Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

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Let me know if you need a guy to do a proper survey.
I know a guy who does it for a living and can help you out with your exact property line.
 
oioioi said:
Let me know if you need a guy to do a proper survey.
I know a guy who does it for a living and can help you out with your exact property line.
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That would be the gold standard and before I did something expensive and permanent like an SDU I'd do it. Surveys aren't a couple hundred anymore though. For his fence, the siting would be good enough for me. Once I knew where the PL was, I could then decide whether to roll dice with fence location.
 
mimico_polak said:
Ugh...can't I just pull a Kevin and paint over it?

Plan is (for costs of course) to replace the worst posts now...and then re-use the panels with decent wood.

As time, and funds, allow I would continue to replace posts and fence panels as I'm not in the mood to drop 10-12k in wood currently in a single shot.

I've got about 30-odd posts to replace, with about 10 of them falling over.

My biggest issue is Kevin went onto City of Mississauga land, and now I don't know how to deal with this as the shed he built is too far out...if anyone knows where I live keep it hush hush because I don't feel like having CoM inspectors coming around.

My excel skills continue....

Green - Kevin fence
Red - neighbour fence
Blue - potential resolution
Grey - Road
Green Box - Kevin shed

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I'm quite sure Kevin (green) encroaches onto CoM property...
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Don't forget my cousin and her $100,000 fence.

Don’t take law into own hands over fence dispute | Bob Aaron - Toronto Real Estate Lawyer - Aaron & Aaron - Barristers and Solicitors

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Downside to blower/vacuum is when vacuuming, you beat the hell out of the impeller. I tried an aliexpress replacement, we'll see how it holds up.

I didn't have a great way to measure the change in airflow. Rpm dropped from 7500 to 6500 so it's obviously working a lot harder now. Redline is ~7200 rpm so this should help it live longer.

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My customer today worked for a very large roofing company as a salesman...We were talking about how expensive hot tubs have become and how many people are financing them...he mentioned half the jobs he sells are financed these days....if that tells you anything about the population not having an extra 10-20k in their bank account for a once in 20-25 year home maintenance item..Plus the ones that may put it on a line of credit for a better rate...
 
Mikedezo44 said:
My customer today worked for a very large roofing company as a salesman...We were talking about how expensive hot tubs have become and how many people are financing them...he mentioned half the jobs he sells are financed these days....if that tells you anything about the population not having an extra 10-20k in their bank account for a once in 20-25 year home maintenance item..Plus the ones that may put it on a line of credit for a better rate...
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I have seen prices for shingle roofs from 20-80K in the last few years. I sure as hell don't have >50k in cash waiting to pay for a roof.
 
I just bought the Costco portable hot tub . At nine hundred bucks it’s less than the sales tax on a proper fiberglass tub . I can buy a new one every two yrs and be cheaper than Arctic spa after twenty years .
If financing a roof is under five percent , sure sign me up , otherwise I’ll pull this from somewhere else . Homeowners without twenty five k cash does not surprise me in the least . The number that are about forty five days from cooked if the job is lost is staggering


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crankcall said:
I just bought the Costco portable hot tub . At nine hundred bucks it’s less than the sales tax on a proper fiberglass tub . I can buy a new one every two yrs and be cheaper than Arctic spa after twenty years .
If financing a roof is under five percent , sure sign me up , otherwise I’ll pull this from somewhere else . Homeowners without twenty five k cash does not surprise me in the least . The number that are about forty five days from cooked if the job is lost is staggering


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Got a link? Is this 110V or 220V?

My understanding is that the 110V are effectively useless as it takes days to heat up.

Mikedezo44 said:
My customer today worked for a very large roofing company as a salesman...We were talking about how expensive hot tubs have become and how many people are financing them...he mentioned half the jobs he sells are financed these days....if that tells you anything about the population not having an extra 10-20k in their bank account for a once in 20-25 year home maintenance item..Plus the ones that may put it on a line of credit for a better rate...
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Not sure about most here (except the obvious ballers) but I sure as hell don’t typically have 10-20k laying around in cash ready to go.

Life is expensive, it’s getting more expensive and the vast majority are living paycheque to paycheque.
 
Mikedezo44 said:
My customer today worked for a very large roofing company as a salesman...We were talking about how expensive hot tubs have become and how many people are financing them...he mentioned half the jobs he sells are financed these days....if that tells you anything about the population not having an extra 10-20k in their bank account for a once in 20-25 year home maintenance item..Plus the ones that may put it on a line of credit for a better rate...
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Think like a condo owner. Create a reserve fund. Put $150 a month into the fund and don't touch it. In 10 years you have $15K plus interest to pay for a new roof or furnace / AC.

Roofing is a scam. Read my lips.

I needed a new roof:

The local well advertised darling company wanted ~$23K, did a presentation of their quote describing their surgical precision of every gold plated nail. B.S. The previous installation, 20 years ago was $4K.

Some of the gold platers give 1/3 to the sales rep, keep 1/3 for themselves and farm out the job to the lowest bidder for the other 1/3.

A bunch of cash wheeler dealer types were half the price but no WSIB, no working at heights training, were half the price but obviously no one to call if there's a leak.

I found an established family run company with history and got the job done for 1/3 of the Rolls Royce version. They has WSIB, invoiced upon completion, working at heights etc. Done!

Where does it start?

You buy a house that looks like a castle out of Disney World and it has more roof points than spike strips. The roof is steep. The shingles are architectural.

1) The wastage is huge due to angles and valleys

2) Measuring and cutting time is also huge

3) Steep roofs need extra precautions meaning extra time. Not a typical DIY

Or

1) A gable end roof has next to no waste. A hip roof has a bit.

2) Three tab shingles can be overlaid making the next replacement cheaper if the roof can handle the load.

3) Three tab shingle overlays on a low slope gable end roof is a practical DIY. Next to no rubble. Sadly no Gucci Awards.
 
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A fencing dilema.

My neighbour behind me and I agree on keeping the hedge between us as we both enjoy the privacy. However the hedge is in rough shape and is on my property. A chain link fence is embedded in the hedge.

I was looking at replacing the hedge but the five figure cost has me stalled. Similarly the neighbour was looking at putting in a new fence but a top line, cedar, designer fence will set him back many, many times that of a basic chain link.

I'm looking at putting in a short, ten to fifteen feet, fence to create a garden work area but don't want to go broke, keeping in mind a move by the neighbour could make it redundant. I'm looking at a DIY six foot high PT. I can build the panels for about $15 a linear foot but the posts are the problem.

Doing the posts the right way in concrete sonotube etc isn't practical due to access. Slamming in 1-78" steel end posts is doable and cheap.

I could clad the steel posts in PT and save time and money. Ripping it out isn't hard compared to pulling concrete stumps. A PT 4X4 is ~$25 + $30 for the cladding.

Thoughts?
 
nobbie48 said:
Think like a condo owner. Create a reserve fund. Put $150 a month into the fund and don't touch it. In 10 years you have $15K plus interest to pay for a new roof or furnace / AC.

Roofing is a scam. Read my lips.

I needed a new roof:

The local well advertised darling company wanted ~$23K, did a presentation of their quote describing their surgical precision of every gold plated nail. B.S. The previous installation, 20 years ago was $4K.

Some of the gold platers give 1/3 to the sales rep, keep 1/3 for themselves and farm out the job to the lowest bidder for the other 1/3.

A bunch of cash wheeler dealer types were half the price but no WSIB, no working at heights training, were half the price but obviously no one to call if there's a leak.

I found an established family run company with history and got the job done for 1/3 of the Rolls Royce version. They has WSIB, invoiced upon completion, working at heights etc. Done!

Where does it start?

You buy a house that looks like a castle out of Disney World and it has more roof points than spike strips. The roof is steep. The shingles are architectural.

1) The wastage is huge due to angles and valleys

2) Measuring and cutting time is also huge

3) Steep roofs need extra precautions meaning extra time. Not a typical DIY

Or

1) A gable end roof has next to no waste. A hip roof has a bit.

2) Three tab shingles can be overlaid making the next replacement cheaper if the roof can handle the load.

3) Three tab shingle overlay s on a low slope gable end roof is practical a DIY. Next to no rubble. Sadly no Gucci Awards.
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I think the only 3 tab going up now are new subdivision hell homes.

A fried got a handful of prices for new shingles. It's a big and complicated roof. Highest price was 69K. They went with 34K from a reputable company.

The reserve fund isn't a bad idea but $150 is pretty light. ~0.1% of home price per month is probably closer. So ~$1000/mo on a 1M house. That should build a reserve that's covers all future maintenance. Alternatively, try to have a pool of invested money that is somewhere between 1/8 and 1/4 of the house price and that should cover maintenance forever.
 
nobbie48 said:
A fencing dilema.

My neighbour behind me and I agree on keeping the hedge between us as we both enjoy the privacy. However the hedge is in rough shape and is on my property. A chain link fence is embedded in the hedge.

I was looking at replacing the hedge but the five figure cost has me stalled. Similarly the neighbour was looking at putting in a new fence but a top line, cedar, designer fence will set him back many, many times that of a basic chain link.

I'm looking at putting in a short, ten to fifteen feet, fence to create a garden work area but don't want to go broke, keeping in mind a move by the neighbour could make it redundant. I'm looking at a DIY six foot high PT. I can build the panels for about $15 a linear foot but the posts are the problem.

Doing the posts the right way in concrete sonotube etc isn't practical due to access. Slamming in 1-78" steel end posts is doable and cheap.

I could clad the steel posts in PT and save time and money. Ripping it out isn't hard compared to pulling concrete stumps. A PT 4X4 is ~$25 + $30 for the cladding.

Thoughts?
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Companies like post holes plus have machines that fit through gates. Last time I used them <$100/hole including poured concrete. You supply posts and sonotube if you want it.
 
GreyGhost said:
I think the only 3 tab going up now are new subdivision hell homes.

A fried got a handful of prices for new shingles. It's a big and complicated roof. Highest price was 69K. They went with 34K from a reputable company.

The reserve fund isn't a bad idea but $150 is pretty light. ~0.1% of home price per month is probably closer. So ~$1000/mo on a 1M house. That should build a reserve that's covers all future maintenance. Alternatively, try to have a pool of invested money that is somewhere between 1/8 and 1/4 of the house price and that should cover maintenance forever.
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In my case, a modest house, my roof was about $7K and would be about 4 years of reserve fund. Furnace and air would be about the same. An owned hot water tank should be in on the program as well. My driveway adds a bit.

Renovation doesn't typically come from the fund because it can be postponed to better times.

A poorly built money pit is a disaster. A flip reno or new build to the lowest standards is a disaster. Windows falling out of openings or siding peeling off can't be ignored. Kitchen cabinets are of lesser importance if you can live without them having attached doors or drawers that slide. Plumbing leaks cause rot and cost more the longer they are left.

My three tabs lasted about 20 years each. One could argue that climate change and lowering standards are less optimistic.
 
Please Jesus do not do shingle overlaps and double layers . It’s proven you will cut the life of the new shingles by a decade . They over heat , drive that heat into the attic and increase AC costs , and cook . And next time your disposal costs by weight is double . It’s a false economy.


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I think it’s BBQ clean up day. It’s a propane Weber and has been a champ for more than a decade but the flame output seems a bit off. More yellow than blue and low too. I guess I need to look at the fittings and see what needs cleaning. The tubes didn’t seem bad at all last time I looked but I’ll get the wire brush out.
 
crankcall said:
Please Jesus do not do shingle overlaps and double layers . It’s proven you will cut the life of the new shingles by a decade . They over heat , drive that heat into the attic and increase AC costs , and cook . And next time your disposal costs by weight is double . It’s a false economy.


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My black overlay lasted 20 years. Just saying.
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