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To Do List 06/22/2022

Remodeling

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1. Fix the dangleing by wires light bulb, outside the back or side of the house.
   • Cost: TBD  || Urgency: YES
   Current Status
   • Thu 06/23/2022 - Sons are aware it's my highest priority
2. Change the three light bulbs on the pole in front of the house
   • Cost: Free || Urgency: YES
   Current Status
   • Wed 06/22/2022 - Abdul thinks there are three new bulbs in the house
     • and he has the correct tool to change the bulbs.
3. Change the iridescent light bulb in the cement of the fence near the Gate.
   • Cost: TBD || Urgency: NO
   Current Status
   • Wed 06/22/2022 - Abdul thinks there might be a new bulb in the house
   • Sun 06/26/2022 - I need to ask again, and verify they have the right tool to remove cover.
4. Fix the Doorbell in the cement of the fence near the Gate above of the iridescent bulb light.
   • Cost: TBD || Urgency: YES
5. Improve the Grass in the Front Yard
   • Cost: TBD || Urgency: NO
   • Replace the grass that is there, with the right type of grass.
   • It requires regular watering and maintenace after the yard is fixed up.
   Current Status
   • Sat 06/25/2022 - Sons bought the correct type of grass seed
     • used rake to loosen the soil.
6. Change the color of the Grills from Black to the original White
   • Cost: TBD || Urgency: NO
   • the Gate to the Driveway
   • the Grills around the Veranda
7. Replace all the Awnings
   • Cost: TBD || Urgency: NO
   Current Status
   • Sat 06/25/2022 - Joan and I agreed to store the currently used Awnings as "backup" because they are custom fitted.
     • She knows where they can be placed in the house when stored.
8. New Cabinets for the Laundry Room
   • Cost: TBD || Urgency: NO
   • Price the difference between buying, shipping, customs, from US to Jamaica
   • or just buying in Jamaica
   Current Status
   • Sat 06/25/2022 - Sons were in stores looking at cabinets
     • they sent Joan pictures from the store, they may be aware of prices
     • do you have to buy the counter separate
9. re-Tiling outside Laundry Room
   • Cost: TBD || Urgency: NO
   • including, add cement to raise the "floor" to the same hight as the now permanently closed septic tanks or drainage covers
   • Debate - have tiles from the house all the way to the fence, or a smaller area close to the house, is the gutter in the way ?
   • place a picnic table on it
   • hide the white pvc pipes outside the house
   • Add electric outlets outside
10. Build or Buy a Barbeque Grill
    • Cost: TBD || Urgency: NO
    • Debate - Propane, Charcol, Wood, or All
    • Just buy one or build one ?
    • If built - how decorative should it be ?
    • Can it be built with Cinder blocks and bricks ?
    • Exactly where to place it.
11. Cloths Line
    • Cost: Free || Urgency: NO
    • take away the lines, we now use a dryer
    • leave the poles and place solor powered lamps
12. The Gutter that was built to go around the back of the house, will have a brand new grill on top of it,
    • Cost: TBD || Urgency: NO
    • parts of the side walls have to be rebuilt, with that tree in mind
    • Debate - for the new grill, the entire length or some of it (don't do the last end of it because its in the back yard) ?
    Current Status
    • Sat 06/25/2022 - I asked for current pictures of the entire trench in the back yard.
      • Ask Joan if she received them yet.
13. the Fence
    • Cost: TBD || Urgency: NO
    • replacing the entire fence or just the back half
    • remove the original cement posts
    • decide between a shiney new chain link fence or the white pvc fence for privacy
    • what hight should the new fence be: 4, 5, or 6 feet tall ?
    • have solor powered lights or LED light strips on the new posts or fence
14. Remove the Shed from the back
    • Cost: TBD || Urgency: NO
    • How much to rent a disposal container ?
15. Remove Satelite Disk from roof
    • Cost: TBD || Urgency: NO
    • Can it go into a rented disposal container ?
    • Can you get money as scrap metal ?
16. Think about adding a second floor
    • Cost: TBD || Urgency: NO
    • Can the first floor structure support the weight of a second floor ?
    • Could we rent it or the downstairs ?
    • Could a servent live there ?
    • Could it have a kitchen and bathroom ?
    • Could it have it's own outside or inside stairs and door entrance ?
17. Get a copy of the Original Evaluation Report
    • Cost: TBD || Urgency: YES
    • Can the boys take scann the entire report and email it to us ?
      • If not, Can they take pictures of it with their cell phone ?
    Current Status
    • Sun 06/26/2022 - Kamar will send us pictures.
  
18. Install Security Cameras in and outside the House | Security Cameras Information
    • Cost: TBD || Urgency: NO
    • Specific Requests:
      1. Outdoor Cameras to withstand weather
      2. Can an Outdoor Camera be placed on the pole with the three bulbs in the front yard ?
      3. Indoor Cameras should have a way to turn off for privacy
         • only turned on when house is empty
      4. All Cameras have backup battery incase electricity is cut off
      5. All cameras send video to the cloud, to be kept for the latest 24 hours
      6. Think of a system to keep wifi on when electricity is off, even for 20 to 30 minutes
         • Solor panels and the proper batteries would be too expensive
         • Can we do it with Car Batteries and something to give backup power to wifi and possibly the cable box too
      7. Should we get them with motion detectors ? And how to set the sensitivity of them.
      8. reserve
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Prepare to ship the boys belongings

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1. Prepare to ship Kamars "Racing and Show" Car
   • Including, the engine block stored in the back room.
   • Specific tools may also have to be shipped to Florida
   • How much to store car in it's current condition nearby in Florida ?
   • Purchase a cover and place it on the car soon.
     • Will the cats damage the cover for the car ?
     • Should they still feed the cats on top of the car when the cover is on it ?
2. Prepare to ship the boys mattresses
3. Compare cost to buy or to ship - master bedroom set and another bedroom set

Goods already stored in Florida

1. we have dishes for them in the apt

To Do Items Completed

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1. Toilet in Guest Bathroom, valve has to be turn off when not in use
   • valve has to be turn off when not in use, otherwise a leak
   • when plumbing tape was applied, the leak stopped
   • no need to turn off valve when not in use