Originally posted 3/9/09
We went to Chinook to take pictures and measurements Saturday. The first thing that needs fixing is the furnace!! It was cold!
Here’s a simple rundown of work, not in any particular order; I just wanted to get pictures up here.
Front room/fireplace - remove rest of carpet, refinish floors, paint, wood stove insert for heating, install ceiling fan for circulation, replace entry door (door knob would be good!), remove door to upstairs and reconfigure that doorway.
Bedroom #2 - carpet removed, floor sanded and finished if in good enough condition, ceiling repaired, closet sheet rock repaired, sliding door weatherized better, paint, check light fixtures for functionality.
Upstairs bathroom - replumb for shower, repair hole in wall (currently looks down to kitchen), replace broken faucet, paint, eventually replace inefficient windows.
Bedroom #1 - remove & replace ceiling in room and closet, carpet removed, floor sanded and finished if in good enough condition, sliding door weatherized better, paint, check light fixtures for functionality.
Main floor den - sheet rock walls & ceiling, texture & paint, add opening window on south wall, needs flooring of some kind, change door to utility room.
Kitchen - repair hole in ceiling, sand swollen cabinets so they close, replace counter-top (curling at seams), lighting is goofy; may change.
Stairway carpet, ALL carpet, will be removed, attic insulation to be removed and replaced.
OK, enough. I can’t write everything that needs doing. It’s a lot. I don’t see PNG moving in until June at the earliest.
You mean we’re going to be neighbors? Yay!
Alas, no. The house is in Astoria on Chinook street. We started calling it Chinook and the name stuck. But you will have to come see it sometime.