Yes, tailing ponds hold such deadly toxic of many chemicals that they don't even know how to get rid of humanly, they were talking about to pump it down old oil sites. I was watching a show about fracking, same here, it's polluting ground water to a massive scale! This is from a write up in: US Department of Defense is the Worst Polluter on the Planet While official accounts put US military usage at 320,000 barrels of oil a day, that does not include fuel consumed by contractors, in leased or private facilities, or in the production of weapons. The US military is a major contributor of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that most scientists believe is to blame for climate change. I was looking up to give me a picture in comparison to our oil sand production, it turns out they use as much a day as Suncor can produce. We're in a vicious circle and needs to be broken if we want a clean planet for future generations. World wide arms reduction and population control should be implemented now! Here is a link that might be useful: Suncor oil production

My husband is interested in this if you still want to sell it. I know you asked for a suggested price, but could you email me please? My email address is ShalomABoles@aol.com Thank you, Shalom

I had two different estimators here - carpeting is on plain plywood subfloor. To install anything other than carpeting means removing the toilet, installing a more robust subfloor/durock etc, then putting down tile/LVT/LVP etc. The cost of the tile or vinyl is negligible - the cost of the labor per bathroom is the expense. I'm sorry but this one shouldn't be up for discussion as anyone coming into the house will take one look at carpet in the bathroom, make a face and leave. Sheet vinyl would be a better choice even. BAD idea to 'test the market' then 'adjust'. You are only *fresh* once. Take advantage of it. Otherwise the 'adjusting' you will do will be to lower your price. Exactly. If your agent is telling you that, then she's not as good as you believe her to be. You don't test the market because in the long run if you have it priced too high, it will sit longer on the market, people will wonder what's wrong with it when the price drops and then you'll wind up most likely with LESS than if you had priced it right the first time. SEND sweet mojo that this couple who is enchanted makes an offer on our house! Boy that would be great if that happens. Sending good vibes!

Update: We had a master gas plumber come out during off hours to take a look, just for peace of mind. He said the gas work is ok; apparently gas for a cooktop doesn't have a high psi (I think he said like 1-2 psi?) and if there was a leak, he said you would smell it. He inspected the piping and said it was old gas pipe (which looks galvanized), and we were fine. He thought it was fine to mix new black pipe with old gas pipe, as long as sealed correctly. He said our contractor used pipe dope, which is good. We also had him look at the rough-in plumbing and he said while not the most elegant way of doing the pipe work, all the piping does work. He pointed out some sloppy solder work, and a few spots where our contractor burned PVC pipes that were close by. The plumber said since those PVC pipes were air and not water pipes, that it was ok, although obviously not ideal. We could always fix those later if we wanted since they are in the exposed area in the basement. He pointed out a few areas that we should ensure our contractor does over the next few days (like strap down a few pipes) and how he should run the refrigerator ice line. It looks like our contractor plans on doing the water line for the fridge through the floor and having the shut off valve in the basement, instead of behind the refrigerator. The plumber said behind the refrigerator in a drywall shut off valve box (like in a laundry room) is typical, but it is also acceptable to place it in the basement. If he does it in the basement, we should make sure he uses flexible steel braided tubing, not copper pipe, so that if there are problems in the future, they can use the old tubing to fish new tubing. And to place it near the back of the refrigerator (it's huge - we have a Subzero) so that if the fridge ever gets moved, it doesn't run over the line. A big thank you to everyone who has offered advice and pointed out what might be wrong, so that we can prevent future problems! And for those in the same position, if the experts here see red flags, it is definite worthwhile to hire someone to come out and check out those red flags!!