Home Repairs
My handyman (who retired from his day job and is now MUCH more available!) has been coming over and getting quite a bit done at my house lately. We have a standing weekly appointment, I like that!
Here's a list of what we (or I) have recently done, and what is still to come. I have to remember that it basically took me 4 years to get the condo the way I liked it. I haven't even been in the house a year yet!
The list is always a work in progress, but here is a good start on the list.
Already Done:
Bought new refrigerator
Bought new dishwasher
Bought new washer
Bought new dryer
Replaced roof, complete tear off, with new 30-year shingles and new gutter guards
Sealed front and back doors (for heating/cooling efficiency and bug control)
Added new insulation to all basement rafters (for heating/cooling efficiency and bug control)
Leveled outside air conditioning unit (improves efficiency)
Patched concrete in garage
Caulked all showers and tubs
Painted multiple rooms
Home Repairs to do:
New Windows
New Siding
New gutters, and soffit
New electrical box
Install maple hard wood flooring (and tile where the vinyl is now)
Screen the Front Porch
Build roof over back door steps
Replace kitchen overhead light with new flextrack (or light with a fan?)
Paint kitchen
Replace all the kitchen pulls (from oak to polished stainless steel)
Replace kitchen hood (stainless)
Replace kitchen faucet (pull-out style)
Install mini-blinds on kitchen window
Add shelving to Closets
Add extra bar in one of master closets
Install bathroom fans in downstairs half-bath and master bath
Patch drywall inside garage
Paint garage interior white
Install shelving in garage
"Finish" basement
Add backs to stairs to basement
paint basement stairwell
Fix ventilation on water heater
Add large window or door to lowest grade side of basement for fire escape
Install crown molding in dining room and master bedroom
Add casing to doorway from dining to living room
Paint family room
Add "built in" style shelves to walls in living and family room.
Add mantle to fireplace.
Clean air ducts
Add insulation to attic
Remove cotton wood trees
Landscape yard
Install 6-foot wood fence
Get a better gate (possibly add gate on other side too)
posted by Phaedra @ 1:50 PM
3 Comments:
I've lived in my house for over a decade and still haven't even begun to get things the way I want them. "never ending project" is the truth. Congrats on the forward momentum. I always run out of steam after a few weeks and so have lived in a house that was "in progress" for almost 5 years now.
Ooh boy... cottonwood trees? Heh. It's snowing, but it's June!
Those cottonwoods are like 3 to 4 times the height of my house. THEY ARE FREAKING HUGE!
By my estimate, it's going to cost about a million dollars to have them removed.
Another neat thing (not) about the cottonwood, they are so weak that HUGE branches just break off and fall all the time. I haul branches to the curb almost weekly.
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