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House Repairs
The following is a list of projects for the house. It’s meant to be comprehensive, but we’ll see how far that goes.
Ideal Projects
Basement
- [_] Replace Stairs
- [X] replace water pipes ready to burst
- [_] run electrical for basement
- [_] Build storage room wall
- [_] Build Office walls
- [_] Build bathroom walls
- [_] replace sewage pipe in basement from toilet/tub with PVC
- [_] bathroom plumbing
- [X] remove and replace utility sink
- [_] add egress windows
- [_] build bookshelf
- etc.
Living Room
- [_] Ceiling Fan
- [_] 4 way lightswitch
- etc.
Misc
- [X] install towel hooks in bathroom
- [X] replace locks on front and back doors (deadbolt and knob)
- [X] build child door over stairwell
- [X] Hang spice rack
- [_] patch/paint over bad holes
- [X] replace storm door latch
- [x] patch/paint over exposed older holes
- [_] varnish child door
- [X] Install outdoor electrical outlets
- [_] light switch for stairwell lights
- [_] replace shower hardware
- [/] seal shower/tub, repair subfloor
- [x] remove birds nest from vents in attic, add screening to external vents
- [x] re-adjust insulation in attic to free vents in front
- [_] seal insulation in basement.
- [x] fix roof over office- locate and patch leak
- [_] fix storm door scraping overhang
- [X] replace broken window panes in kitchen and Ian’s room
- [X] add handle/hardware on dining room window so it’s easier to close
- [_] replace back porch/stairs
- [_] mudjack/replace back patio slab
- [_] replace/rebuild front porch (expand?)
- [X] remove broken glass from bathroom drain (oops)
- [/] kill carpenter ants on tree in back (white granules stuff at Menard’s works apparently)
- [X] reverse fridge door
- [X] redo Ian’s closet doors (stabilize hanging doors or remove and replace)
- [X] clear out sewage pipe roots (prevent backups)
…more to come…