Let me know how this goes, been considering a vacation house purchase soon and Gatlinburg seemed one of only a handful of areas you could actually see some profit too.
Yeah I’ll just send her a screenshot, crop out the website and say it was a comment on Home Depot website
I can see if something is leaking on cardboard more easily than on concrete or any other surface really
We bought ours in an up and coming resort. They work with a company called Global Vacation Club (or something similar to that) that will lease the cabins at a fixed rate. Leasing to them is our worst case scenario (fingers crossed) because we would net $300/month whether it is occupied or not. We looked at a couple of other places on the market that already had decent rental histories which is reassuring. Real Estate prices have been steadily rising in the area which helps too.
I know there has been some discussion on wireless mesh systems here. I need an upgrade badly, so is there a consensus?
Roger's been sick so I was expecting this. Statement from Roger Cook: “It is with a heavy heart that I announce I am stepping away from This Old House and Ask This Old House to focus on family and the things I love. With a great team in place, and wonderful customers, our work at K&R Landscape will continue as before. While I’d love nothing more than to continue appearing on the shows, I can no longer participate as I’d like. But I’m not going anywhere. I’ll still spend time with Kevin, Richard, Tommy, Norm and the entire team. There’s nothing like that group of pros … and human beings. I’m truly blessed to have worked with the best in the business. My friend and fellow pro Jenn Nawada will now serve as the Landscape Contractor for the show, an honor she richly deserves. It’s been an absolute honor being part of the show all these years. I’m proud of what we created, and that we’ve touched so many fans. Thank you for all of the good wishes and support.”
Need to watch some This Old House. They're currently on something like the 41st season. Good stuff imo.
great show. They have some really good, short youtube videos, like only 5 minutes but still give a good brief summary.
Walked into my kitchen and noticed there was some water around the front of it, basically from the door on out. Standing water, but didn’t seem like a huge flood. Took the cover thing off and there’s nothing “under” it. Emptied the dishwasher, ran another load, and don’t see anything dripping now. Chances this was just due to the thing being too full (aka my GF putting like 5 pots and pans on the bottom rack)
Co-worker told me today she had a similar issue when she put a giant bowl on the bottom rack, so hopefully that’s what happened in my situation. TBD.
I just put my first offer on my first house Was put on the market yesterday at 1pm. I went to see it at noon today and it had multiple offers already.
0.6 acre lot / ~1600 sqft, they're asking $239k, I'm putting in an offer for $246k, $2k due diligence money. Home is built in 1965 but is in really great shape. I'm actually amazed. Crawlspace/attic are immaculate, bathrooms are totally redone. 2019 roof, 2019 hvac. I will probably have to remove the septic system since it was just hooked up to city water/sewer a few years ago. One thing I have to figure out -- go with a 3.0% FHA or a 3.69% conventional mortgage.
PMI on the FHA is estimated at $150/mo, PMI on the conventional is $45 and there are probably other rules/differences/details that i dont know about
A suggestion I have after buying a first house. Don't rely on your inspector to much. I would have a company that specializes in foundations come out. I just got a quote for 18k which my inspector missed.
so what all 'specialist' type inspectors are a good idea? so far i'm thinking #1 - a general inspection (im told that getting a second one of these is uncommon / not generally done / not recommended) #2 - someone to check for termites #3 - someone to check for underground oil tanks and i might add to the list your suggestion #4 - someone to check the foundation
For a house built in the 60s, an inspection of the pipes may be worth it. It may be too late now since you've already made the offer, but if you live in one of the hand full of buyer beware states (i.e., one that does not require sellers to disclose all known defects) you may want to consider a very well crafted question or series of questions asking the seller to disclose all known defects. In Alabama, for example, the seller only has to disclose defects that materially affect the health and safety of the house unless the buyer asks. A good agent can tell you what to ask about. Keep in mind your questions could also scare the seller into accepting a competing offer. Bought a house last June/July and in hindsight I wish I had known to ask more pointed questions. When my house was inspected, we were pretty much in drought conditions, so the inspection did not reveal the fact my garage/basement foundation has water running through it during heavy rains. The seller concealed the silt trails left by the water, and since it doesn't affect health and safety so he had no legal duty to disclose. Had I asked about foundation issues he legally would have had to disclose them, obviating the need to spend money on a foundation inspection specialist. The flip side of this is that you can bet your ass I'm not going to disclose this issue unless I have to when I sell the house.
'53 construction in Texas Before we executed, we had plumber do a scope ($250) to fact check the sellers that they replaced cast iron plumbing. Inspection ($400) Our own inspection of foundation by foundation company ($0) Had the company who performed previous work on the foundation out twice ($0) to ensure accurate measurements. One would have been fine but he input the numbers wrong into his iPad, so we had him remeasure. We have closed and will soon have General inspection of AC/Heater. We negotiated 10k off home for this so not much pressure. I'm guessing $150. Pest/Termite expert on site. Not sure cost.
i'm gonna go out on a limb and say a few thousand spent on inspections is going to be less than a mansion but your local market may differ from mine
we have a buyer under contract for our home and are under contract for a new construction feb 20th :) strangely excited for spray foam.
make sure they don’t oversize your a/c. Went spray foam and they didn’t drop the size of mine. Spent the summer cycling heat and ac to keep the humidity down.
They finished framing on our house today, and my wife started crying as we were walking through. Pretty cool shit. We've both worked our asses off for this, so it means so much more than the house we're currently living in.
I had an installer come over yesterday. They quoted 125 for the the mantlemount 540 into the flagstone chimney. Drilled the holes and put in the mount. When they pulled it down to mount the actual tv the mount pulled out of the wall. Glad it happened then but the installer panicked and said they couldn't do it. They felt bad so they didn't charge for mounting the other five TV's. Which went better. They suggested best buy because they have the insurance to cover a failure. Any thoughts y'all?
Maybe I'm revealing my lack of But what does do with 6 televisions? Edit - Multi tv setup for football makes sense after thinking about it for a few secs..
gotcha. I cannot remember but it didn’t cost any more than blown cellulose insulation. Was very surprised.