builders, permits already in hand |
| June 1, 2003 |
Our
master builder... why we decided on the chosen one |
| June 8, 2003 |
Now
the fun begins builder's been signed, its on to suppliers, sub-trades |
| June 15, 2003 |
When
it rains, it monsoons. |
| June 22, 2003 |
Two
kinds of progress site clearing, light buying both begin |
| June 29, 2003 |
Digging
the hole |
| July 6, 2003 |
It'll
be a 'lot' different but visits now hypnotic |
| July 13, 2003 |
Those
darn decisions |
| July 20, 2003 |
Leave
the tricky stuff to the pros |
| July 27, 2003 |
We'll
be plugged in; electrician knows were to put our bang bang |
| August 3, 2003 |
The
job of patience |
| August 10, 2003 |
Speaker
of the house |
| August 17, 2003 |
We're
just so close |
| August 24, 2003 |
Stucco
Selection |
| August 31, 2003 |
Almost
packing time |
| September 7, 2003 |
The
stretch run |
| September 14, 2003 |
Home
looking just fabulous! Six more sleeps until move-in |
| September 21, 2003 |
Just
like we planned expert helpers make us (and our home) look good |
| September 28, 2003 |
Home
sweet home the end result is more than we ever dreamed |
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