Author Topic: House buying/owning advice (Read 110688 times)

Kat Kid · « **Reply #375 on:** June 15, 2014, 10:53:18 PM »

My HVAC is leaking badly. Was serviced like leas than a month ago so I will at least get someone to come look at it. Hopefully this is a caulking or screw something tighter type problem.

On a related note: how much do new HVAC units run? My house is 3 BR no basement. Not a ton of feet square is what I'm saying here.

slobber · « **Reply #376 on:** June 16, 2014, 04:02:08 AM »

I think we spent $4k when we replaced ours. Get two opinions. Make them explain your options. Act like you fully understand what the are saying as you follow along. Then google everything they said to insure they weren't making up words.

Gonna win 'em all!

IPA4Me · « **Reply #377 on:** June 16, 2014, 06:44:50 AM »

Quote from: slobber on June 16, 2014, 04:02:08 AM

I think we spent $4k when we replaced ours. Get two opinions. Make them explain your options. Act like you fully understand what the are saying as you follow along. Then google everything they said to insure they weren't making up words.

Gonna win 'em all!

$4K for a complete system? Damn. That's cheap.

pissclams · « **Reply #378 on:** June 16, 2014, 07:48:30 AM »

$4k? they run between $7k-$10k

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #379 on:** June 16, 2014, 07:59:09 AM »

KK lives in Manhattan, the epicenter of affordable living you guys.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #380 on:** June 16, 2014, 08:29:10 AM »

Quote from: Kat Kid on June 15, 2014, 10:53:18 PM

My HVAC is leaking badly. Was serviced like leas than a month ago so I will at least get someone to come look at it. Hopefully this is a caulking or screw something tighter type problem.

On a related note: how much do new HVAC units run? My house is 3 BR no basement. Not a ton of feet square is what I'm saying here.

Leaking refrigerant?

steve dave · « **Reply #381 on:** June 16, 2014, 08:44:12 AM »

kk, no way you can get into this rental property game. you'd need to take on a home maintenance whiz like myself to make it work and you just couldn't afford me.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #382 on:** June 16, 2014, 08:48:25 AM »

KK, please do not allow dangerous air conditioning chemicals to leak into any of your neighbor's homes.

Panjandrum · « **Reply #383 on:** June 16, 2014, 09:23:46 AM »

Quote from: IPA4Me on June 16, 2014, 06:44:50 AM

Quote from: slobber on June 16, 2014, 04:02:08 AM
I think we spent $4k when we replaced ours. Get two opinions. Make them explain your options. Act like you fully understand what the are saying as you follow along. Then google everything they said to insure they weren't making up words.

Gonna win 'em all!
$4K for a complete system? Damn. That's cheap.

It depends. Do you have a separate AC unit and furnace, or is it all one unit with a heat pump?

In my last house, it was all one electric unit, and it was going to cost about $6k to replace it for a 2.5 ton unit.

If you get a pretty nice AC unit (no furnace), that's Energy Star 3.0 and runs at 90% AFUE, then yes, it's going to cost you an arm and a leg (but probably save you in the long run on energy bills). I'd imagine 3-4k based on estimates I've seen.

I'm budgeting about $4k for when I need to replace my furnace, which is apparently 20 years old and will probably bleed my savings account this winter.

slobber · « **Reply #384 on:** June 16, 2014, 10:50:08 AM »

Guys, did you not see where I said to google to make certain that no words were being made up? I did that, and all of the words were real words and it cost us about $4,000 to replace our outdoor unit and I think something on the inside as well. This was about 8 years ago and in COMO (which may have something to do with the price).

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #385 on:** June 16, 2014, 11:16:30 AM »

You can do the complete HVAC for 4k if you know what you're doing.

IPA4Me · « **Reply #386 on:** June 16, 2014, 11:41:14 AM »

Quote from: Cartierfor3 on June 16, 2014, 11:16:30 AM

You can do the complete HVAC for 4k if you know what you're doing.

Sure can if you have about $2K in tools. Something tells most on this board don't.

Mikeyis4dcats · « **Reply #387 on:** June 16, 2014, 12:11:40 PM »

Quote from: IPA4Me on June 16, 2014, 11:41:14 AM

Quote from: Cartierfor3 on June 16, 2014, 11:16:30 AM
You can do the complete HVAC for 4k if you know what you're doing.
Sure can if you have about $2K in tools. Something tells most on this board don't.

I have $2k in tools. Just not THOSE tools.

slobber · « **Reply #388 on:** June 16, 2014, 03:05:22 PM »

Quote from: Cartierfor3 on June 16, 2014, 11:16:30 AM

You can do the complete HVAC for 4k if you know what you're doing.

C43, thanks man. I'd like to think I know what I'm doing. Obviously a bunch of idiots don't even use google to confirm real words and stuff.

Gonna win 'em all!

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #389 on:** June 16, 2014, 03:49:00 PM »

Mrs. Benny and I just had our first meeting with our realtor. Was enlightening.

Flood insurance costs, tho.

CNS · « **Reply #390 on:** June 16, 2014, 03:50:08 PM »

SB, house stilts!

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #391 on:** June 16, 2014, 04:18:56 PM »

Quote from: CNS on June 16, 2014, 03:50:08 PM

SB, house stilts!

Definitely helps in some areas, doesn't matter in other areas. The flood zones here as they apply to insurance rates aren't always what you might expect. It's a weird place to live. But yeah, it definitely hurts SB's heart to know that as long as long as I live here, I'll never have a kewl Cat Cave basement with a potential walkout like SD.

Tobias · « **Reply #392 on:** June 16, 2014, 04:20:47 PM »

you can always have one more like Dugout DickStone tho

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #393 on:** June 16, 2014, 04:27:18 PM »

does he have a walkout attic or something?

IPA4Me · « **Reply #394 on:** June 16, 2014, 06:23:37 PM »

Quote from: slobber on June 16, 2014, 10:50:08 AM

Guys, did you not see where I said to google to make certain that no words were being made up? I did that, and all of the words were real words and it cost us about $4,000 to replace our outdoor unit and I think something on the inside as well. This was about 8 years ago and in COMO (which may have something to do with the price).

$4K for outdoor unit and indoor coil makes sense. I thought you were implying furnace too.

Kat Kid · « **Reply #395 on:** June 16, 2014, 06:26:38 PM »

AC is OK!

K-S-U-Wildcats! · « **Reply #396 on:** June 16, 2014, 06:49:44 PM »

I just bought two complete furnace/ac systems, a 4 ton and a 2.5 ton, plus humidifier and install, for $7,400. Just the 2.5 would have run me $3500. Only 13 seer but at those prices, I would never pay off the premium for higher efficiency.

Without a furnace, you can probably shave off $1k.

Boom Roasted · « **Reply #397 on:** June 17, 2014, 08:36:53 AM »

My furnace only about 6 months ago was 3500

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #398 on:** June 17, 2014, 08:47:49 AM »

oh yeah well my furnace was twenty bucks. what now, you smarty-pants turkeys?

puniraptor · « **Reply #399 on:** June 17, 2014, 08:48:40 AM »

advice: If you think you are going to do a bunch of work on stuff, you won't after you get your couch and TV deployed.