New House Projects Punchboard
A breakdown of all the home improvement
projects we're planning on doing over the course of the next couple of years
in the house. More to come as we move forward. Want
to suggest one? Drop me an Email.
Struck through projects are done. And no, there aren't that many
that are done yet.


1. Door from garage
to front walkway.
2. Create a pathway alongside
of house to gate into backyard.
3. Wall topper for pathway
alongside of house. The exposed metal hooks in concrete look is just so passe.
4. Window in 3rd bedroom/office
facing backyard.
4a.
Also a window along the wall where our bed is in the master bedroom. Better
light and airflow.
5. Skylights in the hallway,
master bath, office space and maybe nursery.
6. Kitchen remodel -
6a. remove linoleum
6b. remove crappy counters
6c. remove crappy cabinets and replace
with a more modern look and more practical space in the cabinets.
7. Master bathroom and closet.
8. Backyard -
8a.
stone patio
8b.
clearing out the huge bush
8c.
chopping down the tree
8d.
setting the fire pit into place
8e.
creating a garden area
8f.
planting some privacy hedges
8g.
repairing and replacing the fence
8h.
building a BBQ area.
8i.
railroad ties to frame gate
to road
8j. replace lattice work gate to under
house
8k. seal off under house airvent
to animal critter
8l. repair and
replace fence
9. Garage -
9a.
work benches power tools, testosterone, mashed fingers. Oh boy!
9b.
camper shell hoist to store shell out of way.
9c. break down boxes, compile
packing materials into trash bags
10. Laundry chute from master
bedroom to laundry room.
11. Foyer -
11a.
switch the door on its hinges so it opens the other way
11b.
open up staircase to get rid of some of the claustrophobia in the entryway.
12. Painting -
12a.
most of the interior walls
12b.
retexturing master bedroom which now has what I call spooge wall.
13. Building a queen or king
sized bed platform with drawers for storage underneath.
14. Build a bar into the kitchen
or outside.
15. Build some covering over
the deck to decrease the stark exposure of it.
16. Hot tub for the back yard.
17. Replace carpets.
18. Window treatments.
19. Top of the stairway treatment,
open up the solid wall for better flow.
20. Hang dartboard.
21. Closet door removal.
Put up door curtains to closet.
22. Nursery space - paint
and prepare for the wee one's arrival.
23. Concrete removal by front
pathway, jackhammering it to pieces and then hauling it off.
24. Hang pictures, put away non essential
stuff and create a home-like atmosphere.