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Woodworking and Other Projects

To Do (Shopping List)

House Interior

  • Build plant stands (design 1, design 2)
  • Build end tables
  • Bathroom shelf
  • Upgrade desk
    1. Attach plywood back
    2. Knobs
    3. Buy rubber mat for under filing cabinet (done)
  • Tile/floor separators
  • Molding

House Exterior

  • Paint
  • Remove moss from roofs
  • Fix molding around doors and windows
  • Attach screen door
  • Attach window screens

Gifts

  • Mom's trays

Other

  • External Frame for Backpack

Completed

  • Birdhouses (Plans: Wren, Bluebird/More Bluebird, Coffee Can)
    • Jessica (Wren - green leaves)
    • the LaBontes (Wren - autumn leaves)
    • Joel's Grandmother (Coffee Can - autumn leaves)
    • Joel and Felicia (Bluebird)
    • Poppi (Bluebird)
    • Anne (Coffee Can - Painters, paint splatters, dripped paint, and face and back of can are white with little cans and brushes)
  • Squirrel houses (Reference, Plan)
    • Felicia and Joel
    • Uncle Rich
  • Stabilize and Decoupage Dresser (and install drawer slides)
  • Fix exposed screws on motorcycle shed
  • Bat Boxes (Plan)
    • Zane
  • Replace Bathroom Caulk (Instructions, More Instructions)
  • Replace Bathroom Window Sill
  • Hanging Tomato Buckets
  • Chicken Coop (Plan/Idea)
  • Decoupage Map Bookcase
  • Chicken Gate (Plan/Posts) and Fence
  • Hedgehog Boardwalk
  • Chicken Feeder (Plan)
  • Tipsy Pots (Plan)
  • Replacement Hedgehog Table with undershelf (Plan)

New House Finished

  • Gardening
    1. Get potting soil
    2. Plant interior plants
    3. Get fertilizer
    4. Transplant plants outside
  • Fix exterior faucet
  • Build Daybed
    1. Order attachment pieces
    2. Draw out and write up plan
    3. Cut wood to size
    4. Build arms
    5. Build shelves
    6. Attach arms to crossbars
    7. Add supports and install plywood base
    8. Buy foam
    9. Paint shelves
    10. Upholster
  • Cut and install blinds for living room
  • Paint walls
    • Get samples of paint
    • Test samples
    • Buy paint and painting supplies
    • Paint paint paint
  • Fix fence
    • Cut back ivy
    • Plan post holes
    • Dig post holes
    • Install posts
    • Attach fencing
  • Lay Tile in Utility Room
    • Drill holes in particle board around water heater
    • Remove particle board
    • Smooth edges of particle board with chisel
    • Read section in book about laying tile
    • Measure out room as described in book
    • Plan out laying of tile
    • Calculate how much of everything I need
    • Check tile store on 7th
    • Update tile plan splash tiles
    • Update quantities with splash tiles
    • Buy plywood, backer board, thinset adhesive, sanded grout, CPE sheet membrane 30-mil thick, caulk, tile spacers, tile sealant, nails, stud finder, chalk marking line and tile
    • Shop vac utility room
    • Lay plywood
    • Apply adhesive
    • Lay backer board
    • Let dry for 24 hours
    • Mark where tiles go
    • Apply adhesive and lay tile
    • Let dry
    • Apply grout
    • Clean
    • Let dry
    • Put in wall spacers
    • Let dry
    • Put in wall/splash tile
  • Install Tile in Kitchen
    • Cut out injured section
    • Buy thin plywood
    • Shop vac cut area
    • Install plywood
    • Apply adhesive
    • Lay backer board
    • Let dry for 24 hours
    • Mark where tiles go
    • Apply adhesive and lay tile
    • Apply grout
    • Let dry
    • Put in wall spacers
    • Let dry
    • Install splash tiles
    • Install wood separators
  • Check Kitchen Flooring
    • Check by sanding kitchen floor under fridge to be sure that wood is okay
  • Patch Hole in Wall
    • Measure hole (done)
    • Buy patching materials (drywall, drywall tape) (done)
    • Patch hole
  • Install smoke alarm
  • Repair Oak Flooring
    • Price oak flooring
    • Buy oak flooring, dowels to fix flooring and plywood
    • Make any necessary cuts to plywood
    • Install plywood in hall
    • Install oak flooring in hall, being sure to fix squeak
    • Fill holes and dings in living room flooring
  • Repair Fir Flooring
    • Find source for fir flooring
    • Buy thin plywood or shims to fix bedroom floor section
    • Fix flooring in bedroom and computer room
  • Sand Wood Floors
    • Shop vac all floors
    • Remove any nails or staples
    • Sand floor
    • Clean floors thoroughly
    • Apply polyurethane to floors
    • Let dry for 2 hours
    • Apply polyurethane to floors
    • Let dry for 2 hours
    • Sand floors
    • Reclean floors
    • Apply polyurethane to floors
    • Let dry for 24 hours

Abandoned

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