Thursday, January 3, 2008

2008 Home Improvement Plan

Here is the first List of the year... (in a somewhat chronologically preferred order)

  1. Cut down all the damn pines in the front yard. (I have posted an ad in craigslist to help)
  2. Re-build the front porch.
  3. Finish touch-up painting in the house. (stairs, baseboards, ceilings)
  4. Replace/Install light switches & electrical outlets.
  5. Install threshold in kitchen, extra wall cabinet/shelf by sink.
  6. Repair front door.
  7. Repair Gutters!!!!! Install rain barrells. This should really be #1 on this list....
  8. Seal leaks in roof... again probably too important to be #8 on this list...
  9. Install lattice around back porch to hide ugly lawn equipment. DONE!
  10. Seed & fertilize lawn.
  11. Repaint the office. I hate the half brown, half white colors. What was I thinking??
  12. Repaint back porch.
  13. If possible, move shed to side yard.
  14. Replace driveway, add round-a-bout.
  15. Pressure wash entire house, especially moldy brick.
  16. Service/repair A/C and furnace systems.
  17. ......