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* '''''9/18/06:''''' Windows wrapped with vinyl trim, clapboard primed with one coat.
* '''''9/18/06:''''' Windows wrapped with vinyl trim, clapboard primed with one coat.
* '''''11/03/06:''''' Put in a new side (security) door.
* '''''11/03/06:''''' Put in a new side (security) door.
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* '''''7/18/07:''''' Had the house repainted.
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* '''''10/29/07:''''' Put new release valve on furnace.
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* '''''2/22/08:''''' Replaced side door (cosmetic damage on original installation).
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* '''''6/09/08:''''' Finished construction of stone planter in front of house.
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* '''''6/23/08:''''' Completed painting of garage, arbor, and warranty work on house.
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* '''''6/30/08:''''' Replace the windows in the two upstairs bedrooms.
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* '''''3/01/09:''''' Had new hot water tank installed.
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* '''''5/05/09:''''' New windows installed in bottom two bedrooms.
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* '''''6/25/09:''''' New gate installed at back of property.
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* '''''7/03/09:''''' New front and storm doors installed.
'''Current:'''
'''Current:'''
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* Rip out the sun room carpeting and refloor. ($650)
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* Have old kitchen pipes capped.
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* Refloor dining room floor (overlay). ($650)
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* Landscape the side of the house.
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* Install radiator covers.
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* Landscape the front and back of the house.
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* Replace the windows in the bathroom and stair landing.
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'''2007:'''
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'''2009:'''
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* Replace the windows in the upstairs bedrooms and in the bathroom.
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* Install new furnace.
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* Install a new hot water tank. ($850)
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* Finish the kitchen (cap pipes, re-walling, fixing damaged floor).
* Finish the kitchen (cap pipes, re-walling, fixing damaged floor).
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* Install block windows in the basement.
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* Rip down old and put in new gutters.
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* Have the house repainted. ($2500)
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* Rip down old and put in new gutters. ($1200)
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* Reconstruct front steps and pillar.
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* Fix wiring and install light fixture in back hallway.
* Fix wiring and install light fixture in back hallway.
* Fix porch light.
* Fix porch light.
* Install new doorbell.
* Install new doorbell.
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* Landscape the front of the house (keep hostas and little bush).
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* Refinish sun room floor.
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* Replace the rest of the old fencing in the backyard. (Check w/ Oneida Fence)
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* Refinish dining room floor.
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'''Maybes:'''
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* Install radiator covers.
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* Install block windows in the basement.
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* Reconstruct front steps and pillar.
* Replace the windows in the downstairs bedrooms.
* Replace the windows in the downstairs bedrooms.
* Replace the windows in living room, dining room, and stairs.
* Replace the windows in living room, dining room, and stairs.
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* Landscape the back of the house.
 
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'''2008 and beyond:'''
 
* Redo the first floor bathroom.
* Redo the first floor bathroom.
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* Refinish the attic space (either as master bedroom or play space).
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* Construct a second floor bathroom.
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* Refinish the basement.
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'''Ongoing:'''
'''Ongoing:'''
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* Carpet last bedroom.
* Carpet last bedroom.
* New doors throughout the house.
* New doors throughout the house.
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* New doorknobs throughout the house.

Latest revision as of 20:28, 6 September 2009

Listed in order of importance/projected time frame.

Completed:

  • 7/09/05: Carpeted upstairs side bedroom.
  • 3/31/06: Replaced carpeting in living room, all hallways, and stairway.
  • 8/18/06: Ripped out bushes in the front of the house.
  • 9/15/06: Replaced all the windows in the front room.
  • 9/17/06: Replaced the water-damaged clapboard.
  • 9/18/06: Windows wrapped with vinyl trim, clapboard primed with one coat.
  • 11/03/06: Put in a new side (security) door.
  • 7/18/07: Had the house repainted.
  • 10/29/07: Put new release valve on furnace.
  • 2/22/08: Replaced side door (cosmetic damage on original installation).
  • 6/09/08: Finished construction of stone planter in front of house.
  • 6/23/08: Completed painting of garage, arbor, and warranty work on house.
  • 6/30/08: Replace the windows in the two upstairs bedrooms.
  • 3/01/09: Had new hot water tank installed.
  • 5/05/09: New windows installed in bottom two bedrooms.
  • 6/25/09: New gate installed at back of property.
  • 7/03/09: New front and storm doors installed.


Current:

  • Have old kitchen pipes capped.
  • Landscape the side of the house.
  • Landscape the front and back of the house.
  • Replace the windows in the bathroom and stair landing.


2009:

  • Install new furnace.
  • Finish the kitchen (cap pipes, re-walling, fixing damaged floor).
  • Rip down old and put in new gutters.
  • Fix wiring and install light fixture in back hallway.
  • Fix porch light.
  • Install new doorbell.
  • Refinish sun room floor.
  • Refinish dining room floor.


Maybes:

  • Install radiator covers.
  • Install block windows in the basement.
  • Reconstruct front steps and pillar.
  • Replace the windows in the downstairs bedrooms.
  • Replace the windows in living room, dining room, and stairs.
  • Redo the first floor bathroom.


Ongoing:

  • Random painting throughout the house.
  • Random patching.
  • Replace old carpeting.
  • Carpet last bedroom.
  • New doors throughout the house.
  • New doorknobs throughout the house.
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