Category: renovations
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Ecobee thermostat
Our Nest thermostat, about 8 years old, stopped working on its heat pump wire about a month ago. We did not know what was happening; why was the house cold? (Because the oil burner wouldn’t go on unless the temperature was below freezing, and it mostly wasn’t, but it was still cold because the heat…
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backdoor keypad
Installed a keypad & new knob on the back door; the old knob, about 11 years old, was getting stuck, and we wanted a keypad anyway. Schlage! Amherst Lockworks.
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sunroom windows replaced
2015 june
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Keypad locks
Mudroom / carport door – Basement door – 2021 – Back hallway back door – 2023
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hallway lighting
Added track lighting to back hallway — after large 8 foot fluorescent tubes were removed as a fire hazard
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pink bathroom linoleum and paint
Repainted summer 2014 – Daneen
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kitchen lighting
BulbSquare – LED lights Jay Watson installing
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Back bathroom
At long last, we are putting in cabinets (instead of free-standing open shelving) and a sink vanity (instead of a plain sink). Jay Watson’s crew are doing the work — I met w/ Jay Tuesday Sept. 19 to figure it out. Timing will depend on weather, as they are also trying to get some of…
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Fun new mcm style light switch plates
We brought in two fun new midcentury modern-style cat-themed light switch plates. These replaced the previous light plates — silvery metal, an attempt to capture something of the chrome style of the rusting plates that were here when we moved in 2012 — but the metal wasn’t holding up well, either, with perpetual tarnishing /…
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sunroom door sticking
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mailbox
2022/08/03 – mailbox attached near front door (Jay Watson’s crew) 2021/10/16 – ordered mailbox (wall-mounted) from etsy / CeCeWorkers – black steel, walnut, large …
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exterior lighting
Replaced motion detector light in carport Replaced exterior floods at side of sunroom, outside of mudroom, and on stone patio Replaced overhead back door light with LED Replaced mudroom & carport storage fluorescent fixtures with LED fixtures