Our To-Do List

General

  • Replace old, broken, and incorrectly installed lightswitches
  • Convert all remaining 2 prong outlets to 3-prong outlets.
  • Get wiring run to install new outlets
  • Ditch septic system and connect to public sewer lines

Exterior

  • Pressure wash porch
  • Pressure wash siding
  • Paint Shutters
  • Paint Trim and porches

Yard

  • Clean up leaves
  • Add some lighting / fix broken porch lights
  • Trim giant bushes in front of the porch
  • Get a fire pit and some chairs to sit on out there. Maybe a hammock.
  • Start a garden

Kitchen

  • Clean the floor
  • Remove wallpaper
  • Patch rough spots in the wall
  • Cover up doorway better and smooth it out
  • Prime and paint the walls
  • Install hardwood floors
  • Design/install new cabinets (ideally shaker style)
  • Get a Dishwasher

Living Room

  • Remove wallpaper
  • Paint
  • Install front door lock
  • Get new glass cut for Gretchen’s parent’s old coffee and side tables
  • Unpack a little bit

Dining Room

  • Remove wallpaper
  • Prime
  • Paint
  • Furnish

Our Bedroom

  • Remove wallpaper!
  • Run Cable TV lines up there
  • Get more lighting installed (either switch operable lamps or lighting fixtures)
  • Redo inside of the closet
  • Bleed air out of hot water heat pipes

Garage

  • Turn off water and drain pipes to winterize the apartment
  • Paint the exterior
  • Clean out old junk left inside
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