<p>In a spurt of energy, I decided I would wash all the windows – inside and out – in our three-story house.</p>
<p>I did one.</p>
<p>Never again.</p>
<p>LOL - I had the same idea one time of cleaning/vacuuming out all of the vents in our home (with multiple furry things running around, it needed it). Didn’t take long until I was on the phone to the professionals!!!</p>
<p>Cleaning the gutters.</p>
<p>Wow, so ambitious! I have cleannig lady who does my windows once a year. I feel good about providing job for somebody else. She is terrific, I fear that she might retire soon. We do not own grass mower either.</p>
<p>LOL. Painting windows (interior only) is one I’ll never do again. I missed one and it’s been years since the new windows were installed.</p>
<p>VeryHappy, there is a product called Windex Outdoor. It doesn’t clean windows as well as a professional window cleaning crew would, but it takes care of dust, dead bugs, etc. and doesn’t need back-breaking scrubbing. Spray your window with a garden hose, wipe with a disposable pad on a long stick, then hose again. I love the disclaimer on their website: “For best results, make sure your windows are closed” DUH!</p>
<p>Gutter cleaning… That’s a job that needs professional help, IMO.</p>
<p>Power washing the house.</p>
<p>^^^ Thanks, Bunsen, but a ladder would still be necessary for the third floor windows, or else I have to go through contortions to do the outsides from the inside. </p>
<p>I need to hire someone to wash the windows, re-do the wood floors in two rooms, clean the gutters, re-do the bathrooms, and re-roof half the house. </p>
<p>Oy.</p>
<p>Having large grocery orders delivered right to my third floor walkup.</p>
<p>Gutter cleaning/window washing/carpet shampooing.</p>
<p>I will no longer go on the roof for anything. I know too many people that have been seriously injured falling, sliding, whatever off a roof.</p>
<p>In other words, ditto gutter cleaning.</p>
<p>Any outdoor home maintenance. I don’t mind doing inside work but working outside in the heat, humidity and bugs of Virginia in the summer is no fun. The exception is leaf-raking and burning which I enjoy in the late Fall and is still allowed in my town.</p>
<p>A thorough deep cleaning of the boys’ bathroom a year from now when my 2nd son goes off to college. One word: N-A-S-T-Y :eek:</p>
<p>Anything that involves standing on a pitched roof. I used to able to do shingling/flashing repairs atop a 3 story roof. No longer. With age I’ve lost my confidence and that is when it becomes very dangerous. Cleaning the gutters from the ladder is still no problem, but not from the roof.</p>
<p>We don’t paint indoors or the house outside (although a touch up on a fence or deck is ok) or go on the roof or wash windows or clean gutters. Two summers of yard work were enough for us, although we will plant an occasional bush, potted plants, and we have a vegetable garden. I clean indoors and the garage now and then. I will not go in the attic, and all furnace and a/c work, as well as plumbing and electrical require a professional. My H did once put in a dimmer switch, but that is basically the extent of his electrical work. I have shampooed rugs, but now I have area rugs and send them out to be cleaned.</p>
<p>And upholstery cleaning. Like couches and chairs.</p>
<p>I’ve never met a household chore (with the exception of cooking) that I wouldn’t gladly pay someone else to do! One fine day!! :)</p>
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<li><p>Wallpaper.</p></li>
<li><p>Shoveling driveway snow in a Buffalo suburb. Instead we hire the guy whose truck has a mighty snowplow on front. He visits every house during and after the storms, like a happy puppy. Every Autumn, we sign a flat-rate contract. If it’s a light year for snow, we both win. I really don’t want to get my money’s worth on that contract.</p></li>
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<p>I have long maintained that you could have a great summer-only business changing the batteries in everyone’s smoke detectors. You know, that ones that invariably start beeping at 4 AM when you’ve had one glass too much wine the night before–the ones you’re supposed to change once a year, whether they need it or not? Those ones.</p>
<p>Pumping out the tank for the septic system. :eek:</p>