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# Mapped outlets to switches. There are still some switches with unmapped purpose. Very confusing. There is one ungrounded outlet in the finished basement, one ungrounded outlet group in the porch, and one completely messed up outlet in the basement. All the bedrooms have only two-prong outlets. We may need an electrician to run some things around.  
 
# Mapped outlets to switches. There are still some switches with unmapped purpose. Very confusing. There is one ungrounded outlet in the finished basement, one ungrounded outlet group in the porch, and one completely messed up outlet in the basement. All the bedrooms have only two-prong outlets. We may need an electrician to run some things around.  
 
# Nybble mapped the circuit breaker box. The doorbell appears to be on its own circuit. Also, he might have missed a couple, but it's mostly done.  
 
# Nybble mapped the circuit breaker box. The doorbell appears to be on its own circuit. Also, he might have missed a couple, but it's mostly done.  
# Started mapping/measuring cabinets and drawers in the kitchen. I need to figure out where to put everything. The sellers left us some stonewear dishes, which will be nice to have around. I think I need a tall cabinet to display my crystal and it should go in the dining room.
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# Started mapping/measuring cabinets and drawers in the kitchen. I need to figure out where to put everything. The sellers left us some stoneware dishes, which will be nice to have around. I think I need a tall cabinet to display my crystal and it should go in the dining room.
 
# We decided today that we will probably rip out the wood paneling in the office, den, and laundry room. We need to test is for lead paint first, though. We made a trip to Costco and loaded up the car. Tomorrow we'll make a hardware store trip to get some things to start up.
 
# We decided today that we will probably rip out the wood paneling in the office, den, and laundry room. We need to test is for lead paint first, though. We made a trip to Costco and loaded up the car. Tomorrow we'll make a hardware store trip to get some things to start up.
  

Revision as of 19:58, 17 April 2010

Previous page in the discussion section

We have it! We got our house! Wheee...

Here are the pictures from the inspection: House pictures from inspection

Now I have to figure out what to do with the thing!

Notes

4/17

  1. Made copies of the key. Need to distribute the backups.
  2. Mapped outlets to switches. There are still some switches with unmapped purpose. Very confusing. There is one ungrounded outlet in the finished basement, one ungrounded outlet group in the porch, and one completely messed up outlet in the basement. All the bedrooms have only two-prong outlets. We may need an electrician to run some things around.
  3. Nybble mapped the circuit breaker box. The doorbell appears to be on its own circuit. Also, he might have missed a couple, but it's mostly done.
  4. Started mapping/measuring cabinets and drawers in the kitchen. I need to figure out where to put everything. The sellers left us some stoneware dishes, which will be nice to have around. I think I need a tall cabinet to display my crystal and it should go in the dining room.
  5. We decided today that we will probably rip out the wood paneling in the office, den, and laundry room. We need to test is for lead paint first, though. We made a trip to Costco and loaded up the car. Tomorrow we'll make a hardware store trip to get some things to start up.

4/16

Nybble wants to upgrade the outlets (his words!). I want to upgrade the faucets in the bathrooms. The kitchen faucet is actually really cool--pull out spray with a switch between stream and spray. I need to measure the ovens and see if our pans will fit. I should figure out paint swatches and stuff. There's so much to do!

For one thing, we have to come up with a name for the place, though Utter Chaos North will probably stick, to mirror Ratri and Gu's. I should probably also mimic their house stuff list. Here goes--I'm including things that we will be buying to get the house into livable shape


General House stuff

  • Wallpaper stripping kit
  • New outlets--three pronged and some face-plates for the ones missing them
  • Paint and related accessories
  • Garbage can for recycling
  • Garbage can for yard waste
  • Trunk freezer (going into either the garage or porch)
  • Tall ladder
  • Spray paint for the metal table in the porch
  • Keyboard stand (not sure where to put it yet)
  • Crowbar and other things for taking down wood paneling
  • Drywall and the related things for putting up drywall

Yard and stuff

  • Seeds or plants for a flower garden--need to see what comes in first
  • Seeds or plants for a vegetable garden
  • Herbs for the planters in the 3-season porch
  • Grill, probably a Weber (my mom wants to get us one)
  • Compost bin, maybe
  • Laundry tree
  • New yard lights
  • A tree or two to plant

Kitchen

  • Movable kitchen island (Ikea? not sure. Something sizable)
  • Cookie sheets that fit our oven (less than 19" wide--the Wilton ones don't fit but the insulated ones do)
  • Cleaning products for under the counter--got dish soap, soft scrub, windex, and lysol toilet bowl cleaner
  • Food
  • Drink
  • Cabinet organizers?
  • Spice rack and spices--a trip to Pensey's is in order
  • Kitchen chair for the built-in desk--I think the sellers left us one in the basement so I might use that.
  • S-ring to raise a light up
  • New fridge, eventually
  • New oven, eventually
  • Small coffee maker for guests

Living room and Dining room

  • Fireplace tools
  • Couch and loveseat or sectional
  • Coffee table
  • End tables with lamps
  • Buffet and/or China cabinet
  • Actual entertainment center capable of holding our TV and stuff instead of wire rack shelves

Basement

  • Gym equipment/mats, etc.
  • TV/entertainment center (will use Nyb's old TV for time being)

Den

  • Bar
  • Bookshelves
  • Comfy chairs

Office

  • Lamp
  • New walls
  • New doors for fish tank stand--may be redoing the fish tank stand entirely
  • Organizer for fish stuff

Laundry room

  • New washer and dryer, eventually

Bathroom

  • New fan/light combo
  • Grout
  • Bowed shower rod
  • Towel hooks

Master Bedroom

  • Matched bedroom set (may refinish other furniture to make this)
  • Closet organizer

Guest Bedroom

  • Furniture

Pink Bedroom

  • Sander and wood stain or paint for the furniture that we bought from the sellers

Ill Gotten Goods

  • KitchenAid Stand Mixer in black--Costco comes through! $240 (less than a white one on Amazon)