mcmansion

[KBScobravert]

lol, we looked at probably 25 houses over 10 months

beat down

I stayed in Afghanistan and made my wife do it. Only beat down I got was from her. And I paid for the damn thing.

[whitetrash]

i dont want a big house. 2000 sq ft is big enough. i like it cold and i dont wanna pay to cool half a house i never use

[Baron Von Crowder]

We moved from a 2200 sq/ft house to our 3000 with a pool and our bill is the same. I'm pretty sure the smaller house had an under spec AC.

We liked the area, Schools and location. It was the best house for The dollar was the best we could find. We will be doing the upgrades over the next few years.

[SMEGMA STENCH]

If it feels like the right house, you can always do improvements over time. Adding granite or trim is a lot easier than adding 1000sqft

Good point kinda the way i look at it

i dont want a big house. 2000 sq ft is big enough. i like it cold and i dont wanna pay to cool half a house i never use

Thing is i think i will use . Want a guest room, a room for our one kid that we are going to have, home office , workout room
(im a bit of a health nut at times) and of course a bedroo m for us to sleep in . Want the wife wants her own separate office/computer room cause shes disorganized and im not . And i hear there are a few thing you can do to increase your energy efficiency . Dont know how well they work though . Id try them though

[snacksnack]

Don't be hating
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your just the opposite, you bought a mansion your 3 day work week pay check cant afford.

[fordracing19]

your just the opposite, you bought a mansion your 3 day work week pay check cant afford.

Hey now. We get to work 4 days this week.

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[8mpg]

Cheap floors, counters, etc can all be changed out and personalized to what you want. It gets very expensive to upgrade air conditioning units, wall insulation, etc. The biggest thing I would look for a is quality framing, a/c, insulation package, etc.

[FATHERFORD]

I'm one of the few at my work that doesn't have a 3800sqft+ cookie cutter house.

I'm the odd ball that bought a 28 year old 2200sqft house on some acreage.

[whitetrash]

Good point kinda the way i look at it



Thing is i think i will use . Want a guest room, a room for our one kid that we are going to have, home office , workout room
(im a bit of a health nut at times) and of course a bedroo m for us to sleep in . Want the wife wants her own separate office/computer room cause shes disorganized and im not . And i hear there are a few thing you can do to increase your energy efficiency . Dont know how well they work though . Id try them though

if you think you would go for it. im more of a 3/2/2 person. its gonna be hard to find a new home that way when im ready. they are all going 4 or 5 bdrm

[2011GT]

We have been looking, and we went into one of those. it was 2800sqft, 2 story. One regular size outside ac unit. I cant imagine the place cooling off in this summer heat.

I have a 2250 sqft 2 story home with one unit. It has 3 different zones that are all climate controlled from their own thermostat. Valves open and close to cool the desired zone. Pretty neat. The house is also built with 2"x6" instead of 2x4 so that helps insulate also.

[SMEGMA STENCH]

Ok how exactly does one go about checking the insulation ?

Only way i would know is take down some sheetrock and get a look in there lol

Obviously not very practical

[ceyko]

Ok how exactly does one go about checking the insulation ?

Only way i would know is take down some sheetrock and get a look in there lol

Obviously not very practical

Thermal type of camera would show hot/cold spots in comparison to the internal temperature.

Edit: I believe they can be rented if you look around.

[Vertnut]

Ok how exactly does one go about checking the insulation ?

Only way i would know is take down some sheetrock and get a look in there lol

Obviously not very practical

If it's within the city limits, and the house is fairly new (built since the '80's), the walls will be insulated. The attic insulation is easy to see. If it's older, it may have 6" or so up there. If so, for a few hundred bucks, you can get it upgraded to 14"-16" (R-38 or so). Caulk is your friend. Hit all the thresholds and around all the windows. Door gaskets are easily replaced, too, and can be huge culprits when it comes to air leakage.

[Cooter]

cheap laser temp gun works well too

[SMEGMA STENCH]

Oh cool ok i got one of those .

So i found out a little more about the house . Its kind of funny . The realtor thats selling it told me the problem with the place is that the people who got evicted from it (i guess by the bank) still live on the property . In a double wide 50ft away from the house . LOL!

How much would that suck to see you big ass house that you had built, but got kicked out of.......... every day . I feel bad for laughing but thats kind of a funny situation . I dont think i would still live there .

Also you have to share a cleetche driveway with them . These two things are probly scaring people away

Looking at the place though, they are two things i think i could fix with a fence and a new driveway .