{"id":1031,"date":"2019-12-31T18:19:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T18:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/?p=1031"},"modified":"2025-05-23T19:27:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:27:33","slug":"2019-renovations-upkeep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/2019\/12\/31\/2019-renovations-upkeep\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 renovations &amp; upkeep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>2019 major work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>bat proofing<\/strong> $2400 \u2026 &amp; mouse proofing \/ Rocky @ Problem Wildlife &#8211; May 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>locks<\/strong> &#8211; lock on front door &amp; keypad lock on mudroom \/ Amherst Lockworks, May 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>yardwork 2019 &#8211; $1000+<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/2019\/09\/30\/chimney-rebuilt\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/2019\/09\/30\/chimney-rebuilt\/\">chimney<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; rebuilt &amp; height increased &#8211; Domian Masonry, $6750, Sept 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>heat pump<\/strong> &#8211; $8000, Surner &amp; DiBenedetto, Dec. 2019 &#8212; rebate submitted to MassSave<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>roof at 101<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2019\/04\/15 M &#8211; called Shumway Roofing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019\/06\/29 Sat &#8211; Shumway Roofing came in &#8212; got estimate &#8212; recommendation to do chimney first.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019\/07\/08 M &#8211; Alan Shumway (ShumwayRoofing.com) called back &#8212; did a core sample this morning. Reference to Chris Domian \/ Domian Masonry 413-687-2866. Called him &amp; he will visit 7\/9 Tu for inspection. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sept 2019 &#8211; after chimney done (Domian Masonry) contacted Shumway &amp; signed contract; work to begin April\/May 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>chimney<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>July &#8211; Sept 2019: &#8221;&#8217;chimney&#8221;&#8217; $6750 &#8212;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019\/07\/09 Tu &#8211; Chris Domian (domianmasonry@gmail.com) @ <a href=\"413-687-2866\">http:\/\/domianmasonry.com<\/a> Domian Masonry came by; said the bricks are &#8220;spalling&#8221; &#8212; flaking &#8212; observed that it had been partially rebuilt in the past (front left corner, to my eyes, maybe also a little on front right corner) \u2026 and agreed that the opening should be higher to increase airflow in chimney<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will be talking in late August \/ early September<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019\/09\/03 Tu &#8211; Domian Masonry starting to replace chimney &#8212; took the whole chimney down today \u2026 finished around 9\/10. Total $6750.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TOTAL $6750<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>mice &amp; bats<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>bat proofing<\/strong> $2400 \u2026 &amp; mouse proofing \/ Rocky @ Problem Wildlife<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019\/04\/15 M &#8211; called Rocky @ Problem Wildlife for bat proofing. I met with Rocky from Problem Wildlife. We paid him $1200 out of $2400 for bat exclusion \u2026 date to be done later. He&#8217;ll get the bat hotel hung up for us &amp; will do brown metal to make the exclusions look good.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4\/19 Fri &#8211; house appointment w\/ Rocky to discuss<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mid-May: Rocky came by to do exclusions, during the week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5\/18 Sat &#8211; 101 2019 Rocky from Problem Wildlife with his minion Danny came &#8212; they checked the chimney &amp; other places for bats, then did a lot of mouse proofing, along with recommendations for mouseproofing carport storage cabinet &amp; mudroom doors \u2026 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>chronological<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2019\/04\/15 M &#8211; called Shumway Roofing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019\/04\/15 M &#8211; called Rocky @ Problem Wildlife for bat proofing. I met with Rocky from Problem Wildlife. We paid him $1200 out of $2400 for bat exclusion \u2026 date to be done later. He&#8217;ll get the bat hotel hung up for us &amp; will do brown metal to make the exclusions look good.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4\/19 Fri &#8211; house appointment w\/ Rocky to discuss<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mid-May: Rocky came by to do exclusions, during the week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5\/18 Sat &#8211; 101 2019 Rocky from Problem Wildlife with his minion Danny came &#8212; they checked the chimney &amp; other places for bats, then did a lot of mouse proofing, along with recommendations for mouseproofing carport storage cabinet &amp; mudroom doors \u2026 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019\/05\/20 M &#8211; called Amherst Lockworks for front door \u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>summer: called Lyndon Tree for red oak on Broudy \/ north border<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019\/06\/29 Sat &#8211; Shumway Roofing came in &#8212; got estimate &#8212; recommendation to do chimney first.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019\/07\/08 M &#8211; Alan Shumway (ShumwayRoofing.com) called back &#8212; did a core sample this morning. Reference to Chris Domian \/ Domian Masonry 413-687-2866. Called him &amp; he will visit 7\/9 Tu for inspection. [[roof at 101 Red Gate Lane]]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019\/07\/09 Tu &#8211; Chris Domian (domianmasonry@gmail.com) @ <a href=\"413-687-2866\">http:\/\/domianmasonry.com<\/a> Domian Masonry came by; said the bricks are &#8220;spalling&#8221; &#8212; flaking &#8212; observed that it had been partially rebuilt in the past (front left corner, to my eyes, maybe also a little on front right corner) \u2026 and agreed that the opening should be higher to increase airflow in chimney<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019\/07\/22 &#8211; Housecleaners broke one of the glass plates of the back bathroom sink light fixture. Wrote to <a href=\"https:\/\/varaluz.com\">https:\/\/varaluz.com<\/a> Varaluz about Varaluz Illusion. See Back bathroom renovation (2012). (This fixture is GREEN &#8211; recycled light fixture over sink. varaluz illusion. recycled metal, recycled glass, low-VOC finishing.)<br>** replacing glass with Varaluz; getting a new kind (&#8220;rain&#8221;) since they don&#8217;t have the old style. Buying 5 panes this time \u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019\/09\/03 Tu &#8211; Domian Masonry starting to replace chimney &#8212; took the whole chimney down today \u2026 finished around 9\/10. Total $6750.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sept 2019 &#8211; after chimney done (Domian Masonry) contacted Shumway &amp; signed contract; work to begin April\/May 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019\/12\/11 Wed &#8211; heat pump being installed by Surner \u2026 will need annual maintenance. DiBenedetto did electrical, $587.30. Surner &#8211; original quote $7560.87 included a new thermostat; $3780.44 deposit paid Nov. 21; balance needs to have thermostat subtracted b\/c we continued to keep the Nest Gen 3 \u2026 Dec 11 2019 &#8211; new heat pump \/ Surner &#8211; $7560 + $587 electrical DeBenedetto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dec 2019 &#8211; submitted rebate to Mass Save \u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2019 major work roof at 101 chimney mice &amp; bats chronological<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[15,90],"class_list":["post-1031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-renovations","tag-15","tag-annual-renovation-logs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1031"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1097,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1031\/revisions\/1097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lquilter.net\/101\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}