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[kastein]

Thats not bad, if hes a first time buyer there's like 8 grand in tax credits also

not anymore, the deal expired. I missed it by a few months, would have got me 3800 dollars. It's actually "ten percent of sale price - up to $8000" not straight-up $8000 iirc.

I just succeeded in buying a fixer upper a month or so ago. Been spending a lot of my spare time fixing it, so far I've been breaking my back on the roof. Next I get to completely gut the interior, rebuild a chimney (probably going to reuse bricks, but need a new liner and a lot of mortar) build a second chimney, pour the basement floor, install a new furnace most likely, do all the electrical and plumbing... come spring I get to do the siding and windows. It's gonna be a hell of a project, especially as I am most likely working alone for most of it.

BUT I got 2/5 of an acre of land in a nice area, a 1400sqft house, no neighbors on 2 sides (wooded vacant lots), 5000 feet from a municipal airport a friend of mine is probably going to hangar his plane at - for $38k.

 

[XJosh95]

Special Announcement: The MWC is going to be getting a little bigger in June. Meganne and I are expecting a baby.

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

AHHHH!! You've gone public now! Congrats bro to you, Meg and the mini-future rabbit hat wearer, glad to hear it (again ) I want you to do your Christopher Watkins voice in the delivery room!

 

[REWSTER]

not anymore, the deal expired. I missed it by a few months, would have got me 3800 dollars. It's actually "ten percent of sale price - up to $8000" not straight-up $8000 iirc.

I just succeeded in buying a fixer upper a month or so ago. Been spending a lot of my spare time fixing it, so far I've been breaking my back on the roof. Next I get to completely gut the interior, rebuild a chimney (probably going to reuse bricks, but need a new liner and a lot of mortar) build a second chimney, pour the basement floor, install a new furnace most likely, do all the electrical and plumbing... come spring I get to do the siding and windows. It's gonna be a hell of a project, especially as I am most likely working alone for most of it.

BUT I got 2/5 of an acre of land in a nice area, a 1400sqft house, no neighbors on 2 sides (wooded vacant lots), 5000 feet from a municipal airport a friend of mine is probably going to hangar his plane at - for $38k.

Oh that sucks that it expired, i got the full 8k

this year starts the repay :helpme:

Special Announcement: The MWC is going to be getting a little bigger in June. Meganne and I are expecting a baby.

im sorry











J/k :kissyou: congrats

 

[87manche]

rebuild a chimney (probably going to reuse bricks, but need a new liner and a lot of mortar) build a second chimney,

Do you have real fireplaces? If not just do a liner and tear down the chmney above the roof. You may also look into having the old chimney filled with concrete, Keeps the old rustic look but gives the chimney structural strength back, also negates the need for a new liner. They use some special lightweight aerated concrete to keep the weight from blowing out the bottom. My in laws looked at this option when it was looking to be impossible to line/repair the flue for their woodburner.

Special Announcement: The MWC is going to be getting a little bigger in June. Meganne and I are expecting a baby.

Dear lord, her crazy and your ugly is going to be an interesting combination.


congrats.

 

[bmyohn]

Dear lord, her crazy and your ugly is going to be an interesting combination.


congrats.

haha thats awesome!

Congrats Josh and Meganne party1:

 

[kastein]

Do you have real fireplaces? If not just do a liner and tear down the chmney above the roof. You may also look into having the old chimney filled with concrete, Keeps the old rustic look but gives the chimney structural strength back, also negates the need for a new liner. They use some special lightweight aerated concrete to keep the weight from blowing out the bottom. My in laws looked at this option when it was looking to be impossible to line/repair the flue for their woodburner.

Not yet I don't :yelclap:

The chimney for the furnace is in the wrong spot for a fireplace (between the dining room and the kitchen, inside a wall.) I'll be adding one on the outside wall in the living room for the fireplace and probably a bbq pit on the outside. I would do what you suggest but it's so badly deteriorated I can literally see through it from one side to the other and the sky beyond it, there is no mortar holding some of the bricks in. It's also badly deteriorated further down. So I'm going to buy the liner pieces (firebrick tube ones) and disassemble/reassemble it from the inside. All the walls will be down, so it should be easy to access.

 

[87manche]

Not yet I don't :yelclap:

The chimney for the furnace is in the wrong spot for a fireplace (between the dining room and the kitchen, inside a wall.) I'll be adding one on the outside wall in the living room for the fireplace and probably a bbq pit on the outside. I would do what you suggest but it's so badly deteriorated I can literally see through it from one side to the other and the sky beyond it, there is no mortar holding some of the bricks in. It's also badly deteriorated further down. So I'm going to buy the liner pieces (firebrick tube ones) and disassemble/reassemble it from the inside. All the walls will be down, so it should be easy to access.

Why firebrick flues? Many very good stainless options that are less prone to cracking and fire damage.

 

[FlexdXJ]

Special Announcement: The MWC is going to be getting a little bigger in June. Meganne and I are expecting a baby.

NO WAY!

 

[kastein]

Why firebrick flues? Many very good stainless options that are less prone to cracking and fire damage.

'cause I haven't done my research :anon:

looks like time to do that.

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

man I hate Craigslist scammers......I found a tractor and loader on there, price seemed good, but not out of line and they guy ends up a scammer. Said the listing proce is what he needs up front and the rest is payable to a bank in another state and teh paperwork is in a friends name....and CASH ONLY! yeah buddy, i will bring 20K in cash with me and hand it over to you and send the rest to an unknown friend to deposit at the bank for "title release"...and tractors typically dont have titles, only BoS.

 

[87manche]

'cause I haven't done my research :anon:

looks like time to do that.

Stainless is just like working with the firebrick flue pipe, only it's a ton lighter and the creosote does not attack it.

It does cost $$$, but if it's a job that you only ever want to do once it's the way to go. Also, check local code, a lot of municipalities have gone to requiring the stainless liners, and they're pretty much mandatory for woodburners, so if you ever intend on putting a woodburner in the basement or whatever you're best to start of with the stainless liners.

I did mine with the flexible liners because my chimney was in good structural shape, but the liners were showing 70 years worth of wear/acid/creosote damage. It was a PITA because my chimney is gigantic and finding a long enough one piece liner was difficult. The perils of having two fireplaces and one is in the basement. Also, if you run a high efficiency furnace or hot water tank through the chimney stainless is required, because the gas appliances make nasty hydrocarbon stuff that eats the clay liners.

 

[XJosh95]

Thanks for all the well wishes, guys! We're pretty excited and looking forward to getting baby in a Jeep :thumbup:

 

[Fore Wheeler]

Congrats!

Did you have to put up C-mas lights to get some too?

Fore 'kids are great' Wheeler

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

supposed to put up Chrsitmas lights this weekend...maybe I will get lucky and fall off the ladder.

 

[kastein]

You should put something like this up: http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/grr/1502156330.html

 

[XJosh95]

Congrats!

Did you have to put up C-mas lights to get some too?

Fore 'kids are great' Wheeler

We placed our order in September. I don't know anybody who puts up Christmas lights that early...unless you're hillbilly enough to leave them up all year.

 

[87manche]

you need to go all clark griswold on that.

 

[XJosh95]

 

[seanR]

He will get the tax credit.
He was deployed over seas during part of 2010.
It is extended until Dec.31st for service men deployed over seas in 2010.

I think we are going to make a cash offer of $25,000, and see what happens.