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We filed the forms for property tax reductions (homeowners exemption and Proposition 19 tax basis transfer) and Hubby drove to Martinez to hand deliver them to the assessor's office to ensure they were completed correctly and received. They said it is taking about 6 months to process things, but we will get a refund eventually if we have to pay taxes before it is all applied.
I picked a hair salon to try. Fingers crossed. Appointment is Friday.
Also made an appointment for another Covid booster. Made sure I gave myself time to deal with the side effects.
We met with an electrician yesterday to go over the issues listed in the seller’s inspection report and additional things we have identified as concerns. He had some good solutions to a couple of odd things that have been done to the house. Now we wait for the estimate and a date for the work to be done. Onward to plumbing and addressing the termite inspection. Hubby is not getting his calls for earthquake retrofit bids returned so far.
Our son gave us another business name to contact for the earthquake retrofit bid. We want to at least have two firms meet with us but also want to get on with it.
I followed the directions for cleaning our pretty new engineered wood floors although I just did the kitchen and dining room to start. Figured out how to get dark sticky stuff off in the dining room(from shoes tracking something or remodeling material?) and now just have to do the rest.
Good luck figuring out what to do with the dark sticky stuff on your floors. I had an issue with that when I moved in almost 1 1/2 years ago and the company who installed it came out to remove it. Every so often it reappears seeming out of now where. On parts of the floor where no one walks. I spot clean it with Goo Gone.
ReplyDeleteLove your photos. Looks like a good room to relax in.
Sorry to hear about your floor problems and hoping mine don't keep recurring! The living room is feeling good. Next up is hanging some pictures in the dining room. The kitchen already has some.
DeleteLooks like you have everything under control. (Love the fireplace!)
ReplyDeleteThanks. The fireplace is a decorative feature at this point for many reasons (chimney is sealed and need repointing, wood burning is prohibited often) but we could add a gas insert.
DeleteYour living space looks cozy and comfy. Enjoy your home Juhli.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteCongratulations on whittling down that list. I love your flooring.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Thanks. The floor is engineered hardwood. The previous owner had a flood from broken pipes and had to replace all the flooring so we got new. The dog goes upstairs to the carpeted area to run laps though as he scrambles, skids and slides on this flooring.
DeleteWhat did you use to remove the stickiness on the floors? When our flooring was installed a little of the adhesive got on the wood. I have been afraid to try anything to remove it. Pretty sure Goo-gone would do the trick but what might it do to the 'wood'?
ReplyDeleteBecause we rarely wear coats, we use our coat closet to house larger trash cans. And our board games. Now I am wondering if I should rethink that. But I don't know where I would put our trash cans!!
Glad you are getting so much accomplished. But terribly frustrating when contractors fail to return your calls or get their estimates to you.