Misfitmorgan's Journal - That Summer Dust

[greybeard]

the only reason we don't have nat gas to the residence is the national forest doesn't want any of the smaller infrastructure put in. There are several wells within 1 mile of my place that produce raw NG and there's a 10" hp pipeline right down the road that carries it to a refinery about 40 miles away.
NG is dirt cheap and extremely plentiful here, but ya can't carry it in a bucket....

 

[babsbag]

I have electric AC, propane heat, and wood stove. In CA the propane is cheaper than electric. No natural gas where I live out in the country. I also have propane hot water and stove top, but electric oven. I was planning for the days with no power. We use the wood stove all winter, seldom turn on the heater. I also have an evaporative cooler which is used most of the time. AC is only for days over 105° . Our electric bill would be well over 400.00 if it weren't for my solar.

That is a nice looking house, love that back deck. Hope that this gets sorted out quickly.

 

[misfitmorgan]

I know it is a bit more pricey up here for HVAC work up here. My parents had all new duct work and a new furnace put in in 2016 and it was $8,000 so i estimate the HVAC for this house was probably around 10-11k, I know the A/C unit price is around 1k alone locally if i assume it has a 2.5-3ton unit.

Thankfully the dated parts are easy fixes. Rip out carpet, take down paneling hoping for plaster but planning drywall just in case and get rid of the dropdown ceiling, then paint or strip all the window trim and built-ins.

For hte basement we are renting a cement mixer and finishing the cement floor. Atm for some reason they only put cement on 60-75% of the floor down there, the other parts are bare dirt. DH also wants to cement floor the garage since it only has mostly dirt...though there is a cement area and boards over a shallow pit where the well head is hidden.

 

[misfitmorgan]

I have electric AC, propane heat, and wood stove. In CA the propane is cheaper than electric. No natural gas where I live out in the country. I also have propane hot water and stove top, but electric oven. I was planning for the days with no power. We use the wood stove all winter, seldom turn on the heater. I also have an evaporative cooler which is used most of the time. AC is only for days over 105° . Our electric bill would be well over 400.00 if it weren't for my solar.

That is a nice looking house, love that back deck. Hope that this gets sorted out quickly.

Our current electric where we live is $80-120/month. That includes all barn lights being on 24/7(there are 18 of those) and a 2,000 watt light DH insistes having on for the outside pigs as well a another 2,000watt light in the garage where DH has his forge and little workshop..which he insists on having on 24/7.

For me i would turn off all those lights if i wasnt outside using them but he just wont do it.

ATM when the power goes out we are fine for heat and cooking since our stove and dryer are propane. We however have no water when power goes out. THe new house is already wired for a generator and has a little house to cover it too...so we just need to buy a generator and no more worries about the power being out.

 

[misfitmorgan]

Got the copy of the Farm lease sent off to the processor this morning. The financial manager is not in again today for the car lease place so have to wait until tomorrow for that. This is killing me.

 

[babsbag]

We have a generator for our well. Can't deal with no water, especially if it is summer and due to a wild fire.

 

[Bruce]

Those HVAC people in Texas must work dirt cheap.

 

[Bruce]

Got the copy of the Farm lease sent off to the processor this morning. The financial manager is not in again today for the car lease place so have to wait until tomorrow for that. This is killing me.

And NO ONE else can get a copy?? Come on, the financial manager works for someone and people work for him/her. Bunch of incompetents.

 

[Bruce]

Nice looking place you have there @greybeard

I imagine your installation was somewhat cheaper since you didn't have to duct to a bunch of rooms on two floors.

 

[greybeard]

Those HVAC people in Texas must work dirt cheap.

Non-union and I bid it out. Took a middle of the line bid--not cheapest.
Livingroom, dining room and kitchen are all one big room, floor to peaked ceiling.
Back 1/2 of the house is one big bedroom upstairs.
Back 1/2 of lower floor is spare bedroom, short hall, bathroom and small laundry.
Not drawn exact or to scale.