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In my free time when I'm not pretending to be a competent programmer, I sometimes pretend to be a passable handyman. This is my current project, wherein I've removed the terrible, rotten wood platform the previous homeowner put in here 20 years ago and am preparing the space to extend a concrete slab into this exterior storage area. The squirrels and mice had made a real mess of the wood platform and I'm very pleased to see it gone.

Things I've not done before today: putting in temporary supports for a porch roof and removing 3 out of 4 existing supports that were sunk into the ground with concrete bases (1 of which was completely rotten at the bottom).

Up next is laying down and compacting gravel before framing in the new slab.

#DIY #Homeownership

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I like how flying yard debris is a good indicator for wind direction.

Neighbour's cushion in my back yard? Wind is coming from the north.

Maple leaves in my front yard? Ah wind must be coming from my neighbours on the left (west)

Flying raccoon poop? ... eh...

#homeownership #toronto #weather

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#HomeOwnership rates play a key role in the widening racial wealth gap. By 2021, 74% of white households owned homes vs. 43% of Black households, making equity gains uneven. A professor explains: https://theconversation.com/rising-hou se-prices-dont-just-make-it-harder-to-become-a-homeowner-they-also-widen-the-racial-wealth-gap-250020
#wealthgap

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Housing market appreciation has been the primary driver of growing white-Black wealth disparities since the mid-1980s.

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Housing market appreciation has been the primary driver of growing white-Black wealth disparities since the mid-1980s.

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Rising house prices don’t just make it harder to become a homeowner – they also widen the racial wealth gap

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Wife accidentally removed the oven door handle this morning. So fixed that. #homeownership