THe NAC Lots-O-BFG KO2 Thread

[vetteboy]

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Get that oil tank checked... if it is rusted through you know just as well as I do how much it will cost to remediate.

Previous owner had an insurance policy on it with the fill contract through the oil provider. The policy is transferable as long as the contract is continued.

Barring that, I was planning on making my offer contingent on it being removed.

 

[peuglow]

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Previous owner had an insurance policy on it with the fill contract through the oil provider. The policy is transferable as long as the contract is continued.

Barring that, I was planning on making my offer contingent on it being removed.

Is the tank in the ground? My oil tank is in my basement. Was brand new when I bought the house last year, but I can't imagine a new tank would be that much (unless you had to dig it up)

 

[vetteboy]

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Is the tank in the ground? My oil tank is in my basement. Was brand new when I bought the house last year, but I can't imagine a new tank would be that much (unless you had to dig it up)

Yes, in-ground tank.

Depending on the condition of the furnace & water heater, I'd have to decide if I wanna stay with oil beyond the short term. I have gas where I'm at now and I like that for a lot of reasons.

It's currrently on well & septic so if I'm going to open it up for connection to gas it probably makes sense to consider municipal water & sewer at the same time. I have a John Deere backhoe with a 16" bucket so I can dig the trench pretty easily, except the house is elevated about 20 feet above the road, which is nice from a buyer's aspect but might make municipal connection a bit of an undertaking.

Either way I'd probably want to go to an above-ground tank and address the removal sooner rather than later. Usually the oil provider is pretty amenable to that and I'd rather do it while everything else is ripped apart there's gonna be a dumpster and equipment driving around anyway.

Between the oil tank, the septic system, and the in-ground pool I'm gonna need a lot of fill dirt. :laugh:

 

[ktm racer 419]

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Too busy looking at houses to hang out sunday huh?

Party at your new house. Ill bring the tostitos and dip.

 

[kastein]

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Yes, in-ground tank.

Depending on the condition of the furnace & water heater, I'd have to decide if I wanna stay with oil beyond the short term. I have gas where I'm at now and I like that for a lot of reasons.

It's currrently on well & septic so if I'm going to open it up for connection to gas it probably makes sense to consider municipal water & sewer at the same time. I have a John Deere backhoe with a 16" bucket so I can dig the trench pretty easily, except the house is elevated about 20 feet above the road, which is nice from a buyer's aspect but might make municipal connection a bit of an undertaking.

Either way I'd probably want to go to an above-ground tank and address the removal sooner rather than later. Usually the oil provider is pretty amenable to that and I'd rather do it while everything else is ripped apart there's gonna be a dumpster and equipment driving around anyway.

Between the oil tank, the septic system, and the in-ground pool I'm gonna need a lot of fill dirt. :laugh:

Makes sense. What's the problem with being over the road? It sure makes it way easier to hook up sewer than being below the road... unless you like swimming in sewage.

 

[peuglow]

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If you're thinking of revamping the heat, I'd recommend a Navien -style heater. They're crazy efficient (Something like 97%) and can be vented out with PVC. Can be run on oil, propane, natural gas. One unit can do your heat and potable water. Expensive investment, but it makes up for it in efficiency.

 

[vetteboy]

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Makes sense. What's the problem with being over the road? It sure makes it way easier to hook up sewer than being below the road... unless you like swimming in sewage.

No real problem, it's just a deep ****in hole that needs to be made. :laugh:

No basement either so I don't even have that going for it.

 

[kastein]

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Oh. Yeah that makes sense LOL

If you're thinking of revamping the heat, I'd recommend a Navien -style heater. They're crazy efficient (Something like 97%) and can be vented out with PVC. Can be run on oil, propane, natural gas. One unit can do your heat and potable water. Expensive investment, but it makes up for it in efficiency.

That's what I am looking at. 95% efficient probably, 2600 bucks.

 

[peuglow]

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Oh. Yeah that makes sense LOL



That's what I am looking at. 95% efficient probably, 2600 bucks.

HIGHLY recommended. Though you may have to cut a hole in your sill for the PVC vent!

 

[kastein]

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Are you the previous owner of my house or just full of terrible structural ideas?

 

[peuglow]

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Are you the previous owner of my house or just full of terrible structural ideas?

lol

ALL my structural ideas are fantastic. If you can't be bothered to cut a vent out that's not my fault lol

Also, I should clarify, my house has a fieldstone cellar with MASSIVE granite blocks on top of that, then the sill beams, that have to be 8*8 at least.

 

[kastein]

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Seriously, get off my damn case about sill plates. Gouging a giant hole in one without being able to see the stud locations in a weight bearing wall is retarded harry homeowner hackjob bullshit and I am not oing it nor discussing it further. what happens when you bore a 4" hole through a 6" or 8" beam and its under a weight bearing stud? Your wall sags funny. Especially if it is mortise and tenon like mine and therefore 1/3 of the area under each stud is recessed 2-3" down into the sill. The answer is no.

There are much better ways to do shit than wildly hacking and boring holes everywhere. The answer is no.

 

[peuglow]

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Seriously, get off my damn case about sill plates. Gouging a giant hole in one without being able to see the stud locations in a weight bearing wall is retarded harry homeowner hackjob bullshit and I am not oing it nor discussing it further. what happens when you bore a 4" hole through a 6" or 8" beam and its under a weight bearing stud? Your wall sags funny. Especially if it is mortise and tenon like mine and therefore 1/3 of the area under each stud is recessed 2-3" down into the sill. The answer is no.

There are much better ways to do shit than wildly hacking and boring holes everywhere. The answer is no.

Whoa, I was only kidding man, honest.

 

[CTeunuch]

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Whoa, I was only kidding man, honest.

WELL THEN STOP TRYING TO JOKE OK? JOKES AREN'T FUN, AND EVEN IF THEY WERE, THERE IS NO FUN ALLOWED AT THE STEIN RESIDENCE. GOSSSHHH.

 

[vetteboy]

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WELL THEN STOP TRYING TO JOKE OK? JOKES AREN'T FUN, AND EVEN IF THEY WERE, THERE IS NO FUN ALLOWED AT THE STEIN RESIDENCE. GOSSSHHH.

I've got a giant ****ing snowball with your name on it!

 

[XBoBJ]

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WELL THEN STOP TRYING TO JOKE OK? JOKES AREN'T FUN, AND EVEN IF THEY WERE, THERE IS NO FUN ALLOWED AT THE STEIN RESIDENCE. GOSSSHHH.

THIS IS SERIOOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS OMGGZZZZ WHY YOU JOKING LIKE THAT!>!?!>!>!1,23./1,32142354 SDGAD GDFS GH DFSG DSF

 

[CTeunuch]

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I've got a giant ****ing snowball with your name on it!

STOP HAVING FUN NEAR ME!!!!

 

[kastein]

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Pat go butcher your frame and booger weld shit to it ok :spin1:

 

[chedisme]

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nice chris. I love that the name of the elementry school is swamp nuts.

what did you think of the cds I gave you?

while were on the subject of houses this is the one i saving for.

http://scmls.paragonrels.com/publin...ea8eb7-3237-4b4f-97eb-2cb7b3d3fa93&Report=Yes

its awesome and cheap, in the middle of nowhere, and has a decent amount of land, and is only a mile away from a powerline trail(not high tension).

the only problem is its fallsburg school district, which is where the kids who live in south fallsburd go to school. and south fallsburg is the crack/meth capital of the Catskill/Hudson valley area.

 

[rweaver138]

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http://www.glorianilson.com/Listings/564-oak-hill-rd-middletown-nj-07748_21300691

A forgotten 1.62 acre parcel with a small ranch on it, surrounded by $850k+ new construction.

The inside would need to be completely renovated (which isn't all that big of a task for <900 sq ft) which I'd do with the intention of it only existing for around 5-10 years at most.

The lot is almost 500 feet deep but the house is pretty close to the street, so there's plenty of room to a) build a detached 3-car garage and b) do a completely new house behind the existing one. The property is wooded on all sides, and all the surrounding stuff is set back far enough that it's pretty well isolated.

In that area the bulk of the construction is new McMansions on less than an acre...honestly the land alone is worth more than the asking price and with minimal improvements there'd be no problem reselling it at any time for a profit.

I've had a contingency plan for something like this running for the last 4+ years so luckily I'm in a position to be able to make a move on it...with as many developers as there are working in that area right now I can't imagine it's gonna last very long.

Meeting with the agent at 5:00 today for a walk-thru, she's doing preliminary paperwork and I'll be showing up with a pen and a deposit check in hand.

wow, amazing how much the prices of houses differ from region to region. if I had to guess, that house would have trouble getting anything over 115k around here