Category: renovations
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roof replaced 2020
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2020 renovations & upkeep
; 2020 major work == 2020 chronological == ; Jan 2020 ; summer 2020 ; October 2020 ; November 2020 ; December
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sunroom door handles
Old handles were an old-fashioned style that did not flow with the modern approach, and hands could get jammed while turning them. New doorknobs are modern and delightful. But, hands can still get jammed! ModKnobs July/August – sunroom french door doorknobs
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shower door handles
The … aluminum? shower door handle broke. Replacing it was more of an ordeal than one might imagine, because the screw attaching it was so deeply rusted that one couldn’t take it out.
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heat pump
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2019 renovations & upkeep
2019 major work roof at 101 chimney mice & bats chronological
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chimney rebuilt
Some of the old brick was spalling, so we had the chimney rebuilt, with an increased height to improve drafting from the fireplace. The spalling was likely also responsible for some seeping that happened along the edge of the chimney. There was a little minor staining & flaking on some of the ceiling plaster, above…
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2018 renovations & upkeep
; 2018 major work
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basement insulation & water vapor barriers
Stemmed from MassSave – and Mass Save reimbursed a lot of this work.
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bat-proofing
Bat saga. 2018/08/03 fri – BATS
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fluorescent bulb meltdown
Early in our tenure here — maybe 2013? — a fluorescent light fixture in the middle bedroom closet melted, with a horrible plastic smell. We took it out, and then eyed the others with some anxiety. In 2022, we replaced all the rest of the old fluorescent tube fixtures throughout the house with LED fixtures…
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oil tank replaced
Surner