To-Do List

I just love me a good list, so I'm going to make a public version here so you can see what sorts of things are on our "to-do" list for the house, both short and long-term. No real photos this time, so my apologies for those of you here for the illustrations!

Whole House / General (15% complete)

• Install new entry door hardware
• Remove all carpeting to reveal original wood floors
• Address water issues
• Paint all exterior doors
• Run all new electrical to 2nd floor
• Run new zone off boiler and install baseboard heat in 2nd floor
• Replace all exterior doors with ones better fitting our design aesthetic 

Kitchen (5% complete)

• Run new gas line for stove
• Run new electrical
• Insulate exterior walls
• Install new operable window above kitchen sink
• Run electrical & switch for ceiling lights
• DRYWALL!
• Buy new cabinets as needed for new layout
• Build all new cabinet doors
• Paint all cabinets & new doors 
• Hang & install cabinets
• Install all new hinges & pulls on cabinets
• Purchase & install apron-front sink 
• DIY concrete counter tops 
• Install herringbone carrara marble backsplash
• Install recessed lights
• Install pendants above sink & bar
• Purchase & install dishwasher in black
• Replace refrigerator with bottom-freezer style in black
• Replace stove with 5-burner style in black
• Purchase, paint & install full height cabinets around refrigerator in kitchen (possibly phase 2)

Dining Room (5% complete)

• Run new electrical
• Insulate exterior walls
• Replace door to garage with full-lite door
• Replace metal screen door with wooden screen door
• Repair sagging floor joists
• Remove window to garage and build built-in storage for coats & miscellaneous (framed out until drywall is complete)
• Run electrical & switch for ceiling lights
• Run plumbing to 2nd floor for future bathroom
• DRYWALL!
• Replace 2-panel 9-lite front door with 1-panel 1-lite door
• Fabricate 5'-0" round pedestal-base dining table from steel (base) and black walnut (top)
• Make bar stools out of flea-market tractor seats
• Make coat racks out of old door knobs (for hanging inside built-in)
• Make ball jar chandelier for over dining table
• Indoor/outdoor area rug or FLOR tiles

Living Room (5% complete)

• Open up wall between living room & stairs
• Run new electrical
• Insulate exterior walls
• Run electrical & switch for ceiling lights
• Run electrical & data hookups for TV (run in wall to cabinet below)
• Install new post at bottom of stairs to support new beam
• Install new beam between original house & addition to carry the load of the bedroom floor joists 
• DRYWALL!
• Install ceiling fan w/ light
• Indoor/outdoor area rug
• Console for DVD & video game storage below TV
• Build plumbing pipe shelving unit (similar here, here, here, here, here & here)

Office/Laundry (10% complete)

• Run new gas line for dryer
• Run new water lines & drain for washer & dryer
• Install dryer vent to outside
• Purchase energy efficient front-load washer & dryer
• Frame out new trap door for basement access
• Build new wall in laundry room
• Run new outlet for washer & dryer
• Insulate exterior walls
• Install new window on back wall for view of back yard
• Run electrical & switch for ceiling lights
• Paint sliding doors
• Remove sliding door hardware & refinish in oil rubbed bronze
• DRYWALL!
• Install ceiling fixture for general lighting
• Fabricate faux cabinet to conceal washer & dryer
• Indoor/outdoor area rug
• Buy or build office / sewing desks & shelving

Bathroom (20% complete)

• Prime & paint until we can eventually gut & redo
• Remove sliding doors from shower
• Install curved shower rod
• Frost window for privacy
• Prime & paint walls & ceiling
• Paint cabinets
• Remove cracked spray-on frosting & install frosted film on window for privacy
• Remove existing bathroom door & replace with right-hand swing door for better traffic flow
• Remove wall between bathroom & office/laundry
• Completely redo the master bath down the line for Phase 2 (Relocate all plumbing, insulate exterior walls, purchase enclosed claw-foot style tub or fabricate new base for a reclaimed tub, new vanity)

Stairs (5% complete)

• Remove unnecessary bi-fold doors at bottom of stairs
• Remove "closet" at top of stairs
• Have glass cut for this frame, which I previously painted red in for a special piece of artwork
• Install new stair treads
• Take wall between stairs and large bedroom down to half height
• Remove sloped ceiling and closet in small bedroom for vaulted ceiling in stairs
• Order & install carpet runner on stairs (Flor Lanyard)
• Install chandelier light
• Hang artwork

Small Bedroom (5% complete)

• Prime & paint until we can eventually gut & redo
• Lay carpet from downstairs for temporary use
• Run electrical & switch for ceiling lights
• Full gut & remodel of 2nd floor

Large Bedroom (5% complete)

• Prime & paint until we can eventually gut & redo
• Lay carpet from downstairs for temporary use
• Install access ladder to attic
• Reupholster Craigslist chair
• Run electrical & switch for ceiling lights
• Full gut & remodel of 2nd floor

Attic Space (5% complete)

• Remove old chimney & patch roof
• Add collar ties in attic
• Install gable & ridge vents in roof
• Raise roof to meet peak of original house 
• Full gut & remodel of 2nd floor
• Finish space above kitchen & dining room as master bedroom
• Install "timber" beams in new master bedroom

Basement (5% complete)

• Run new gas line for boiler
• Run new outlet for water heater
• Foam insulation above foundation
• Repair sagging floor joists in crawlspace 
• Repair damaged floor joists in basement
• Fix electrical box issues (2 new breakers, separate doubled connections) 
• Replace electrical box in basement, move basement box to garage, move garage box to barn

Deck (5% complete)

• Run new gas line for grill
• Remove awning that is improperly attached to house
• Strip and re-stain deck
• Build pergola w/ hop vines to add shade and privacy
• Add sconces flanking sliding doors (50% complete - wiring has been run to each location)

Garage (0% complete)

• Replace 2-panel 9-lite doors with 1-panel 1-lite doors
• Tear down existing garage & build new 3-stall garage w/ new entry/mud room between garage & house

Front Porch (0% complete)

• Replace existing stairs
• Replace existing railings with something more suited to the style of the house & to our taste
• Repair cracks & leaks in foundation to crawlspace

Yard (20% complete)

• Remove rhododendron bushes
• Tear down shed
• Remove shed foundation
• Move fire pit farther from tree

Barn (0% complete)

• Run electrical service to barn