; 2020 major work
- [x] tree … summer 2020
- roof … summer 2020
- [[yardwork 2020]]
- [[house plan 2020-2023]] – to aim for selling summer 2023
== 2020 chronological ==
; Jan 2020
- [x] rebate from Mass Save for heat pump
- 2020/01/10 fri – Surner – furnace cleaning, assessment. – invoice 97134, $409.63 “Bronze Clean & Service” $165; “Tech also replaced the weak transformer and bad pump”; efficiency after was “83%”
** oil pump — pump-A2va7116-Mini “a”3450-New $141.41 and Pump Coupling Beckett $8.83
** transformer W/base all-standard, $80– coil on the burner on the furnace - 2020/01/31 – ordering house # from etsy “bythenumbers.com” after getting ANOTHER mis-delivered package last night
; summer 2020
- June – July – August — [[yardwork 2020]]
** 2020 July – large red oak on north border taken down, $2400 split with neighbors (lightning strike winter of 2018/19 we think) … also wood chipping a brush pile … Lashko or Lash Co — 413-537-0407 cell, 413-534-8733
** woodchips north paths
** gravel for gravel border along front of house
** planting blueberries & raspberries on blueberry hill - 2020 July – [[roof at 101 Red Gate Lane]] being replaced by Alan Shumway Roofing – approx $45k … finished 2020/07/31
- July – back bathroom light fixtures
** 7/14 ordering replacements for Varaluz light in back bathroom — LED lamps to replace the 50W halogen G-style
** replaced halogen lightbulbs in back bathroom with LEDs - July – street number on side of house
** 7/14 hanging up street number on side of house by carport — it looks great! - July – M fixed leaking back bathroom faucet (Delta faucet, needed new plastic part)
- July – [[utility closet at 101]]
** cleaning & sweeping utility closet
** ordering & installing racks to closet for brooms etc
** July – ordered metal baskets for supplies for third wall
** [ ] … install metal baskets - ”’2020/07/14 – sunroom window”’
** calling Amherst Glass about sunroom window - July/August – sunroom french door doorknobs
** 7/14 – $480 — ordered new french door doorknobs from [https://ModKnobs.com ModKnobs.com] — the old ones were ugly, brassy, and non-functional – $135 for full set, $105 for full dummy set — two sets …
** ordered doorknobs for sunroom doors, from ModKnobs, close to $500 for all four sets - July / August – shower door handles
** orering replacement shower door handles
** trying to do shower door handles … rusted screws … WD-40 unsuccesful, Liquid Wrench being tried 8/1 … successful! new handle applied. - 2020/08/11 – Stanley with Complete Pest Control to refill termite bait stations, inspect for bees along roofline, deal with [[mice at 101]] in basement & mudroom … [[pest control at 101]] … $415
; October 2020
- glass replaced over sunroom / Amherst Glass
- wood frame replaced over sunroom windows / Jay Watson (Maplewood)
- power washing walls & deck / Jay Watson (Maplewood)
- [[mice at 101]]
; November 2020
- [[mice at 101]]
- mudroom — sealing up interior
- staining of walls around sunroom, front of house … put nails back in for board at front of house (Jay Watson / Maplewood)
- [[basement cleanup 2020]]
; December
- Jay Watson @ 50 Maplewood Drive, 413-522-7769 – final bill, 2020/12/07 – Oct 5-9, Nov 16-20 – $3,082.73
- [[basement cleanup 2020]]
- Sump pump basement system – Water level watch alarms rang on 12/25 because pumps turning off and water levels getting high. Called Leader & decided we were not in imminent danger of flooding. After discussion w/ M about covid-19 anxiety, we scheduled for Tuesday 12/29 for maintenance. (Last sump pump maintenance was 2018; supposed to be annual….) The Leader Basement Systems people showed up – did “flood test” of our sump pump. Both pumps working but not very well. 9 years old; typical pumps have 3 year warranties & last about 5 years. We replaced both @ $389 (?) each. Dehumidifier also checked — new filter, new coil or something … total $900-something.