kumarshome.com » house http://kumarshome.com Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:47:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Call the landlord! Oh wait.. http://kumarshome.com/2007/12/23/call-the-landlord-oh-wait/ http://kumarshome.com/2007/12/23/call-the-landlord-oh-wait/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:33:58 +0000 deepak http://kumarshome.com/2007/12/23/call-the-landlord-oh-wait/ Last week was an interesting one. In addition to having to patch our unused driveway and trim some trees to appease our new home insurance company, our dishwasher gave up the ghost.

It turned out to be a busted water intake valve. Fixing it took about 4 hours, including actually driving down to SouthCenter to pickup the part, which is pretty darn good for a house project. Total cost a measly $28!

This got me thinking about the other things I’ve done around the house. Robin reminded me of a couple in the kitchen alone that I had forgotten about.

  • Replaced dishwasher inlet valve
  • Replaced kitchen faucet
  • Replaced light fixture in the kitchen (x2)
  • Installed shelving in a closet that has been repurposed as a pantry.
  • Installed a cat door in the basement door.
  • Replaced door knob & lock set for the back door
  • Replaced the toilet in our only bathroom
  • Replaced light fixture in the bathroom
  • Replaced medicine cabinet in the bathroom.
  • Replaced dryer belt
  • Replaced rotted deck boards.
  • Built a new workbench for Robin (out of a couple of old doors and some leftover 2×4 from our deck repair)
  • Lots of painting (though I’d give Robin most of the credit for that)
  • Replaced weather-stripping on both exterior doors, and the basement door.

Yay for home ownership!*

*It does feel good to be sitting on the couch in a warm house watching football, with the satisfaction of a job well done.

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Snow ’07
]]> http://kumarshome.com/2007/12/02/snow/feed/ 0 It has been a while http://kumarshome.com/2007/04/22/it-has-been-a-while/ http://kumarshome.com/2007/04/22/it-has-been-a-while/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:19:08 +0000 deepak http://www.test.vodbeat.com/2007/04/22/it-has-been-a-while/ It has been a busy year or so for us. Here’s a photo journal of our last year.

As some of you know, we bought a new house rather unexpectedly.

Home

We also finally took the time to go to India for a couple of weeks in early Dec ’06. It was Robin’s first trip, and so we tried to fit a lot in, but it was loads of fun!

Here are some pictures from Agra (home of the Taj Mahal)

Agra

We also made it to Belur & Halebid

Belur & Halebid

We spent most of the trip in Bangalore with family and friends

Bangalore

And also had the opportunity to see the new Bangalore International Airport being constructed. Thanks Dad!

New Bangalore International Airport

Finally our pets are doing well. I can’t believe it has now been a little more than a year since we got Calvin!

Pets
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