Jax Home Repairs and Upgrades

UPDATE:  I found a man that will do some of the repairs!  It turns out that I knew his sister in high school, Maureen Porter (she died several years ago from cancer).  He begins work this Tuesday to: 

• Replace fluorescent light fixtures in both bathroom vanity areas with more attractive lights above the mirror, then patch ceiling where fluorescents hung.
• Remove fluorescent light from master bath above toilet and replace with can light.
• Replace old bathroom vent fans with new lighted vent fans.
• Raise ceiling over master bathtub and replace old light fixture with a can light.
• Patch master bath walls where Mark removed old drop ceiling above toilet area.
• Patch roof over garage where a large tree limb dropped and poked a 3" hole an inch deep.

This is what we need to find time and money to do -

Major renovations:

• Replace master garden bathtub with a shower 
• Raise dropped bath ceiling
• Add a bathroom window
• Change light fixtures in both bathrooms and master vanity
• Replace carpeting in all 3 bedrooms
• Replace great room and dining room carpet with wooden flooring
• Replace kitchen cabinets/counter top
• Re-tile kitchen and foyer

Outside::

• Get the lawn up to par; weed and seed, plug more grass in bare spots -HIRED A LAWN SPRAYING SERVICE!!
• Remove those damn pygmy palms
• Move the two baby crepe myrtles to a better location to thrive
• Clear out front gardens and plant a hedge of azaleas, mulch
• Eliminate evil bougainvillea, replace with plumbago 
• Plant some gardenias and camellias and knock out roses
• Get a satsuma tree and a lemon tree
• Replace stockade fence
• Repair boards on back deck, pressure wash and seal
• Purchase a storage shed for back yard to store lawn equipment
• Add fill dirt in back yard low spots, plant some roses and other foliage in back
• Move both hibiscus plants to back yard
• Start a 4x4 raised veggie garden
• Get some mosquito repelling potted plants for front and back porch
• Buy a bug zapper - DONE!! FOUND ONE AT THE COSTCO OUTLET STORE $30.

When we get time we will:

• Take down family room vertical blinds, hang drapes
• Change light fixture in kitchen - DONE!  MARK SURPRISED ME!
• Remove awful bathroom lights
• Install new lighted exhaust fans in both bathrooms
• Remove kitchen wallpaper, paint walls solid color
• Fill hole behind recliner
• Spot paint walls where Mark filled holes
• Sew room darkening/noise cancelling liner to master bedroom drapes
• Unpack guest rooms
• Hang drapes in back bedroom
• Buy full sized bed for front bedroom