Sunday, August 01, 2004
Behold! Handyman Worketh!
The much needed repairs on the house are listed on the refrigerator door. As they are completed, they are scratched off. So far, I have reinsulated the steam pipes under the living room, insulated the floor and covered the joists with a 6 mil plastic to keep the moisture from migrating upwards. I changed the lighting, switch and outlet in the basement to 20th century standards and insulated the hot and cold water pipes.
The next project was to tear off and replace the old clapboard above the computer room. It was only a small triangle of area, but unsightly. I also repositioned the gutter so the water would run to the down spout, not away from it and drip on piano lesson clientele.
Next, I began to work on the leaking basement. I took out the bricks leading to the outside basement stairs and relaid them in sand that would lead water away from the foundation, not to it. Then I began patching up holes in the cinder block where water was spouting out. I plan to then paint it with UGL paint to do the final seal.
There is still the window sills to do, repointing another basement wall, and laying down some tar at the foundation to keep the water from seeping down there. If I can motivate Donna, we have four 6X6 windows that need reglazing. We got a heat gun to do this. So this time off work has allowed me to get many projects completed to bring this house up to standard.
The next project was to tear off and replace the old clapboard above the computer room. It was only a small triangle of area, but unsightly. I also repositioned the gutter so the water would run to the down spout, not away from it and drip on piano lesson clientele.
Next, I began to work on the leaking basement. I took out the bricks leading to the outside basement stairs and relaid them in sand that would lead water away from the foundation, not to it. Then I began patching up holes in the cinder block where water was spouting out. I plan to then paint it with UGL paint to do the final seal.
There is still the window sills to do, repointing another basement wall, and laying down some tar at the foundation to keep the water from seeping down there. If I can motivate Donna, we have four 6X6 windows that need reglazing. We got a heat gun to do this. So this time off work has allowed me to get many projects completed to bring this house up to standard.
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