Small Jobs

In addition to the small glitches, there were also some small jobs:

- Connect oven and cooktop to power.

- Took the cooktop ventilation fan down and re-install, after the granite back splash board is installed. The granite board goes all the way up to the fan, which will block 2 screws that need to be loosened for maintenance purpose. The fan has to go in after the granite board.

- Changed switch setting for bathroom light/vent (1 switch for light, 1 for fan, heater is not connected; installed as 1 switch for light and fan, and 1 switch for heater).

- Replace 2-prong electric plugs with the 3-prong ones around the house (Living Room, Dining Area, Family Room, and Bedrooms, each has at least 1 modern plug now, most with 2 or more. Plugs in kitchen and baths are all new, with GFCIs. Both plugs in laundry area are 3-pronged.)

- Tore out all subfloor board in master bath to ensure even surface for cabinet and tub install (ordered from Home Depot long spout for the large tub in master bath, 72in x 36in).

- Transported around 60 boxes of laminate floor boards, and a good number boxes of ceramic tiles (some endurance tests for both Windstar and Jag).

- The fire screen for the living room fireplace came loose (needed an anchor), and the hole in the floor by the living room fireplace was for the gas switch. It needed a grommet (got it from Office Depot).

- Sprinklers around the house needed repairs. New sprinklers were added to the side yard behind the garage for the Wax Leaf Privet and in front of the Master Bedroom French Door (Station 5). A row of sprinklers were added to the back of the main rear lawn (Station 4). The sprinklers in the left front lawn were fixed up for they sustained heavy damage from the dumpsters and all the truck traffic (Station 3). The 2 sprinkler heads to the left of the front entrance were revived after all these years. The flex rubber pipe used to connect them to the right front of the house going through on top of the garage door were bent and straightened up this time (Station 2). It's worth noting that Station 1, the main front lawn, and the control valves along with their connection pipes for all 5 stations, were professionally done 3-4 years ago. That job was rock solid, a perfect example of a job better left to the pro. BTW, the sprinkler controller (timer) was also relocated from the entry closet (demolished) inside to the newly built laundry area in the garage.

- The new back door needed a new screen door. The small bath door was not put back after the tile install, as it turned out to be a bit too long to fit on top of the tiles (a problem left behind by the tile/floor man). The master bath door turned out to be a bit long too after the wood floor install. Our tile/floor man shortened it, but damaged the paint somewhat noticeably. The door needed to be repainted.

- The family room sliding screen doors needed new screens.

- And, another old problem, rain water used to get into the garage in the winter from underneath the back entrance door. It was because the walk path behind the garage had higher grade. The walk path was redone. The culprit, higher grade concrete pavement, were taken out with an 8-pound sledge hammer. Concrete paving stones were put back in. Rain gutter was installed to redirect rain water to the front of the house. Threshold was added to the back door, to reflect direct downpour to the door surface.

Oh, well, we had a small job here, and a small job there. Pretty soon we got what seemed like some never-ending large jobs :-). Some small jobs were already accounted for in other postings (replaced kitchen window sill, worked on exterior window trims, took old carpet out, installed laminate wood floor in family room, fished a 220-volt wire out, put in curtain rods, curtains, and shade, etc.).