I have a shit-ton of projects I would like to do around the house. This is a (probably partial — I’m a little crazy…) list, which I am posting now to maybe force myself to get moving on at least one.
- Sand & stain the deck (This is must this year!).
- Fiddle with the new front door handle so that it’s “right”.
- Re-key the new garage door handle so that it matches the front door.
- Tile office floor (slate or something similar).
- Tile the mudroom (slate or something similar) — perhaps extend this to the kitchen door way and the top of the stairs.
- Build cabinets, etc. for the mud room.
- Replace master bath carpet (Carpet in a bathroom is icky!) with cork tiles.
- Reconfigure the walk-in closet.
- Build a console/cabinet/printer stand to go between the new desks in the office.
- Build a dresser/chest of drawers for The Wife.
- Finish my dresser.
- Replace the kitchen “desk” with actual cabinets.
- Replace counter tops.
- Get wood flooring installed in the living room and dining room.
- Replace stair rail with book cases.
- Do a bunch of stuff in the guest bath.
- Tile floor.
- Build storage.
- Replace counter top.
Obviously a few of these involve large amounts of cash and hiring professionals, but 90% of it is stuff I can/want to do myself.
I just need to get to work is all…
Wow, kind of makes my “finish the pond/waterfall and build the coolest dog house ever” seem light.
Yeah, I’m a psycho.
I seem to get one or two major chores done a year, while adding several each month.
I don’t even want to talk about landscaping…
Please add “divert gutter water to dry area under house overhang for fabulous rain garden” to your list. Of course, this would need to be done at my house, but hey, if you’re handy and you and The Wife want to hang out in the ‘ham for a while…
In exchange, I will landscape your yard! With native plants, of course. You’re not attached to your grass, are you?
I hate my grass.
Have you ever seen Ground Force on BBC America? It is teh awesome.
I got totally obsessed with that show a year or two ago. Love the grumpy stone mason dude. They lost me with Ground Force USA, for some reason, though.
Yeah, when the original host left and it was just Charlie and Tommy leading the crew it got a bit weak.
try the cabot stains for your deck. did mine last year and it appears to be bulletproof. even the paper wasps hate it!