Household projects 2017-2018:
Finished list

Side yard:
Clean drain line to street
Add round cover
Purple plants along fence
New bushes under boxwood bushes
Cut down trees
Trim tree at deck

2012 water heater
Move water heater to porch
Build water heater cabinet
Build storage cabinet onto house

Electric wiring
Add subpanel on deck with GFCI for wellhouse and 20 amp for office
Rewire barn
Subpanel and ground in barn
rewire well house
electirc line to pumphouse
New electric line to wellhouse

Well house:
in the past: rewire electric outlets and switches /
Rebuild pumphouse
Add electirc line to pumphouse
Repair and seal off wellhouse from rats
dig out dirt so siding is higher than ground,
Treat termites

fix door,
 fixed corrugated roof, new 1x4s, add cross braces, new screws, holes sealed with tar, new rubber flashing
replaced corner boards, cut down 1x8 on right side of door
new 1x4 pieces to hold up soffit
Dig trench, moved conduit pipe down and bury pipe,
Cut siding, Move LB down, refill siding
Strip on inside at bottom of door to keep out debris,
new concrete block to hold door
Left to do: treat ants

Barn, back yard:
In the past: run copper water line to barn, Rewire and subpanel in barn, Organize all barn stuff into boxes

dig out the dirt behind barn,
filled holes where stumps were removed
repair broken siding with caulk
repair wood storage rack, /
Left to do: dig rest of dirt

Front of house,
4x6 along driveway 2012
Rebuild culvert with 4x4s
Dig dirt from ditch for front yard
Gravel for driveway
Remove landscape timbers
New center pond
Extend center circle of stones and plant ivy
Clean drain line and add round drain cover
Raise drains 2013
Remove 5 trees
Sod 2016
landscape stones
Galvanized hand rail
paint front door,
 clean porch light,
new yard light on pole
fill stump holes in front yard

Big room:
paint walls 
clean electric plates,
clean baseboard
New curtain.
Brace curtain rod with angle bracket where plastic anchor was used
New return air grille
Spray paint AC grilles on ceiling
Fix wicker furniture, spray paint wicker furniture
Throw away one of the couches
Couch repair: Cut away hair...ot melt fabric on couch, use glue gun to cover torn up spots on five corners
Paint wall below window.
Scrape and paint window sill
paint back of blue styrafoam window covers
New electric plates

Laundry room:
Paint main breaker box cover,
fill empty slots in breaker box
clean shelf,
nail, caulk and paint corner box,
plumbing clean-out opening filled with sheetrock mud and painted
cover plate over dryer outlet
cover plate over empty box
touch up baseboard
re-attach dryer hose to back of dryer
in the past: new dryer vent hose
Left to do:   relabel breakers
Spray paint AC grille on ceiling

Kitchen:
In the past: new dishwasher and refrigerator, new strainer baskets, re-plumb under sink for quick vent, new ballasts in center light, new faucet
New window blind.
new ballast in light above sink
ground wire for light above sink
fix 20 amp microwave circuit by tightening wire on breaker
Scrape and sand and touch up window sill
Switch door knobs in reverse position so they look new
Nail center strips kitchen light,
GFCI next to sinks,
Spray paint AC grilles on ceiling

Master Bedroom:
in the past: cut hole in wall and remove old quick-vent
nail trim at bottom on pocket door,
caulk cracks,
new mini blind on door
New door knob on main door
new door knobs on closets
New back door knob
Spray paint AC grille on ceiling

Dining room:
new ballasts,
new prismatics, new center board on light
new blind,
 trim around window,
paint walls
Spray paint AC grille on ceiling
paint window sills,
paint back of styrafoam window covers

Den:
in the past: remove rotted block paneling, repair 2x4s under windows, and add plexiglass over front of windows
Spray paint fireplace,
new LED bulbs,
paint light ceiling fixtures
Spray paint AC grilles on ceiling
Add GFCI

Guest bathroom:
in the past: new faucet, clean out old toilet, new countertop, vent under sink
Add GFCI
fix toilet paper holder
New door knob
New AC grille on ceiling
Replace vent fan motor with cheap ebay version

My bathroom:
in the past: new faucet, new countertop, vent under sink, replace rotted baseboard, clean bathtub drain, new tub spout and shower head, use shop vac to suck clog out of tub drain
Add GFCI
fix toilet paper holder,
patch holes in ceiling and wall,
Spray paint AC grille on ceiling
Paint Bare wood board in medicine cabinet,
replace ballcock and clean out toilet tank
Touch up metal clips under mirror
Left to do: touch up toilet

My office:
in the past: remove artwork and shelves, Paint baseboard, seal water spots ceiling , paint ceiling
Miniblind
New AC grille on ceiling
Seal knotholes on shelves
Run wire under bathtub
new 20 amp outlet behind desk,
new 20 amp outlet on wall
new overhead light,
 touch up ceiling,
organize wiring for TV and electronics

Holly’s office:
in the past: take off sheetrock and treat termites, remove old vent
miniblinds, switch door knob so it looks new,
Spray paint AC grille on ceiling
organize financials into 10 folders

Back bathroom:
in the past: new faucets, new countertop, vent under sink, new bathtub, new tub spout and shower head
Spray paint AC grilles on ceiling
fix towel bar holders,
replace ballcock and clean out toilet tank
spackle and touch up hole around toilet pipe,
new shower shut off valve,
nail pocket door trim
fix swinging doors
touch up swinging door.
Left to do: clean tile floor,

Back porch off living room:
new handrails,
paint balusters and reverse ballusters
support 4 x 4’s,
replace board.
remove round plate from ceiling
Add dirt under end of walkway
Paint doors

Back porch off hallway Nov 2018:
Flip all deckboards
cut new handrails,
paint balusters and reverse ballusters
support 2 x 4’s,
replace 2 boards.
Paint door

Deck:
in the past: subpanel, move water heater to porch, build cabinet
update deck and railings 2017,
 turn over 5 deck railing boards and filled holes
lifted and turned over 30 deck boards.
cleaned deck boards
1000 nails removed from old boards, 1000 new galvanized nails shot into deck
re-brace 4 x 4’s,
add 10 new posts
rebrace joists and 4x4s at end of deck
add 5 new joists at house end of deck
dig out dirt and put dirt in stump hole in yard
cover old and new joists with self adhesive rubber flashing
add aluminum flashing
build  new 18" step,
build sloping step
new galvanized handrail, and 4x4
paint conduit
Cut siding up 20" and add trim board below the foam
Add wire for office light and outlet
New LED lights under deck railing

Water heater
In the past: cut siding back 20" and treat termites under bathtub, move water heater to deck, build cabinet, add electric meter to water heater.
fix latch on water heater door,
trim out back of cabinet
Oct 2018 replace element and clean tank,
paint inside of cabinet,
Cut back siding board under water heater
Add board to keep roaches and mice out,
Vacuum up roaches under bathtub,
run wire underneath bathtub for new office light
paint conduit,
Left to do:get new 30 gallon water heater ready for installation

Side yard:
dig dirt around deck
bury conduit pipe
clean up loose bricks and pots,
remove wooden walkways,
remove old 4x4 handrail
remove old 4 x 4 trellis and arch,
install patio stones and new stone walkways,
 extend circle near fish,
plant jasmine around tree,
new stone garden near brick walkway, plant jasmine, 
New 4 x 4‘s and trellis, attach conduit railing
clean up trash can area
Left to do: wood trim on lily pond

Chimney:
remove old Wi-Fi equipment, clean and touch up chimney

GFCI in kitchen, back porch, bathrooms