I'm a handyman

In a few weeks the wife and I will be driving to North Carolina so I can help with the remodeling on the sister-in-law's house. Her husband has a few physical problems making it hard for him to do much of the work. There are several projects I'll be working on. The front entry needs a new floor starting with the subfloor, which is water damaged, and then laying a hard wood floor. The SIL wants me to take out a flourescent light in the kitchen and replace it with some track lighting. This will probably require some rewiring of the AC power in the ceiling. I am to repair, read cover up, some termite damage - - the termites are gone. Also I am to install some trim, around a door, some shoe molding and some crown molding. And more. I have a long list but many of the things are routine maintenance items that have just been left undone.

I'll load up my tools and head off in the morning of the 16th. First its to St Louis hoping to arrive after rush hour and then east on I-64. We're planing to over night in Lexington. The next day its on to Charleston then south on I-77 to I-74 and then on to Raleigh on I-40. If the weather is bad, I may go south from the St Louis area and pick up I-40. I don't like I-40 as it is wall-to-wall trucks. Another option if the weather is bad is to just delay the trip for a day or two.

The wife will enjoy visiting with her sister and, believe it or not, I will enjoy the handyman work.