After closing on Westfield back in October 2007, both Margaret and I have been quite adept a new skills that neither of us ever imagined we would need.  To warn off the potential home-buyer who intends to fix up an otherwise troubled home, here's some of the things we had to do...

• Treat water damage (and remove mold) under drywall
• Run 9 new electrical branch circuits to power new kitchen (240v and 120v)
• Install 26 new recessed lights (Kitchen, dining room, study)
• Install an Insteon home automation system to control interior and exterior lights

• Replace burnt out 500 Watt under water pool light
• Remove old kitchen canbinets
• Remove a walk-in Pantry in the kitchen
• Reinstall kitchen cabinets
• Custom build new countertops from MDF and laminate
• Move drainage plumbing from one wall to another
• Install a 20 point wired and wireless ethernet network
• Run 4 new ethernet cables and terminate
• Run 3 new satellite feed
• Run one new telephone line
• Paint Kitchen, Dining Room, Study, Master BR, 3 Kids Bedrooms, Kids Bathroom, Powder Room, 4 exterior doors, garage entry door (plus assortment of doors, windows, etc.)
• Stain a complete staircase including treads, newel posts and hand rails
• Install new baseboard in laundry room
• Install picture paneling in Dining room
• Wire in-ceiling speakers in Kitchen, Dining Room and Study and install speakers
• Run speaker cable from basement to pool area
• Install new switch to underwater pool light
• Remove, paint and reinstall 3 bookcases
• Move alarm system
• Replaced two rails on fence
• Replaced 2 broken globes on pool lighting
• Cleaned all the gutters (from 5 years of filth!)
• Install temporarykitchen pantry shelving

Through contractors we have also:

• Repaired and replaced two roof segments
• Replace Dryvit on driveway light posts and old window opening
• Tiled laundry room and powder room
• Built and installed new staircase
• Moved a door 18 inches to the right
• Moved a window in the kitchen
• Removed arborvite obstructing kitchen view
• Installed Brazillian Teak Hardwood floors in most of house
• Fixed broken pool pump
• Move propane gas feed to new stove location
• Plumb new sink and dishwasher