Right now our laundry/storage room is in the back of our house. It’s approximately 250sf, so we’re looking at adding a 150sf to the space and create a separate laundry room and another living room area (no plumbing additions/moves). We have three contractors coming out for bids, but trying to get an idea of what I’m looking at cost wise. Google says additions run anywhere from $80-200/sf but does anyone have any experience with doing something similar?
Sight unseen I'd guess you'll be well closer to $200/sq/ft than $80 (ridiculously low, imo). Decide which contractor you like the best, and have a conversation with them about how to maximize your efficiency. It can be as simple (depending on your parameters) as adjusting the size of the addition to something that works better with materials (increments of 4', typically). Again, much of this is based on your specific situation. Happy to try and help if you have questions along the way.
Would you expect similar pricing for rebuilding a 3 or 4 season sun room? a guy came out and suggested tearing out the 14 casement windows and the existing plastic roof and basically rebuilding everything from the concrete below the windows with new double sliding windows and an aluminum panel roof. He said one option he priced out is about $29k. Here’s photos for reference
Could be. I have zero experience with either the windows or roofing system you referenced. Windows and doors make up a larger and larger portion of the total cost of a project these days, and you'd have 50% or more of that quote in windows using what I am familiar with.
My neighbor’s home got broken into a few weeks ago. It appears they are having a normal healthy reaction by building a ten foot tall fence to cut off access to the back of their yard from the front of the house. City ordinance is a front facing fence can’t be taller than 6 feet so I cannot wait for an inspector to come across this
It’s not going to negatively impact me apart from looking hilarious. I thought about saying something but think anything this stupid needs to reach completion
I'm trying to imagine how mad I'd be about paying for a big ass fence and then being forced to tear it down. Maybe an all-timer
Ha! Yeah it’s funny they just texted me unprovoked and said “did not realize the fence was going to be this tall” to which I replied “did your guy pull a permit?” and they just said “no”
If they didn’t pull a permit, they likely weren’t especially reputable in the first place but I’d point some blame at the installer for not knowing what code is in a given area.
Is this shit regulation? Talk about getting lemons and making lemonade. Back yard hoops for summer 23!
This is amazing. Tell him to put it up on Nextdoor and do nearby neighborhoods so that I can laugh. Also...
Noticed our water heater leaking and the top starting to rust. Got 2 quotes and it’s roughly $2000 more to do a natural gas tankless heater. Based on the math it should save $250ish a year. Has anyone made the switch before? Does it make sense?
I got gunshy because we don't have a generator, and if the power goes out, I want hot water. Otherwise they make a lot of sense if you're OK with the up-front investment. Just don't buy the weird hybrid ones. Plumbers tell me those are a nightmare and not reliable.
Ran into 2 dealbreakers when I researched the switch, but I do have an older home that may not create the same problem for you. I needed 2 (have 2 tanked now). It was going to require running new electrical to both locations. It was going to run me $10k or so, when I could get 2 50 gallon tanks installed for like a 3rd of the price.
Don’t forget that you move into a new house every 6 months so it is pretty fucking hard for you to reap any long term benefits that require initially higher buy-ins.
I looked at switching to NG tankless but didnt pull the trigger because 1. The upfront cost was substantial 2. The newer electric ones are much more efficient than the older ones, thus minimizing potential yearly energy savings by switching to NG 3. Co2 and methane Emissions played a role in my decisions as well. 85% of my electricity is clean hydro power.
Jigga I meant to mention this. You might see about incentives and if the power company is subsidizing things to the point that the electric is a better choice.
This is why I've always insisted on going along, even when it was something that scared me. I'm not hovering, but yeah, I'm there.
we just had to replace our water heater. We got raked because ours went out and we needed it done ASAP, but the quote for installing propane tankless was almost 5k more than the already outrageous electric tank.
It’s 70+10uF 440V. problem is that ace hardware doesn’t carry that so I’m wanting to figure out how to double check. I’ve already called an HVAC repair place so I’m just fucked I think.
You got a grainger near by? Or 70 + 10 x 370/440 VAC Round Dual Run Capacitor by Jard # 12869 https://a.co/d/9jZVuWQ
Compressor is locked up. House is 10 years old. It’s a 4 ton unit, online sizing guides suggest that a 5 ton is more appropriate for my house but no idea if the rest of the hvac can accommodate. Gonna have to decide if I want to fuck my wallet hard or really hard.
All of the outlets in our laundry room (besides the washer and dryer) are out. I checked the breaker box and nothing was tripped. Turned all of them off anyways and then back on, no luck. anything else I should do before calling the electrician?
And make sure you check behind furniture. Have one in our bathroom behind a 8 foot tall cabinet that has only been moved one time in it's life. That one time was when an electrician moved it to find the GFI. Hasn't been moved since.
Is there a certain formula you should use to calculate dwelling coverage? Got two quotes - one came in at more than $100k under the purchase and the other at $100k over the purchase. Seems like it should be much lower, right?