The great big task list

Well, we're heading into our 3rd winter in the house, and the list of projects has grown to enormous proportions. I'll attempt to regurgitate as much of it as I can remember here.

Large Items

  • Finish the new upstairs bathroom, including plumbing, electrical, walls, ceiling, radiant, bamboo flooring for the hallway, floor tile in the bathroom, shower tile, fixtures. Basically the whole kaboodle except demo and framing (which is done!)
  • Finish the kitchen upgrade, including some lower cabinets, all upper cabinets, tear out box frames near ceiling, new flooring, new paint
  • Replace all supply and drain plumbing in basement with new vent and main stack, and all pex supplies throughout
  • Rewire garage to be more useful and have more light fixtures
  • Replace electrical panel with 200 amp service, remove knob & tube, rewire entire upstairs, clean up existing romex circuits
  • Install a sump pit/pump and finally seal up the sewer vent in the basement!
  • Better support the huge wood beam that was cut to install a duct in the basement.
  • Dig out some dirt from the crawlspace and install a RAT SLAB!!
  • Rip out fiberglass insulation and wall framing in basement next to foundation, seal up the cracks and holes and insulate with something less disgusting.
  • Sister floor joists in kitchen (they're pretty bouncy!)
  • Build an English conservatory onto the south side
  • Install another window in the kitchen
  • Install a folding hatch over the basement stairs and build a tiny mudroom!
  • Remove old, ugly deck from back of house and replace it with a brick patio
  • Build a conservatory onto the south side
  • Move the bathroom door and remodel the rest of the bathroom
  • Tear up the carpet and refinish the wood floors downstairs
  • Install radiant heat throughout the downstairs
  • Upgrade furnace
  • Insulate behind sill beams, which are drafty and cold throughout the house

Smaller Items

  • Re-glaze attic windows (this was supposed to be my first task after buying the house)
  • Install new french doors between living and dining rooms
  • Paint living room and bathroom ceilings
  • Remove wallpaper and paint the front (dining) room
  • Carve out a workshop in the garage that I can heat this winter
  • Reconnect back hall light
  • Put matching porch light on back porch to replace the awful one that's out there now
  • Fix garage door opener
  • Restore beadboard ceiling on front porch, removing awful vinyl crud
  • Build a drawer storage system under the stairs in the back hallway
  • Wire ethernet to several key locations throughout the house
  • Paint the office

 

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