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15_the_circle ([personal profile] 15_the_circle) wrote2005-06-21 11:43 am

things to do ...

as the first phase (reporchment and refenestration) approaches, one hopes, completion here's the open task list:
  • check out N wall rot spots and determine method for dealing with them
  • add exterior flooring to fill gap where N wall has retreated
  • install N wall cap piece
  • electrical:  reapply interior light switch, interior and exterior outlets
  • insulation:  apply to W wall, perhaps to side walls? if feasible
  • install window guides and hardware (latches, pulleys, sash weights)
  • locate and apply misc. hardware items (keepers for the mortise lock and mortise bolts).
  • close up W wall interior with beadboard
  • design, fabricate and install pediment over doors and windows
  • review top front step geometry and possibly rework it:  the top step is too shallow and with its "trip lip" overhang constitutes a potential safety hazard
  • caulk, seal, prepare and paint exterior
  • fabricate storm windows and screens
dealing with the upper front window and its trim elements might be a good job to take on later, but if so that area will need to be sealed better than it is at present.  the storms and screens are also not in an immediate hurry to get done but they should be in hand before first frost.