Saturday, December 11, 2004

Condo improvements

Short term:

  • Replacement bathroom fan filters available at http://www.rushhampton.com or http://ebmhost25.ebm.bestsoftwarehost.com/iwwida.pvx?;products_no_tree?comp=tek
  • Storage door latch guard (available from Ace Hardware)
  • Install contact sheet
  • Use grout whitener for bathtub tile
  • Match paint for bathroom
  • Living room blinds (72x71)
  • Bedroom blinds (48x36)
  • Paint refrigerator and dishwasher with hammarite ? Rustoleum "Appliance Epoxy"?
  • Label GFCI protected outlet
  • Check outlet (grounded properly) for refrigerator/disposal
  • Replace GFCI protected outlets with 15amp w/ light
  • Replace light switches (white)
  • Replace light switch plates for bedroom closet, garbage disposal
  • Timer switches (founded by digital wall timer) - eg, Intermatic available at Home Depot
  • Connect light switches to ground
  • Replace receptacles and plates
  • Replace phone outlet plate/cable outlet plate
  • Upstairs landing light fixture
  • Finish electrical map
  • Verify outlet grounded properly
  • Add shoe molding
  • Window security - locks, shatterproof plastic or film

Medium term:

  • Bathroom vanity faucet
  • Bathroom hand towel ring
  • Bathroom handshower - same finish
  • Bathroom tub faucet
  • Bathroom wall mount mirror - same finish
  • Curved shower curtain rod
  • Replace kitchen GFCI outlet with ones with lights
  • Replace bathroom GFCI outlet with white outlet
  • Refrigerator (stainless steel)
  • Improved lighting in living room (practice with setting up new light)
  • Change fan with one which has lights, check if support needs to be updated for new fan
  • Storage door
  • New x-10 switches
  • Wiring for alarm system

Long term:

  • Re-do wall finish
  • Fireplace tiles
  • Fireplace mantel (drill behind mantel for holes needed for sconces)
  • Fireplace sconces and recessed lighting above fireplace (faux wall?)
  • Built-in bookcase with lighting (use same wiring for sconces?)
  • Coax, cat5, phone, infrared wiring from cable to bookshelf (use tubing)
  • Coax, cat5, phone, infrared wiring from cable to upstairs (use tubing)
  • Bathroom walls/tiles
  • Bathroom lighting/sconces
  • Bathroom vanity/counter
  • Bathroom medicine cabinet
  • Bathroom extra cabinet
  • Bathroom towel hook
  • Bathroom extra shelf
  • Bathroom wall mount mirror
  • Bathroom new fan
  • Kitchen cabinet - put glass (thermoclear?) in door
  • Kitchen cabinet - put molding on soffit
  • Kitchen counter top
  • Kitchen walls (tiles)
  • Kitchen lighting (replace fluorescent lighting)
  • Kitchen - add task lighting
  • Kitchen stove (stainless steel)
  • Kitchen stove hood
  • Kitchen - Remove walls/soffits or add soffit lights
  • Dining built-in seat
  • Dining chair rail
  • Entry - ceramic tile or stone
  • Programmable thermostat
  • Reverse threshold
  • Bedroom - Built-in
  • Closet - remodel
For "faux" stainless steel:

http://www.alsacorp.com/products/sheetingfx/sheetingfx.htm

But this is a little expensive at $10/sq ft.

http://www.glassdecorandmore.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=s17brushed&type=store
http://www.glassdecorandmore.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=steel-film

Paint:
http://www.liquidstainlesssteel.com/

Forums:
http://www.finishing.com/2200-2399/2394.shtml
http://www.finishing.com/218/94.shtml
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/bhg/story/data/1150749889826.xml&catref=bcat32

Curved shower rods:
http://store.yahoo.com/atrendyhome/6cushcubar.html $47.99 for brushed nickel
http://www.eqwip.com/store/ $31.45 for white, $36.45 for brushed nickel

Wall mount mirror:
Considerations: Touch on, finish, reversible to normal magnification
http://www.activeforever.com/product_Jerdon-5X-Wall-Mount-Swivel-Magnifying-Mirro_1500_T18,0010,0102.htm
http://www.mirrorplaceonline.com/mirror/index.html?loadfile=itemsw.html
http://www.ballbeauty.com/speert_wall_mounted_mirrors.htm
http://www.mirrorsplus.com/wallmirrors/95725hw.html(Mirror Image by Kimball & Young)