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Interior Painting

Estimate

This is what I was starting from.

Gary started painting the house 2024-05-16.

Contract

From: Gary Skalandunas over Instant Message 2024-04-06,
Adress: 6 Lincoln Road Newtown, Ct 06470,
Phone: (203) 733-6271


Hi Brian, the price for the work at your house is $18,500. The price includes paint and materials. I will clean the trim where it is needed. 1 coat of polyurethane on all the trim. That also includes the bottom of the kitchen cabinets. They will need 3 coats of polyurethane. Patch and paint walls and ceilings. 2 coats on walls and ceiling. The dining room is going to take 3 or 4 coats to cover. The job is going to take me 2 months to complete. Call me if you have any questions to discuss. Thanks for the opportunity. Gary

Spring Cleanup

Carlos and his crew from IR Full Service LLC came and cleaned up the whole yard.

  • they brought down the broken tree on the other side of the drive,
  • cleared all the brush on the left side of the drive, and
  • cleared the brush in the back yard on the right side,
  • raked the yard all the way to the top of the hill and cleared the flower beds,
  • moved all the rocks around the tree in front of the sharm to the back wall.
They weren't cheap ($1,000) but did a great job. Best Spring clean up ever.

General Notes About the House

Greg's Affordable Lawn Care and Snow Removal - (203) 510-6747 (203) 510-6747 https://gregslawnandsnow.com/?fbclid=IwAR3QjozK7xYsx9X9UTCr9mxns8satSE3PEcN4yU3u-mxxb2LmTuESENlUtI

2024-03-25 - Cleanup phone number from telephone pole (203) 695-3780 Sweeny Services

https://i-r-full-service.com/Spring-Clean-Up_Woodbury_CT.htm

  • 2020-07-23 -- Had the gutters cleaned. Not too happy but it is what it is.
  • 2016-08-25 -- We got the house painted in the summer of 2016. $13,000
  • 2016 - Replaced the hot water tank.
  • 2008-11-14 -- (or there about)Got a new roof for $10,000
  • 2007-08-07 -- The well fixed today $3,023.00.

Future Projects

  • Swistrax Tiles for the garge floor. $5.00 a square foot (expensive) for 2,000 square feet.

  • Paint the whole house. My guess is $20,000

Hot Tub Filters

I don't know the last time I bought filters. The tub seems foamy even though the water is not that old and we've been in it twice. We'll see what new filters do (cost $40.00). Replaces Marquis 20092.

Carpenter Bees

We've got some carpenter bees living in the porch. This article tells you how to get rid of them.

Deck Chair Warranty

Bought chairs for the deck.

Download

Porch Project

Bids

Had two previous bids for $20,000. We'll see what he comes in with.

2023-10-30 - Phil Theeb

We accepted the bid by Phil for $8,700. He started somewhere close to November 15th and was 99% done by November 25th. He did a great job and just has to finish up some trim. We need to paint

See Also the Railing Notes

Before Pictures

Porch Boards

1x4 //Douglas Flooring $2.40 and foot at Rings End

Steps and Riser

⁵⁄₄ x 6 A and BTR. Western Red Cedar VG Boards S1S-2E $16.00 a foot

Bathroom Project

Average Costs

Forbes Article

Title Work

  • $2,000 for labor
  • Floor 40 square feet (5x8) of tile at $13 = $540
  • Shower walls 50 square feet of tile at $13 = $650
  • Total: $3,190 for tile work

Counter Top

Materials from Lowes

Lowes - Re-Bath bathroom redo.


Older Entries

From Floor and Decor

adessi Sundance II hexagon porcelain mosaic $14.00 10x11

Edessa Brick Matte 2x8 $1.29

73 in. Vanity"

Corby found this, not bad. Dolomite Beige Pinwheel . Brass City Tiles

Deck Project


I was feeling kind of lethargic so I decided to take on refinishing the deck myself. I had tried to use a stripper on the deck last fall but it didn't work very well. I had a belt sander so I sanded one board and then wet it so I could get and idea as to what it might look like. The image to the left is what the finished product might look like. We'll see. It's just knotty cedar so it won't ever look great but...

You can click the images to see a full sized image.

It's hard work to sand on you hands and knees. I started with a belt sander and while it worked I kept breaking the sanding belts. I ended up buying a Dewalt angle grinder. The photo to the left is not very good. The boards look better than the picture. I'll post one when every thing is bleached.

Below is a small video showing existing progress. As you can see it makes a lot of dust!

Cold Climate Heat Pumps

Based on our research, the best cold climate heat pump is Mitsubishi's Hyper-Heating, or H2i. Listed as Mitsubishi's M-Series or P-Series for home installation, these heat pumps maintain their full heating capacity down to 5F, and can produce useful heat down to -13F.

A guess as to cost $12,620 - $16,450

Wirecutter Guide to Heat Pumps

Railing Notes

Intallation Notes

15 balusters per 6' of rail. $65 a linear foot as ball park.

Intallation Instuctions from Vintage Woodworks.

Ideas

Mix the flat sawn with thin square balisters.

Sandwich Railing

Materials

Railings from Rings End

Links

Simple Railing from the Spruce

How to build a front porch railing.

Interior Paint Colors

What Color to use Inside?

One lady's favorite colors

Whites

White Dove is more gray while Simply white is warmer. I think we should go with Simple White.Source:

Top Choices?

Heat Was Out

We Had No Heat This Morning

I called Wesson before 8, 8:20 and 10. They came out about 11 and got it fixed.

Siding For the House

In July we sign a contract with Harmony Home Improvements. They started at the end of October. The cost was $68,000 (not worth it)

Everlast Colors - Sand Dune, MistyTaupe

Kash Clean Up

Kash and Keith cleaned up several trees - $4,300

Driveway

American Asphalt Co Inc.
356 Munger Lane, Bethlehem, CT 06751
Phone: (203) 266-7368

H L Bennett Jr Inc.
60 Bennett Square
Southbury, CT 06488.
Phone: (203) 264-5645.
Business Types: Driveway Contractors, Excavation Contractors, Septic Tanks & Systems Cleaning

Last cleaned: 2016-03-14

Dimensions

  • 12 feet wide
  • Parking Area: 70' long 20' wide
  • Driveway: 272' long
  • 3,240 + 1,400 = 4,640
  • Expected cost between $27 -37 thousand

Septic

H L Bennett Jr Inc.
60 Bennett Square
Southbury, CT 06488.
Phone: (203) 264-5645.
Business Types: Driveway Contractors, Excavation Contractors, Septic Tanks & Systems Cleaning

Last cleaned:

  • 2024-11-08 $310
  • 2020-12-10
  • 2016-03-14

Kitchen Update

We did the kitchen in 2007