Next Pick List:

• Clean basement floor before a flood washes all the crap into the drain! (12/16/2009)
• Reconnect rear hall overhead light (1/3/2010)
• Upgrade rear hall overhead light (1/5/2010)
• Build washing machine stand upstairs (1/9/2010)
• Cover/Seal floor around washer stand (1/9/2010)
• Run drain to upstairs washer (1/28/2010)
• Run supply plumbing to washer/dryer upstairs
• Run electrical to washer/dryer upstairs
• Run overhead electrical in bathroom
• Cut/cap vent line in basement stairway
• Install hatch above basement stairway and knock down wall to create a mudroom
• Re-glaze attic windows before they cause water damage!

Plumbing:

• Connect main water supply and hot water to pex manifold (1/23/2010)
• Connect bathroom and kitchen to pex manifold (1/23/2010)
• Run dryer vent ducting either through the roof or exterior wall
• Remove cast-iron drain pipe from under-stair closet
• Remove disconnected water line in basement (above electrical panel) and re-ground phone line if it's not already
• Run supply plumbing to upstairs bathroom (sink, shower, toilet)
• Run drains to upstairs bathroom (sink, shower, toilet)
• Add sewer vent through the roof above new bathroom
• Install sump pit in basement with a proper floor drain, and seal up the ridiculous open sewer we have now

Electrical:

• Rewire outlets/lighting in basement (1/2/2010)
• Hire a pro to replace electrical panel with 200 amp box
• Install ethernet jacks in living room, downstairs bedroom
• Continue rewiring living room
• Rewire front room downstairs
• Rewire dining room
• Add additional outlets to man cave/garage
• Disconnect ALL upstairs knob&tube wiring
• Rewire upstairs lighting
• Rewire master bedroom outlets
• Rewire upstairs outlets room-by-room (office, bonus room left)
• Put matching porch light on back porch to replace the awful one that's out there now

Trim/Deco:

• Fill wall holes in dining room
• Secure base moulding under switches in dining/living room
• Paint living room ceiling
• Paint bathroom ceiling
• Drywall wall/ceiling in back stairs/hallway
• Tear up the carpet and refinish the wood floors downstairs
• Remove wallpaper and paint the front (dining) room
• Restore beadboard ceiling on front porch, removing awful vinyl crud
• Paint the office upstairs a cheerier color

Construction:

• Build basement shelves for dry storage (12/13/2009)
• Demo remaining plaster in back hallway (1/3/2010)
• Buy/Install telescoping attic stairs (purchased 1/2/2010, installed 1/12/2010)
• Build hatch door for attic ladder opening
• Demo wall between back hall and basement
• Reinforce roof of man cave for additional storage
• Build shoe rack under stairs
• Sister floor joists under kitchen
• Remove/replace kitchen floor
• Build shelving in upstairs bedroom closet
• Move downstairs bathroom door
• Install skylight in stair hallway
• Replace window in basement under kitchen
• Better support the huge wood beam that was cut to install a duct in the basement.
• Build an English conservatory onto the south side, off the dining room
• Install another window in the kitchen, on the north wall
• Remove old, ugly deck from back of house and replace it with a brick patio
• Add a window on the back porch to let light into the (future) mudroom

Services/Mechanicals:

• Install radiant heat throughout the downstairs
• Upgrade furnace
• Fix garage door opener

Insulation:

• Insulate under back door where house overhangs foundation.
• Seal/Insulate man cave
• More insulation above bathroom
• Insulate above/around bonus room
• Remove framing and all old insulation in basement
• Insulate & vapor barrier under front room/crawlspace
• Partially remove particle board flooring in attic to gain access to wiring
• Remove/replace flooring and old, crappy insulation from attic
• Seal any holes/gaps in upstairs ceiling/framing, add a vapor barrier
• Insulate behind sill beams throughout the house - drafty and cold

Automotive:

• MG - Install rear axle seal
• MG - Install battery cut-off
• MG - Remove/clean/fill front lever-arm shocks
• MG - Remove/clean/fill rear lever-arm shocks
• MG - Buy/Replace fulcrum pins
• MG - Replace remaining front rubbers in suspension
• MG - Buy/Replace rear suspension rubbers
• MG - Buy/Install anti-roll bar
• Civic - buy replacement engine
• Civic - install replacement engine
• Civic - replace battery
• Civic - buy/install new ball joints
• Civic - buy/install new exhaust system

Pie in the Sky Stuff and Other Ideas:

• Pour insulated rat slab in basement crawlspace
• Install full basement curtain drainage system with sump
• Seal/Insulate foundation walls
• Rip off all the vinyl siding and restore original wood siding
• Build a boardwalk through the yard/garden
• Build a shed to house lawn/garden equipment and a potting/planting area
• Build a metal geodesic dome/gazebo