Blood, sweat and tears...(Not really tears, but definitely blood and sweat.)

Hello friends, Dan, John, Cassie and I spent this morning cleaning up the hou

se. We managed to get A LOT done in a short amount of time. I thought I'd post some pictures as an introduction to the house, and then further down I'll post the list we made of what else needs to be done in order to make our home move-in-friendly. 

1403 N. Sims Street. Notice the nice tree.

Here are some rooms of the house during the clean-up. I would have loved to take before and after pictures, but my camera died. So, this is somewhere in the middle when the batteries re-awakened.

                          

We found some strange things, including an almost-exploded ancient jar of apple sauce and some jars of unidentified rotting-ness (not pictured due to the freaking pain it is to post pictures on blogspot).

But the best part was the incredible piles of stuff we were able to throw out of the second story window and pile by the curb and under the car port. 

                         

WARNING: LONG LIST

And now, on to the list. Don't be intimidated, some of these things are quick fixes. This is for us to see what else needs to be done for each room. If you see a task you're itching to do or a cost you're willing to cover, please give a shout-out to somebody in town. Or, better yet, show up at the house as a surprise!

Main Room

Replace floor boards

Sand and finish floor

Paint

Curtains/blinds for 3 windows

Clean windows

Fix glass in door

Downstairs Bedroom 1

Fix glass in door

Steam-clean carpet

Fix/take off door to main room

Downstairs Bathroom 1

Serious cleaning needed including windows

Repair fan

Install 1 door

Repair other door frame including knobs

Shower curtain

Take out carpet/floor

Lay tile/lineloeum

Downstairs Bedroom 2

Clean carpets/windows

Kitchen

Clean cabinets

Fix outlets

Repair drawers

Remove cabinet doors

Clean window

Install fridge/stove

Paint

Take out carpet/put in linoleum

Utility Room

Install washer/dryer

Clean windows/cabinets/floors

Downstairs Bathroom 2

Paint 

Fix outlet

Shower curtain

Tile floor

Clean HARDCORE

Downstairs Hallway

Fix glass and lock in door

Weatherproof both entries

Replace board by door

Re-tile (Price check: 150 square-feet)

Get rid of wasp nest

Fix screen door

Install shelving for mail/tools/coats/shoes/etc.

Stairwell

Clean and paint railing

Install railing

Clean carpet

Upstairs Hallway 1

Clean carpet

Install ceiling fan

Upstairs Bedroom 1

Replace floor boards/fill in holes

Sand, finish floors

Upstairs Hallway 2

Clean carpet and window

Install curtain of someone is going to live there

Upstairs Bedroom 2

Clean carpet and windows

Install doors

Paint/scrape paint

Upstairs Bedroom 3

Clean carpet and window

Install bar in closet

Upstairs Bathroom

Clean HARDCORE

Rip up wooden floor

Install linoleum/tile

Put door back on hinges

Outside Porch

Replace roof

Clean up trash

Paint metal supports

In addition, we thought we should probably spray for bugs and buy locks (in case of robbery), toilet paper racks and towel racks for all the bathrooms. 

In conclusion, here are your happy cleaners (minus me--I am taking the picture). Salud!