Basement storage

• Kind: room
• Where: basement, the shelving wall and the workbench cabinet
• Status: healthy

The facts

• What it is: the family's catch-all storage — the labeled shelving unit and the cabinet by the workbench.

Where the "where did we put the…" answers mostly live.

• Serial / details: shelves are labeled with painter's tape; the cabinet has the emergency stuff and the

touch-up paint.

• Manual: none

Supplies & consumables

• Furnace filters (spares): 16x25x1 · qty on hand 0 · last stocked 2026-04-05 (see the furnace page — out)
• Air-freshener / softener salt: water-softener salt · qty on hand 2 bags · last stocked 2026-06-01
• Light bulbs (assorted LED): qty on hand ~10 · last stocked 2026-05-01

Where things live

• Touch-up paint (labeled by room): basement storage, the labeled shelf — hallway is "Agreeable Gray",

trim is semi-gloss white

• Water-softener salt: basement, by the softener tank
• Holiday decorations: basement storage, the far shelves in bins
• Tools + the good screwdrivers: the workbench cabinet
• Spare flashlights + emergency water: the cabinet left of the workbench (see the safety page)

Care schedule

• Add a bag to the water softener when it's low: every 2 months · last done 2026-06-01 · next due 2026-08-01
• Run the sump pump test (pour a bucket, watch it kick on): every 6 months · last done 2026-05-01 · next due 2026-11-01

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Log

• 2026-06-01 — Added two bags to the water softener: two spare bags left. By: self · Cost: $18
• 2026-05-01 — Sump pump test + restocked LED bulbs: pump kicked on fine, bulb bin topped up. By: self · Cost: $22