Started replacing the roof on my house this morning. Been reluctant the past 2 weeks because of rain forecast. Now maybe the minute leak I haven't been able to stop will be gone before Hanna gets in town.
Good luck! Don't you love old houses? We just had to have the porch foundation repaired ($450), some asbestos removed ($925), and the HVAC replaced ($don't ask cuz you can't afford it, just close your eyes and pull out a credit card deal with the damage later). Now the concrete slab in front of the garage is cracked in half and there's a gaping hole by the old well. I don't think we're going to have money for updates any time soon--we're too busy fixing the messes. Sigh.
Anyway, I hope your roof replacement goes well. That's not a cheap one either. Have fun!
Heather
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Posts: 952 | Location: Zone 7, East Coast | Registered: February 11, 2002
That reminds me: I gotta throw some water on the roof so the grass in the eaves stays green.
Nope, I can't get DH to blast them out, either. We're gonna have another "Icicle of Damocles" over our front porch again next spring.
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Posts: 2802 | Location: Southern Ontario, Zone 5 | Registered: October 15, 2002
Originally posted by HeatherHead: .......don't ask cuz you can't afford it....
Just replaced every wire in the house, should have done it sooner but luckily didn't have any problems. Finally I'm able to toss all the 3 to 2 prong adapters. Don't have to worry about overloads - 65 > 200 amp services. Tossed the stove/oven, been eating from the microwave for several weeks. Had the AC checked, the tech marveled at how well it was doing for being so old (15+ years - soon to be replaced). Sheetrock repair, subfloor repair from Winchester eating the kitchen floor, siding repair from Ruger eating the siding and floor framing repairs from incorrectly installed steps (Grrrrrr). None of the above should be confused with the normal honey-do list!
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Originally posted by HeatherHead: Don't you love old houses?
Without a doubt!
Dirt
PS. The roof finished today, 2 days late. Ain't going there!
Oof--well, 15+ years ain't so bad for an AC. Ours was over 20. And the furnace? 36. Older than me, lol! We decided to replace it when it ran out of oil early this spring--the cost of refilling it at current oil prices was about a fourth of what it would cost simply to replace the whole darn thing, AC included, with a super-high-efficiency heat pump, including new duct work to bring the house up to current specs.
The asbestos was our happy surprise when they pulled the old furnace out. The guys who came to remove that asbestos found more--exposed stuff that we'd been walking over (in the ceiling of the basement) and releasing particles of into the air for the more than a year that we've been living here. Well, it's gone now. Goodbye lung cancer, hello new debt!
I'm sure the wiring will need work soon. I know the roof does. And the oven needs to be trashed--it burns everything--but it's below safety issues on the priority list at the moment.
Well, it's no use me sitting here till midnight moaning and groaning. I'd better get my beauty rest so I can tackle the decades-old carpet in the guest room tomorrow. I can't afford to replace it yet, but it could at least be clean for my in-laws.
Enjoy your new roof.
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Posts: 952 | Location: Zone 7, East Coast | Registered: February 11, 2002
Good work Dirt! Wanna come do our roof? But first you have to build a couple of dormers in the attic.
So many projects here, DH just finished my "cold" room in the basement for storing canned goodies, etc. Still have paving stones to put down to the garden. Still have the back storm door to put on, inside entry door is done. Front door needs replaced. New driveway on the horizon, new gutters needed and re-grading around the house for drainage. We were thinking tile, but probably gutters, driveway and landscape will take care of the water. We don't get much water, only around the edges in the basement. I don't think tile would have even helped this year with the 25 or more inches of rain.
Then there's the furnace, a "Green Colonial", a monstrosity 40 years old. Works great and is quiet, but inefficient.
So, it's off to work I go for overtime!
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Posts: 2373 | Location: Zone 4-5, North Central Iowa | Registered: April 12, 2002
"Enjoy your new roof." Thanks, can't wait for the rain!
Grading and gutters and new soffit and fascia are on the list but they come after finishing filling in the pool. That's been going on for a couple years a wheel barrow at a time. Took a severe slow down when I started working again.
