Every winter the board House and Grounds committee, currently ably headed by Ann Street, creates a list of summer home maintenance projects to be completed while the house is empty of scholars. A well-loved old house occupied by teenagers never fails to yield a robust list of routine annual maintenance jobs, deferred items from previous years, and a few “surprises” that crop up from weather events and general wear and tear. 2022 is no exception!
In addition to the usual yard clean-up, deep cleaning of the entire house, carpet and upholstery cleaning, shower caulking and grout repair, painting and carpentry touch-ups, and septic pumping, contractors will be completing some necessary exterior work, including rebuilding the bulkhead basement door, adding an outdoor faucet on the patio, and improving drainage near the rear foundation of the house
Stay tuned for information about our annual spring volunteer workday to be held on a Saturday morning in late April or early May. Projects will include garden bed spiffing, planting outdoor pots, power-washing, cleaning outdoor furniture, commissioning bikes, and cleaning out the garage. t