Closing on 155 year old house
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My JD LT155 - now 7 years old. REPORT
Comments (5)Knuttle, The transmission is supposed to be "sealed," as in you don't ever need to change the oil. Therefore there is no easy way to drain and refill the unit. Honestly, this was the only part about the LT155 that bothered me. EVERYTHING that uses oil as a lubricant, wears and produces heat SHOULD be changed, right? I found the post below where a Gardenweb forum member sucessfully changed the oil in a similar Tuff Torq unit. Not as easy as "drain and refill," but not rocket science, either. I'm going to give it a shot this fall before I put the tractor away for the winter. Good Luck, Greg Here is a link that might be useful: Changing oil on...See Morenailing or screwing into 155 year old rafters?
Comments (10)This hole is the only way into the attic except for the small vents at the peaks of the house on both ends, so a hole would need to be cut larger. That part of the house is 3 stories with the attic above the 3rd story (it is low and would only be good for storing boxes and holiday stuff). The existing hole I think was added just so the PO could get into the attic to upgrade the wiring (there are remains of knob-and-tube wiring, but it is all inactive (just the ceramic parts and a few lengths of wire.) So it is either cut the hole bigger to insulate, feed insulation in one bat at a time, unroll a roll in the room & feed into the attic unrolled or don't insulate. To me, the hole seems to be the best option The PO did drywall over anything in the house. Everything is drywall now, no plaster that is visable anyway. I'll check the existing hole to see if there is plaster, the existing hole just has a square of drwyall screwed up to 2 pieces of wood to close the hole, PO's didn't seem to care if it looked good or not as the drywall hole-cover isn't even painted. I've got drop clothes and will put a fan blowing out the window and shut the door to the room (it is just a storage room). the only time I go to the third floor is to feed my cat and clean the litter box or go into my 'Lego room"...See MoreChoosing new windows for 45 year old home
Comments (15)I'd like to hire my carpenter to install vinyl siding, but he's not happy about possibly working with a sub who would be a certified installer from the window company. So I'll ask him which windows he can get from his supplier., but I read online that if a certified installer doesn't install the windows, warranty issues are troublesome. Dealer blames window company, window dealer blames installer. I'd rather he do the siding, but we need to do windows as well. Meanwhile I'm getting more estimates from companies who do both siding and windows, then I'll decide. Recap, now Looking at 25 replacement doublehung vinyl windows. Big investment , especially coupled with vinyl siding installation. I wanna get it right. There's dozens of choices, and it's confusing because you have to weigh cost, energy efficiency, etc.. I've learned a lot here, thanks to you guys. The Sunrise (Vanguard) dealer only sells and windows. Another contractor, Mastic siding , only sells Ellison 1300 windows. A third company, Certainteed siding and Simonton 5500 windows, which do not seem to be highly regarded here.. A fourth (not local) Alside Siding and Mezzo Windows, again, not highly regarded here. Today is my last quote, and he's (not local) Certainteed Siding, and Polaris windows. Any thoughts?...See More110 year old house with hot attic with 3 year old AC -
Comments (10)Is your attic finished, or do you have only boards over the floor joists. Homes of this age can be balloon construction, meaning you could drop a line from the attic and it would go through to basement level. I'm not a pro, but looked into foam injected (via outside) for a mid century home and was told that if foam was used, it would fill up wall cavities, making access to future electrical work very difficult. I opted for blown in cellulose by a highly reputable company who filled all voids to avoid heat loss, and installed a sealing attic entry door with vertical sides to preclude movement of cellulose. You might want to look at some DR. ENERGY videos before deciding on best type of insulation....See Morecpartist
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