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House Repairs and Improvements Planned

Last update: Sept. 25 '01

What's Next?

The Complete List Follows

Outside Jobs:

  1. Clean out downspout on NE corner of den.
  2. Pound down remaining extruding nails in the roof (need a spotter).
  3. Put a watertight (and rodent-tight and baby-proof) door on the crawlspace.
  4. Insulate floor above crawlspace, w/vapor barrier.
  5. Re-grade and clear out brush along side of house.
  6. Re-grade in front and back to keep water away.
  7. Install combination lock.
  8. Check drainage on side.
  9. Put in additional drains, front and back. (And on side?)
  10. Reinforce roof under delaminated decking.
  11. Straighten floor in N wing.
  12. Raise step to N wing.
  13. Cross-brace Sukkah structure.
  14. Put roof on Sukkah.
  15. Fix up outside light fixtures.
  16. Fill hole at end of driveway, also hole 10 feet in.

Inside Jobs:

  1. Take up corner of carpet in MBR, see what's under it.
  2. Clean S wing furnace.
  3. Lubricate all shower doors.
  4. Lubricate all sliding closet doors.
  5. Replace light kit on fan in L's room.
  6. Take nails and staples out of Den walls.
  7. Put in a trim baseboard around Den.
  8. Fix 3 depressions in (or re-)tile in Hall Bath.
  9. Fix loose toidy in Guest Bath.
  10. Re-stain the (new) main entrance threshold.
  11. Fix window trim in the store.
  12. Fix window trim around top window in lodge.
  13. Re-paint: balance of N wing.
  14. Do something about DR carpet.
  15. New carpet in guest room and R's office.
  16. Re-finish floors in N wing (possibly re-carpet 2 used BRs and/or hall).
  17. Drain stopper in Guest Bath sink.
  18. Guest room ceiling fan trim piece missing.
  19. Fireplace bricks cracked.

Jobs to hire people for:

  1. Termite service (must give repair guarantee).
  2. Grading.
  3. Drain trenching.
  4. Clean air ducts.

In Progress:

  1. Replace single-cylinder locks (by windows) with double (2 done by Dad).
  2. Trim trees along side of house (Jeff did worst, waiting for Jerry to do rest).
  3. Install threshold tile in Master Bath.
  4. Install computer thermostats.

Done:

  1. Clean the gutters.
  2. Put a cap on the drain outside the front door.
  3. Repair pull-down "stairs" to attic.
  4. Fumigate the whole place.
  5. Adjust the closer so the back door closes.
  6. Replace smoke detector batteries.
  7. Fix broken bookshelf rail(s) in Den.
  8. Re-bulb all lights.
  9. Bolt left side of slide ladder to platform.
  10. Re-calibrate thermostat in Den.
  11. Clean green vinyl siding.
  12. Guest room door (to hall) doesn't latch.
  13. Replace light kits on fans in Den w/fluorescents.
  14. Install latch to keep baby out of the store.
  15. Re-do linen closet (shelves and back wall).
  16. Bring deck furniture from storage, wash and put on deck.
  17. Hook up 2nd phone line.
  18. Fix loose tile in Master Bath.
  19. Install/fix paper holders in Hall and Guest baths.
  20. Re-paint: hall in S wing.
  21. Re-paint: guest room in S wing.
  22. Re-paint and replace fixtures in guest bath.
  23. Re-paint foyer in S wing.
  24. Check, adjust S wing furnace.
  25. Set up computer, phone in store and guest room to use 2nd line.
  26. Re-paint: baby's room.
  27. Clear out brush around play house.
  28. Remove ivy from E side of Den.
  29. Replace light by S front door.
  30. Install doorbell on S front door.
  31. Replace front door knob with a lever.
  32. Kitchen replacement - total.
  33. Replace the windows in the Dining Room and Den.
  34. Fix window trim in DR.
  35. Re-paint: DR.
  36. Window treatments in the Kitchen.
  37. Re-paint: S foyer.
  38. Fix the corner of the roof by back door.
  39. Replace gutters.
  40. Replace dead siding.
  41. Put in a new floor in Dining room.
  42. Replace track lighting in Den.
  43. Replace the carpet in the Den.
  44. Tile on S foyer floor.
  45. Clean, stain, seal the Deck.