Wednesday Special

I am of course, a true procrastinator and delay getting things done until forced to do so. Water works damage assessment in, but $$ amount to follow.
My 22 year old washing machine was clogged with gravel and rust from the old galvanized pipes coursing through this 1940s house. This is good news/bad news as I had already had my mind set on buying a brand spanking new red colored front load washer dryer set, but now I'll have to keep the old set until it meets with true demise.
The hot water heater turns out to be 20 years old and needs replaced. Apparently there are new code compliance that will take some doing but I'm told this won't be too difficult of an undertaking. Let's see, a drain pipe through the floor to the exterior, a vent pipe through the ceiling/roof and reconnection of the water and gas line. This project is estimated to be near 1K alone. I asked about the new tank less hot water heaters, and as I find out, they are like high dollar sports cars and I'd need to have the entire house re piped, a filtration system installed in addition to the tank less system. Sum total would be around 8K, so I'll use a basic hot water system.
The toilet off the master bath is working, but it's recommended to have new eco-water efficient toilets installed. The city is giving (yes, I did say giving) away two such toilets per house but owners need to pay for install, so I think I'll proceed with this option to be more updated.
The sink in the master bath faucet will be replaced by my new plumber friend Daniel too. Aah, life is going to be alright again. I just cringe at having to take care of these types of challenges.
And finally, the soggy back yard will be diagnosed to determine if this is something Daniel can fix, or redirect to the sprinkler folks.
So much to be done....Don't get me wrong, I love this peer and beam house with all its slightly off, cracked walls, un-level floors, and general character, but old homes are like old ladies, they tend to need a little upkeep.