Completed
ü Remove all trashy trailer paneling wall covering.
ü Drop sheet rock ceilings in all rooms
ü Remove all old insulation
ü Rework and/or improve wiring as necessary to facilitate new features or the relocation of existing services (ie; appliances, furnace/AC, etc)
ü Widen all closet openings to full width of closet
ü Redesign kitchen layout (It’s been redesigned but not yet purchased or installed)
ü Add window to kitchen
ü Relocate appliances as appropriate (I don’t have the appliances yet, but I did relocate where they will go)
ü Gut both bathrooms down to studs
ü Relocate (or install new) AC/Furnace to attic space
ü Replace solid front door with new glass insert type
ü Install two skylights (location TBD).
ü Replace all windows and sliding glass doors with energy efficient double pane equivalents.
ü Add series of small windows to master bathroom to let in natural light (added two windows)
ü Add skylight/solar tube to central windowless main bath.
ü Insulate all walls and under roof deck with expanding spray foam insulation
ü Replace exterior roof with standing seam metal roofing.
ü Demo the existing one car garage to return area to drive through carport
ü Redesign carport support structure to remove center support posts
ü Add electrical outlets around exterior perimeter
Pending
- Rework/replumb laundry facilities.
- Rework bath and kitchen plumbing as necessary
- Add exterior under eaves lighting around perimeter (I have the lights pending installation)
- Dig French drain across front of house along road to handle run off
- Add gravel or concrete driveway to carport (I have to purchase the lots on either side of the house first and have given commitment on the lot to the right of the house. I've not yet persued the two on the left side though I know who the owners are and where they live)
- Build round exterior storage shed to stay in sync with house. (I need and want a shed so one will be built. It’s questionable whether it will be round or not. Likely not but who knows!)
- Dredge creek to become full canal with seawall. (Contingent upon the purchase of the lot to the right of the house. The channel is dry at the moment so need to move fast on this one).
- Build new round garage also to stay in sync with house (this may be pie in the sky….we’ll see if it ever pans out).
New Items
- Clean and level concrete floor
- Purchase lot to the right of the house
- Purchase lots to the left of the house
Relocate (or install new) water heater to attic space
Well, that was the plan but the AC system got in the way and I had to pull it from the systems deck. It’s going back into one of the closets and will share space with future electronics gear (multi-media/computer components, etc.)
Consider tankless water heater.
Given the decision to not go with propane, and electric tankless did not seem as efficient as desired. In addition, and not many people consider this, a traditional water heater provides a valuable 38 gallon reservoir of clean drinking water should there ever by an occasion where the city water supply is disrupted for an extended period of tim
Consider installing gas lines to convert heating sources to gas (house all electrical at the moment)
Got a fireplace so heat is not an issue. Cooking can be accomplished on a propane tank if need be.
Plumb for Central Vacuum system
I’ve really enjoyed this feature in my Dallas house but waffled on it for this house but ultimately decided against it given the degree to which the house is sealed by insulation. Replacement air for a system that sucks up ‘conditioned’ air and sends it out of the building one way is proving to be problematic.
Clean and stain concrete floors (slab foundation) in lieu of any floor coverings.
I was disappointed to find the floors were too rough and uneven to stain. Plan B will be to even them out and either tile or lay wood flooring.
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