2022 renovations & upkeep

  • Ash Hill – stonework wall, stepping stones, spillway & stone deck
  • landscaping / rewilding project – 2022 yardwork2022 planting
    • removed decrepit rotting patio
    • re-built wall
    • added pavers
    • re-built drainage in two places
  • staining of exterior
  • electrical at 101 – quite a lot of broken fixtures replaced, plus fluorescents removed, plus two-prong outlets upgraded, plus exterior light plugs replaced
  • basement dehumidifier replaced
  • lock work — deadbolt on mudroom, keypad on basement door

2022 chronological

  • 2022 yardwork2022 planting – starting … april?
  • June – new utility pole installed … 6/24 power moved to new pole
  • August 2022 – starting 8/1 – Jay Watson’s crew. Approximately $9000.
    • Chris, Josh, Sean … Jay’s son Zach …
    • $8545 + $494.81 to Cohl’s
    • cleaning exterior of house, taking out the rotted hexagon patio … staining house … still going thru 8/10
    • finish sunroom door handle
    • sunroom screen fixes
    • basement door screen fix
    • stain & clean exterior wood
  • 8/12 – Complete Pest Control (Stanley) – termite stations, mouse bait
  • August 2022 – Green Man of Leverett (Dan Griffith) — stonework, $14,250
    • Project 1: Rebuilding Ash Hill wall … starting wed 8/10 – $6850
    • Project 2: Adding more stepping stones around the path (M addition), fixing spillway off the new scupper, modifying original spillway off the main scupper, extending back patio around sunroom on the dining room side… finished thursday 8/25 – $6300
    • Project 3: Extending back patio a bit more on the sunroom side – monday 8/29 – $1100
  • 11/23 wed – DryZone Basement Systems. Approximately $2000. Maintenance on sump pumps and replaced basement dehumidifier (Sanidry) with Sanidry Sedona … uses less electricity, smaller body, shifted to the pingpong side. approximately $2k
  • 11/28 mon – Amherst Lockworks (Derek). Approximately $500
    • Added deadbolt to mudroom exterior door. Replaced regular doorknob lock with passage set.
    • Added Schlage electric keypad to back basement door deadbolt.
  • 11/30 wed – Stanley w/ Complete Pest Control. Approximately $500 — termite bait stations, mice bait stations, mice blocking under sink, under stove, in basement to sink and from oil pipe
  • 12/8 th – DogWatch electric dog fence installed …

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