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Project Details

Stone Patio

Tasks ToDo

  • Seal and clean up fan / attic interface
  • Insulate the basement around the fire place
  • Install heat/UV lamp in guest bathroom
  • Finish sanding and paint guest bathroom (thanks mom!!)
  • Termite and ant inspection (our small coconut smelling guys)
  • Spring cleaning of unfinished basement (make excercise area, airplane area, computer area and install shelves)
  • Buy and mount and wire an external WiFi antenna for access to the LAN
  • Mount Square Shooter HDTV antenna in a good place
  • Fully insulate the attic
  • Seal and paint the replacement shelf above the television (and the entire TV area while you're at it… need a fresh coat)
  • Get chimney cleaned
  • Get air ducts cleaned
  • Clean walls of utility room, then coat with mold deterrent
  • Mold remediation in attic

Things to Buy

  • Shutters for the front of the house that are not wood (no painting!)
  • New door for the porch (measure it and get the right size!)
  • Maryland flag for the front
  • Buy/Install a new chimney flue
  • Dividers for garden on East end of house
  • Shelving for basement
  • Elliptical trainer
  • Get a new garage door and garage door opener that is kid friendly
  • Rocking chair for front and back porch (those wooden swinging chairs)
  • Water heater… our current one bubbles and churns a lot, how about one with no tank?
  • Outdoor wireless antenna & mounting & cables
  • A HDTV television of some kind, it doesn't have to be huge, just a good viewing angle (darn the luck)
  • Cleaning service for chimney and air ducts

House Cleaning

I found this online and it looks like a good place to start:

Everyone has his or her own idea of what clean is. If you take a look in a number of different homes around the country, you will probably see different degrees of clean. A person’s house that does not seem to be as clean to you, may seem to be spotless to them or to someone else. Different people tolerate dirt and mess differently.

Once you have an idea of how clean you actually want your home to be, you can determine just how often each task will need to be done. Set realistic goals. If you work forty hours a week and take care of a family, you may not be able to wash your floors two or three times a week. Although, the more family members that can contribute to the household chores, the better your chances of having the clean home you desire. But, having more family members also means having more cleaning to do.

To decide how often you will need to clean, you need to decide how clean you want your home. Do you want it to be tidy, clean or absolutely spotless?

Tidy: things are picked up and look neat

Clean: everything is clean and ready for unexpected guests

Spotless: you could eat off of the floor

TO HAVE A TIDY HOME:

BASIC CLEANING

Straightening up- 2x every week

Garbage- 2x every week

Dusting- 1x every other week

Dusting out of reach- 1x every month

Spot-cleaning walls etc.- 1x every other week

Washing walls- 1x every year

Vacuuming- 2-3x every month

Carpet spots- 1x every week

Shampooing carpets- 1-3x every year

Dusting blinds- quarterly

Washing blinds- 1x every year

CLEANING THE BATHROOM

Sinks- every day

Mirrors- 1x every week

Toilet- 1x every week

Wipe shower- 2x every week

Clean shower- 1x every week

KITCHEN CLEANING

Sink- 1x every week

Sweep floors- 1x every week

Mop floors- 1x every week

Wax floors- 1x every month

Clean stove/oven- as needed

TO HAVE A CLEAN HOME:

Straightening up- 4x every week

Garbage- 3x every week

Dusting- 1x every week

Dusting out of reach- 2x every month

Spot-cleaning walls etc.- 1x every week

Washing walls- 1x every year

Vacuuming- 1x every week

Carpet spots- 2x every week

Shampooing carpets- 2-4x every year

Dusting blinds- 6x every year

Washing blinds- 1x every year

CLEANING THE BATHROOM

Sinks- every day

Mirrors- 2x every week

Toilet- 1x every week

Wipe shower- 4x every week

Clean shower- 1x every week

KITCHEN CLEANING

Sink- 3x every week

Sweep floors- 2x every week

Mop floors- 1x every week

Wax floors- 1x every month

Clean stove/oven- as needed

TO HAVE A SPOTLESS HOME:

Straightening up- 7x every week

Garbage- 3x every week

Dusting- 3x every week

Dusting out of reach- 1x every week

Spot-cleaning walls etc.- 3x every week

Washing walls- 2x every year

Vacuuming- 4x every week

Carpet spots- 7x every week

Shampooing carpets- 1x every month

Dusting blinds- 1x every month

Washing blinds- 2x every year

CLEANING THE BATHROOM

Sinks- every day

Mirrors- every day

Toilet- 2x every week

Wipe shower- every day

Clean shower- 2x every week

KITCHEN CLEANING

Sink- every day

Sweep floors- 5x every week

Mop floors- 2x every week

Wax floors- 1x every month

Clean stove/oven- as needed

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