Closing Time

So we’re finally closing on the house. We close on the 27th, and take possession on Sunday the 29th. We have a lot of work ahead of us.

The Todo list goes something like this after moving everything and getting settled:

  • [X] Change locks
  • [X] Build child door over stairwell
  • [_] Replace broken glass panes in both bedrooms
  • [_] Clean out bird nests in vents in roof, add screens outside

Next up is things we should do over the next 2 months:

  • [_] replace latch/fix front storm door
  • [_] replace leaky pipe over utility sink
  • [_] Install faucet on utility sink
  • [_] Add railing to stairwell
  • [_] Replace front steps
  • [_] Replace bathub hardware and reseal bathtub
  • [_] fix/replace leaky sprayer on kitchen sink
  • [_] install no-backflow spigot in back of house

Items that we’ll need to buy immediately:

  • [_] Foot coverings for furniture (bed, dressers, crib, couches)
  • [\] stairwell door, hinges and latch
  • [_] staplegun
  • [_] screen
  • [x] shop vac
  • [x] dehumidifier
  • [\] Two brooms [1 already]
  • [\] Two mops [1 already]
  • [\] Two mop buckets [1 already]
  • [_] Trash bags
  • [_] Trash cans
  • [x] Duct tape
  • [_] Fiberglass ladder
  • [x] Garden hose
  • [x] 2-3 plungers
  • [_] Biggest multi-pack of Chlorox wipes that you can find at Costco/SAMS
  • [_] Biggest multi-pack of paper towels that you can find at Costco/SAMS
  • [_] Biggest multi-pack of TP that you can find at Costco/SAMS
  • [_] Door chains
  • [_] Pole/type door locks if they fit your doors.
  • [\] Light bulbs [already have big box of energy savers]
  • [_] Duster on a stick (for cobwebs)
  • [x] Lawnmower
  • [x] Heavy Duty Extension Cord

Anything else I’m missing?

7 Responses to “Closing Time”

  1. Pedro Vera says:
    June 22, 2008 at 8:26 pm

    Two brooms
    Two mops
    Two mop buckets
    Trash bags
    Trash cans
    Duct tape
    Aluminum ladder
    Garden hose(s)
    2-3 plungers
    Biggest multi-pack of Chlorox wipes that you can find at Costco/SAMS
    Biggest multi-pack of paper towels that you can find at Costco/SAMS
    Biggest multi-pack of TP that you can find at Costco/SAMS
    Door chains
    Pole/type door locks if they fit your doors.
    Light bulbs

    If you can buy all of that crap in one shot, you will probably save half a tank of gas because those are the things you will be buying 2-3 at a time over the first month at the house.

  2. The Old Man says:
    June 22, 2008 at 8:28 pm

    Ladder?

  3. Yojimbo says:
    June 22, 2008 at 8:54 pm

    The largest gun the state will permit you to own.
    A rocking chair.
    A megaphone to yell at the kids to geddoffmahlawn.

  4. Jackie says:
    June 22, 2008 at 9:45 pm

    We already have the rocking chair, it’s just a matter of where to put it.

  5. The Old Man says:
    June 22, 2008 at 10:32 pm

    Let me see what I can do about a lawn mower but keep you eyes open. There is one out to mom’s that hasn’t been started in a few years. See if I can get it running.

  6. The Old Man says:
    June 22, 2008 at 10:35 pm

    Lawn Sprinkler, so fertilizer, etc. can be soaked into ground after I do my elve thing to it.

  7. Lori says:
    June 24, 2008 at 6:07 am

    the house has hard wood floors, right? If so, I would suggest getting some Pledge Wood Floor Cleaner. that is what we use on our floors – works wonderfully! Plus, you probably don’t know when the last time they cleaned the floors was and you should do that about every 2 – 3 months.

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