Candice and I officially closed on our home as of Thursday May 3, 2012! Hooray!
Take your time and celebrate! Go out for a nice dinner, see a movie, do whatever you and your family do to have fun and relax. You are now homeowners! :)
As for us, we are going straight to work this weekend. There are three main projects we would like to get (at minimum) started this weekend. I plan to post specifically on each topic. Here is a quick rundown:
1) Change the Locks - Especially if your house used to be a rental (as ours was) there is no telling how many people have a key to your new house! Get the locks changed out ASAP.
2) Fix any Holes - We found quite a surprise waiting in our dryer vent...See the video for more information :)
Yup, there was a bird living there. And as we tried to get him out, the dryer vent fell out of the hole in the external wall...into our house spilling the bird and its nest into our house as well! We had a merry chase trying to get him back outside, and keep the dog inside! Long story short, shore up any holes. We taped up the vent hole on the outside for a quick fix.
3) Repair Siding - There are many parts in our siding where the joints are no longer sealed. These also need to get fixed ASAP. Anywhere your home isn't sealed nicely, moisture could get in and then mold and rotted wood follow shortly after...
4) Meet your Neighbors - Not really a weekend project but a great idea...go ahead and meet your neighbors! You may be surprised how helpful they will be and you definitely don't want to start out with any hard feelings towards them. We have 3 of our neighbors so far and one family has shared some of the more interesting history of our house that no realtor or seller would ever tell us! Plus they have already offered to help with some renovations and borrowing tools and the like :)
ps Our dog is named "Hoeffer" after this guy. Oh and read this book about him if you are interested in learning more. Fantastic little-known hero of WWII and an excellent story.
Take your time and celebrate! Go out for a nice dinner, see a movie, do whatever you and your family do to have fun and relax. You are now homeowners! :)
As for us, we are going straight to work this weekend. There are three main projects we would like to get (at minimum) started this weekend. I plan to post specifically on each topic. Here is a quick rundown:
1) Change the Locks - Especially if your house used to be a rental (as ours was) there is no telling how many people have a key to your new house! Get the locks changed out ASAP.
2) Fix any Holes - We found quite a surprise waiting in our dryer vent...See the video for more information :)
3) Repair Siding - There are many parts in our siding where the joints are no longer sealed. These also need to get fixed ASAP. Anywhere your home isn't sealed nicely, moisture could get in and then mold and rotted wood follow shortly after...
4) Meet your Neighbors - Not really a weekend project but a great idea...go ahead and meet your neighbors! You may be surprised how helpful they will be and you definitely don't want to start out with any hard feelings towards them. We have 3 of our neighbors so far and one family has shared some of the more interesting history of our house that no realtor or seller would ever tell us! Plus they have already offered to help with some renovations and borrowing tools and the like :)
ps Our dog is named "Hoeffer" after this guy. Oh and read this book about him if you are interested in learning more. Fantastic little-known hero of WWII and an excellent story.
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