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The 1 Year List

Posted on September 6, 2016March 7, 2025 By stega

So in a year and a bit, this is the list of major projects we have managed to complete.  I consider it basically a score card and thus my self-review if managing things here was a traditional 9-5 job.

  1. Re-keyed all the locks (27 to be exact).
  2. Replaced the well tank…eventually.
  3. Replaced the drain pipes on the south side of the house.
  4. Sealed the driveway (most of it anyway).
  5. Replaced the flat roofs.
  6. Replaced the old water softener and RO system.
  7. Replaced the broken septic tank.
  8. Put hardwood flooring in my office and the blue room.
  9. Painted the blue room (it was once purple).
  10. Tore down the old dog kennel.
  11. Tore down the old horse shelter.
  12. Installed a new main electrical panel and brought our service up to 200Amps.
  13. Cleaned out the trash heap, removed all the antennas from the roofs and all the coax and other wires fromn the exterior of the house. (Our total so far is 4 dumpsters 5 dumpsters filled.)
  14. Removed two rotting decks.
  15. Installed a new hot tub.
  16. Had the giant eucalyptus tree trimmed and many others on the property.
  17. Repaired a water-damaged closet and a water-damaged utility closet door.
  18. Learned how to deal with feral cats without using weapons.
  19. Set to work on the Great Wall of Purgatory project, as one of many, many other projects.
  20. Got the pool in better shape.
  21. Created a digital floorplan that is basically accurate.
  22. Created and maintained a website for the property to share the fun.

Of course this is just major items that have been completed; many small things like spreading wood chips, cleaning out stable stalls, creating a filing system to keep things organized, replacing the kitchen fridge and making the place livable are not on it. Plus we spend time doing our own personal projects like building race cars and creating random things, but for a single year, this list covers about 2/3 of the items that were on it when we closed escrow, and while new items have been added, I’m happy to say the list is shorter in length overall compared to when we started.

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