A running list of house maintenance todo items in no particular order
General
- Patch & repaint all walls, ceilings, & trim - DONE
- Re-key locks (front door & garage)
- Fix upstairs washing machine (banging noise during spin cycle with clothes in it)
- Determine if a sump pump needs to be installed?
- Get a quote on back fence
- Get a quote on new windows
- Have a chimney sweep come out to determine if the fireplace is safe to use
- Empty out garage/shed @ parents and bring items here
- Stop gas/electrical service @ apartment
- Patch all holes & clean apartment
- Clean up garage
- Garage door opener main rail seems to be pulling away when opening / closing garage (loose?)
- Figure out organization system for garage & basement work area
- Get rid of old kitchen in basement
- Keep some cabinets from old kitchen in basement and set up as tool storage (basement/garage)
- Figure out how to use water softener - water test still shows hard water
- Remove rented water softener and install owned? Rented is currently $25/mo
- Office window sill is rotted (interior/exterior) - replace
- Garage window sill could possibly be rotted - look into this
- Caulk around windows outside
- Clean, scrape, and re-paint windows (only if not replacing)
- Check if hot water heater anode rod needs to be replaced
- Order replacement furnace filters
- Inspect attic
- Insulate rim joists in basement
- Main bathroom pocket door does not lock
- “Dripping” noise heard in main bathroom after showering (related to tub pull thing? expansion?)
Electrical
- Install GFCI breaker for office circuit - DONE
- Install doorbell camera - DONE
- Add “No equipment ground & GFCI protected” stickers to outlets
- Install AFCI/GFCI at first receptacle for living room circuit
- Replace garage workbench outlet
- Replace garage door opener outlet / remove cheater plug
- Ensure garage outlets are AFCI/GFCI protected
- Open splice found in attic (going to garage door opener outlet)
- Figure out what circuits (or all?) are using MWBC’s (shared neutrals)
- Light switch in first bathroom has its dimmer upside down - DONE
- Get front flood light working
- Add backyard flood light?
- Install outdoor security cameras
- Run ethernet to office & living room
- Ground all outlets (office, living room, and garage) - long term goal
- Test all outdoor outlets for GFCI functionality & ground
- Install auto on/off timer for front porch light
- Install light switch sensor for garage
- Look into being alerted remotely when smoke detector / carbon monoxide detector goes off
- Install another outlet in dining room area (behind bookshelf)
- “Switched” outlets in living room and bedroom are annoying, change this
- Figure out lighting situation in the office - DONE