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KarlEd
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Well, I just got an estimate on re-doing the roof of my new old house. $30K. [Eek!]

Actually, that's $15,500 for the roof and just under $7K to replace rotted fascia and soffits, and just under $6K for new gutters. Truthfully, I was prepared for the roof cost itself. I had guestimated $15-17k based on roof jobs I've had done for much less complex property. But I hadn't even considered the cost of new gutters and the rotten woodwork. The good news is that this is for a roof that has a lifetime guarantee for the materials and the guarantee is transferable with no extra fee if I decide to sell sometime. I could probably get the roof fixed for much cheaper in the short term, but I'd have to deal with periodic spot maintenance every few years.

I also just found out my dream kitchen will cost $20K. I can cut a quarter of that cost, though, if I just change from granit countertops to laminate. (Which it looks like I'll be doing now that I have the roof cost in writing.) I can always have the countertops changed after I recover from the other expenses.

And even as we speak, I have an electrician upgrading the electric service to the house and fixing a couple of safety issues. That's about $1,100 right there. And that doesn't include updating the outlets I will need done sometime soon in the rest of the house. [Frown]

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[Eek!]

I assume you don't want cheap aluminum gutters and soffits?

Might not fit well on a Victorian.

Dagonee

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KarlEd
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Hmmm, I'm going to have to clarify that before I sign the contract. I picked a really nice architectural shingle for the house, but we didn't even discuss different styles of gutters/downspouts. That estimate might be for the cheap aluminum stuff. [Eek!]
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Farmgirl
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[No No] I warned you......!!

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ludosti
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Awwww....I'm sorry you'll have to downgrade your dream kitchen to get the roof fixed. [Frown]

I'm starting get all excited and nervous and anxious about our house - our walk-through is in exactly 1 month. The nice thing though is that the cost of our floorplan and elevation has gone up by $35k in the last 4 months, so it's appreciating really nicely. [Smile]

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KarlEd
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OK, the roofers are ready to go, but what I really need now is a bricklayer. At least two of the brick-stack pillars supporting the front porch need to be rebuilt, but apparently that's too small a job for any of the masons in the phone book. I could probably teach myself to fix them, but time is sorta "of the essence" right now and I'm not sure I want my debut brick project to be something structural on my own house.

Any hatracker's wanna trade brick-laying services for room and board? I'll even throw in a nice dinner at a great little Italian restaurant.

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Eduardo_Sauron
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And plane tickets, KarlEd? [Wink]
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Sorry, don't know any brick layers in Pennsylvania. . .

How hard can it be to put up bricks, though? They're like Legos, right?

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Easier than lego! Because all have the same color and shape! [Big Grin]
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