(those are the posts that actually hold up the center of the house) we focused on heating the place. We suspected the old furnace was wasting a fortune in fuel because it never stopped running, and it made some real scary noises too. We expected to pay $4,000-5,000 for a new one but ended up getting this baby for $7,250. Our plumber friend, Mark hit the roof when he heard the price. If he says we overpaid, then we REALLY over paid, because Mark isn't a "cheap" plumber. Another friend, Eileen, wouldn't even tell us what she paid for the same system stating simply, "you paid too much." Seems every one sees dollar signs when they see a new homeowner coming, even someone we thought we could trust. Our consolation is that we have a brand new furnace, that with proper maintenance should last us 25 years.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
First things First
After replacing the rotting lalley columns
(those are the posts that actually hold up the center of the house) we focused on heating the place. We suspected the old furnace was wasting a fortune in fuel because it never stopped running, and it made some real scary noises too. We expected to pay $4,000-5,000 for a new one but ended up getting this baby for $7,250. Our plumber friend, Mark hit the roof when he heard the price. If he says we overpaid, then we REALLY over paid, because Mark isn't a "cheap" plumber. Another friend, Eileen, wouldn't even tell us what she paid for the same system stating simply, "you paid too much." Seems every one sees dollar signs when they see a new homeowner coming, even someone we thought we could trust. Our consolation is that we have a brand new furnace, that with proper maintenance should last us 25 years.
(those are the posts that actually hold up the center of the house) we focused on heating the place. We suspected the old furnace was wasting a fortune in fuel because it never stopped running, and it made some real scary noises too. We expected to pay $4,000-5,000 for a new one but ended up getting this baby for $7,250. Our plumber friend, Mark hit the roof when he heard the price. If he says we overpaid, then we REALLY over paid, because Mark isn't a "cheap" plumber. Another friend, Eileen, wouldn't even tell us what she paid for the same system stating simply, "you paid too much." Seems every one sees dollar signs when they see a new homeowner coming, even someone we thought we could trust. Our consolation is that we have a brand new furnace, that with proper maintenance should last us 25 years.
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