House Todo List

Urgent:

  • Rear brakes on xB

Next Pick List:

  • Clean basement floor before a flood washes all the crap into the drain! (12/16/2009)
  • Reconnect rear hall overhead light (1/3/2010)
  • Upgrade rear hall overhead light (1/5/2010)
  • Build washing machine stand upstairs (1/9/2010)
  • Cover/Seal floor around washer stand (1/9/2010)
  • Run drain to upstairs washer (1/28/2010)
  • Run supply plumbing to washer/dryer upstairs
  • Run electrical to washer/dryer upstairs
  • Run overhead electrical in bathroom
  • Cut/cap vent line in basement stairway
  • Install hatch above basement stairway and knock down wall to create a mudroom
  • Re-glaze attic windows before they cause water damage!

Plumbing:

  • Connect main water supply and hot water to pex manifold (1/23/2010)
  • Connect bathroom and kitchen to pex manifold (1/23/2010)
  • Run dryer vent ducting either through the roof or exterior wall
  • Remove cast-iron drain pipe from under-stair closet
  • Remove disconnected water line in basement (above electrical panel) and re-ground phone line if it's not already
  • Run supply plumbing to upstairs bathroom (sink, shower, toilet)
  • Run drains to upstairs bathroom (sink, shower, toilet)
  • Add sewer vent through downstairs bathroom wall and out roof above kitchen
  • Add sewer vent through the roof above bathroom
  • Install sump pit in basement with a proper floor drain, and seal up the ridiculous open sewer we have now

Electrical:

  • Rewire outlets/lighting in basement (1/2/2010)
  • Hire a pro to replace electrical panel with 200 amp box
  • Install ethernet jacks in living room, downstairs bedroom
  • Continue rewiring living room
  • Rewire front room downstairs
  • Rewire dining room
  • Add additional outlets to man cave/garage
  • Disconnect ALL upstairs knob&tube wiring
  • Rewire upstairs lighting
  • Rewire master bedroom outlets
  • Rewire upstairs outlets room-by-room (office, bonus room left)
  • Put matching porch light on back porch to replace the awful one that's out there now

Trim/Deco:

  • Fill wall holes in dining room
  • Secure base moulding under switches in dining/living room
  • Paint living room ceiling
  • Paint bathroom ceiling
  • Drywall wall/ceiling in back stairs/hallway
  • Tear up the carpet and refinish the wood floors downstairs
  • Remove wallpaper and paint the front (dining) room
  • Restore beadboard ceiling on front porch, removing awful vinyl crud
  • Paint the office upstairs

Construction:

  • Build basement shelves for dry storage (12/13/2009)
  • Demo remaining plaster in back hallway (1/3/2010)
  • Buy/Install telescoping attic stairs (purchased 1/2/2010, installed 1/12/2010)
  • Build hatch door for attic ladder opening
  • Demo wall between back hall and basement
  • Reinforce roof of man cave for additional storage
  • Build shoe rack under stairs
  • Sister floor joists under kitchen
  • Remove/replace kitchen floor
  • Build shelving in upstairs bedroom closet
  • Move downstairs bathroom door
  • Install skylight in stair hallway
  • Replace window in basement under kitchen
  • Better support the huge wood beam that was cut to install a duct in the basement.
  • Build an English conservatory onto the south side, off the dining room
  • Install another window in the kitchen, on the north wall
  • Remove old, ugly deck from back of house and replace it with a brick patio
  • Add a window on the back porch to let light into the (future) mudroom

Services/Mechanicals:

  • Install radiant heat throughout the downstairs
  • Upgrade furnace
  • Fix garage door opener

Insulation:

  • Insulate under back door where house overhangs foundation.
  • Seal/Insulate man cave
  • More insulation above bathroom
  • Insulate above/around bonus room
  • Insulate & vapor barrier under front room/crawlspace
  • Remove framing and all old insulation in basement
  • Partially remove particle board flooring in attic to gain access to wiring
  • Remove old insulation from attic
  • Seal any holes/gaps in upstairs ceiling/framing, add a vapor barrier
  • Reinsulate attic
  • Insulate behind sill beams throughout the house - drafty and cold

Automotive:

  • MG - Install rear axle seal
  • MG - Install battery cut-off
  • MG - Remove/clean/fill all 4 lever-arm shocks
  • MG - Buy/Replace lower fulcrum pin
  • MG - Replace remaining front rubbers in suspension
  • MG - Buy/Replace rear suspension rubbers
  • MG - Buy/Install anti-roll bar
  • Civic - Tear down engine, find compression leak (rings or valve), fix it
  • Civic - replace battery

Pie in the Sky:

  • Pour insulated rat slab in basement crawlspace
  • Rip off all the vinyl siding and restore original wood siding
  • Build a boardwalk through the yard/garden

 

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