should we ditch our 20 year old tile?
Barbara G.
8 years ago
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Comments (44)Hey, all. I thought I would give you an update. We have had one "low ball" offer ~$675,000 since reducing our house price to $749,000. We couldn't get that low so they offered on a higher priced home that had a pool (they really wanted a pool, so I think they preferred our home, but were trying to get us down, so that they could put in a pool). However, I think things are really picking up in the neighborhood. Four high end homes have gone under contract (2 at $799, $699 and $829) in the last couple of weeks, so I am no longer worried about comps. We are going to continue through May with it just "for sale" and then we'll offer it to rent, as well, beginning in June. I am at peace with either option, as I am just excited for us to get on with our lives together in Florida. I appreciate everyone's help, support, and positive energy....See MoreFreshen up the exterior of my 20 year old home
Comments (23)Your home looks much more classic than McMansiony to me. You could extend the existing forward facing front gable to cover your steps as shown in the pic just posted by houssaon. That's where I'd stop; however, If you want to try to do more: ... If you create a shed roof just beneath the upstairs windows and to create a front porch across the full width of that part of the house, you will lose the visual appeal of the copper top of the bay windows so, ... if you want more front porch, you might consider extending the upstairs roof either as a shed roof two story front front porch or changing the front half of the roof line for a wide forward facing gable however, I cannot recall seeing a home similar to yours with the upstairs roof extended for the porch without also seeing a balcony above / in between the roof and the front porch -- and, a word of caution here, that may well be a structural as well as a decorative issue....See MoreShould I keep or ditch my 28 year old Hotpoint stove?
Comments (45)All of your comments are very comforting and I feel pretty confident that the parts are available now that I've looked at the Web. I challenged this man who told me he couldn't find parts and I sent him the website link and he came back with a $299 price parts and labor price. This was all done by text and I have yet to call him back. But the real question is if I get a parts quote of $300 that's half the price of the new range, is that the way to go? I read somewhere that no one should pay to keep an old unit if it costs half as much as a new range. Does that apply in my case? The way I see this now is I can pay half as much as a new one and maybe get a unit that will last me maybe 5 to 10 more years?...And if I chuck the old 1 and take the new 1, I may get if I'm lucky 10 years on the new 1 without trouble. So does it look like it's almost a push? It's really about equal cost? Almost making the decision to just buy the new one just as good a decision except for the excellent points HU made about the cheapness of the newer tech. My fear of the sensi temp coils was lessened when I read on a site that I could use my my enamel covered iron Martha Stewart pot's with no problem... But maybe that too was not trustworthy. I am so much on the fence about this that my biggest gut hunch now is to do nothing. Absolutely nothing. Just go limping along with my stove taking a long time to heat my kettle of water, and when I start boiling on the low to simmer setting, just take my pot off the griddle to cool...and call it good...See MoreRefill + repair 20-year old Trane A/C, or full replace?
Comments (5)Is this system "really" not working? A seasonal check up, you're getting someone who is out and about looking for work. In this case the unit is approaching end of life. 20 years old. With the cost of R22 freon being what it is / cost of a hard start on top of that for $600? It doesn't sound to me like the unit is low on R22 Freon. If it was just Freon only --- $600? not likely. If you want to evade a very likely summer break down then you can be proactive and replace. However, there's more going on in the realm of HVAC these days. Anything new you buy now will use R410a which is a newer freon that we've used the past 20 years or so. Within the next few years (maybe sooner for some locations) R410a is on the chopping block to be phased out. New refrigerants to take the place of R410a are R32 or R454b currently. If your view is that R410a is better tested less risky of being a guinea pig for new tech, then buy a new system now. If that new system springs a refrigerant leak... and it will. The leaks will need to be repaired. If I were you, I think I would pump the brakes and do a bit more homework. The thing is... there really is no wrong answer here... to wait and repair this old system or replace. HVAC is complicated right now and only going to be more so as time goes on now. Whatever refrigerant comes next, those also will be phased out. Want to buy another new air conditioner? The manufacturers and climate professionals of the world stayed up long hours to not only get your freon money, but also get your new equipment money. I service the Katy, Texas area. This video here is a starting point for the mess that is coming to a town / city near you....See MoreBarbara G.
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