Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Glenway "punch list"

Jim's "punch list" for Glenway is significantly more detailed than for Haddon. I was concerned that this was because at Haddon, the kids and I were there distracting him, and I asked him about it; but he said no, the houses are different, and he feels confident about his recommendations in each case. So here we go.

Interior
  • Cheap venetian blinds on all the windows (except the big picture window in the living room). As at Haddon, the blinds are not expensive, but I'm thinking there are maybe fifteen windows involved, plus labor.
  • Repair (with matching color filler) small sections of torn vinyl on kitchen floor and deep clean the floor. Did you hear that? Jim thinks we do not need to replace the kitchen floor. I asked him specifically about it and he thinks it only needs repair and cleaning, that Sergio can do the repair, and the maid service I've scheduled for next week can do the cleaning.
  • Replace lower level tub faucet hardware (hot and cold handles and diverter handle). Right now the faucets don't actually turn on the water to the tub, which is not okay. They don't have to be fancy (nothing in that bathroom is fancy) but they do have to work.
  • Replace lower level sink faucet.
  • Install new vinyl sheet flooring in lower level bath. We can have Wheaton Tile do this, as Dale has an estimate from them, or we can ask Sergio to have his guy give us a new estimate.
  • Steam clean master bedroom carpet. This is the only one we didn't replace. I'll arrange for the cleaning.
  • Deep clean or replace kitchen exhaust fan. It's got a layer of greasy gunk on it that is pretty nasty; it's an eyesore. I think having Sergio replace it will probably be the simplest.
Exterior
  • The garden shed door trim is damaged, which prevents the door from opening and closing properly. Repair it.
  • There are rotted landscape timbers on the right and left sides of driveway steps. Replace them.
  • The yard gate on the right side of the house isn't really operative. We need to repair or replace it, and maybe the fence that it's the gate for, also.
  • Dispose of the outdoor BBQ in the back yard.
  • Mulch all beds (Sergio is already scheduled to do this).
  • The back yard is clean, but sort of nothing, and it could be a real feature. Consider landscaping by the overnight-transformation guy.
Are we ready to approve all of these actions? Or some of them? As soon as we decide, I'll talk to Sergio.

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