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Title:
Organizing Tasks

Content:
So the last few times we went out to the house, we've been sort of at a loss for what to do out there. We ordered new windows last week, and we're going to be waiting for them for a while. We've been wanting to paint all at once, so we don't have to lose paint and waste paint by painting on multiple days and washing out the brushes multiple times, but it seems like there is not a lot else that we can do.

So I went through the tasks in calendar view in dragged and dropped them into a general order. We can't put the insulation in until we get the windows. We are having someone come in to do the insulation, but that can't be done till the windows are in. I checked Lowe's order status page (very cool, wish I had seen this on the receipt last week) and saw that the windows are expected to be ready as of June 10th. So the general order I was working with was things that can be done before the windows are installed, and things that can be done after the windows are installed.

There is one side of the house that won't be getting an windows (yet) or insulation, so because we have our own sander now (and do not have to do all of the sanding on one day with a rental), we can do painting, sanding and baseboard installation all before the windows come in. We can also prepare the area for water heater installation and do some electrical tasks like grounding the boxes, checking for circuit capacity.

That should keep us busy for ten days!

PostedBy:
Tara

PostedOn:
5/30/2010 10:10:00 PM

Blurb:
Waiting for the windows, so we can't put in the drywall, waiting to drywall, so we can't do the floors.

Keywords:
House renovation, prioritization, order of operations, tasks, week

createdate:
5/30/2010 10:22:16 PM

createid:
tara

Category:
Entire Home

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