List of things to do around the house

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

THINGS TO DO!

Entire House:
Remove all of our belongings
White switch plate covers and outlets installed
Clean & Repair all windows (& doors)
Paint heat registers and cold air returns
Paint/repair all woodwork
Replace all carpet or refinish the floors (still deciding)
All doors including closet doors will need to be painted (not sure if this is going to count in the woodworking painting job)

Outside:
Pressure wash:
_Siding
_Shutters
_Porches (all 3) front porch and back porch done
_from the front porch over to the left and the left side of the house done (shutters and brick)
Pull weeds (remove any flowers we want to keep)
Remove left side flag pole
Paint light pole
Paint mailbox
Tuck point the chimney
Change blue lights on deck to clear
Fix garage light on right side
Clean out gutters

Kitchen:
Uncle Kenny's area

Laundry Room:
Remove insulation from water tank
Clean/sand the walls
Paint the walls (and the shelving)
Clean and possibly paint the floor

Garage:
Remove the blue rolling cabinet
Clean/sand the walls
Paint the walls
Paint the attic cover and trim
Clean and possibly paint the floor

Bathroom:
Remove wallpaper - 1/2 done
Clean/sand the walls
Paint the walls
Replace shower doors (with clear like this)
Install medicine cabinet
Tile-work (Uncle Kenny)

TV room:
Remove border - 1/2 done
Clean/sand the walls
Paint the walls (inside the closet too)
Check out closet

Master Bedroom:
Remove wallpaper
Clean/sand the walls
Paint the walls (inside the closet too)
Check out closet

Bedroom 2:
Remove wallpaper
Clean/sand the walls
Paint the walls (inside the closet too)
Check out the closet

Hallway:
Clean/sand the walls
Paint the walls (inside the linen closet too)
Check out shelving in the linen closet

Living room:
Clean/sand the walls
Paint the walls

Dining room:
Clean/sand the walls
Paint the walls (inside that coat closet too)


Last minute:
Weed & Mulch
Clean cold air returns
Replace furnace filter
Coat Driveway (possibility)

Before a showing:
CLEAN AND DUST! It should look PERFECT- vacuum lines and all. No dust, no spiderwebs, no STANK smell that it has right now. Fresh, clean, bright, pretty, welcoming. Outside: pull weeds, sweep grass off driveway.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Friday, February 5, 2010

FEBRUARY

Chores

Kitchen:
clean out the fridge 2/12
clean out freezer
clean out pantry
wash dishes (even if they are in the strainer and appear to be clean, re-wash them)
put clean dishes away (only clean ones)
wash dish drainer 2/27
wipe counters 3/6
clean microwave 2/12
clean oven
clean cabinet shelves in kitchen (magic eraser might be good for this)
sweep / mop floor- swept 2/12


Living room:
dust all surfaces (including pictures on walls & put everything back where it was) 2/12
clean cabinet with blue glass (meaning dust all shelves and objects inside and glass windows/door)
vacuum in couch/chairs

Dining room:
dust all surfaces including desk/computer (put everything back where it was) 2/12
clean up papers from table
clean up around computer

file papers
clean chandelier
clean cabinets (2) with dishes (meaning dust all shelves and objects inside and glass windows/door & put everything back where it was)


Bathroom:
wash toilet 2/14
wash sink/mirror 2/14
wash tub/shower
vacuum floor

Bedrooms:
dust all surfaces (and put everything back where it was)
pick up any laundry
help get rid of old clothes, pack them up, take them out (added by gpa's request)

TV Room:
dust all surfaces including TV and windowsills (put everything back where it was) 2/12
vacuum in couch
water plants
pick up and garbage/dishes 3/6

Various rooms:
wash all windows
vacuum all areas 3/6
laundry
get carpet in laundry room clean

Outside Chores
icicles 2/14 & 2/17
pick up sticks 3/6
clean sticks/spiky balls from gutters and roof
fix flag 3/6
fix light 3/6
shovel driveway 2/17
chimney needs- mortar tucked and pointed
find and eliminate ants! (uncle mark mentioned it and ashleigh has seen them too)