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manfredo

manfredo

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DarkWeb said:
That sounds normal now too. Mine was 17k. Inside or out it was pretty comparable in price.
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That's not even complete...No stair replacement, everything rough graded, no topsoil....But I am glad I had him out because he gave me several good ideas.

Plus he has huge equipment, so with a mini excavator and a small Bobcat it would be a lot less yard damage.

shnkrmn said:
My 4 portables do just fine cooling my house. They just roll into a closet for winter. I have one window unit just to save floor space in our bedroom.
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3 window units is doing the trick here...It's 73 and a little chilly, and 66 back in my bedroom.
 
DarkWeb

DarkWeb

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manfredo said:
That's not even complete...No stair replacement, everything rough graded, no topsoil....But I am glad I had him out because he gave me several good ideas.

Plus he has huge equipment, so with a mini excavator and a small Bobcat it would be a lot less yard damage.


3 window units is doing the trick here...It's 73 and a little chilly, and 66 back in my bedroom.
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17 was just the system also. Not the demo of the finished basement or stairs or replacement of any of it.

Same with outside.
 
raratt

raratt

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Justin-case said:
My cousin installed a new Bryant for us in March. He gave me a heck of a deal, so we went ahead and chose one of their higher end units. I think its rated at 16 seers. He also added two ducts. One in a bathroom that didn't have one, and one in the kitchen, which also never had one. Also put shades up to keep the sun off the west side of house, that makes a huge difference in the afternoon. Yeah, we cozy.
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I need a new one installed, when they swapped mine out they downgraded to a non energy star unit. Still 13 seer, but not as efficient.
 
manfredo

manfredo

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DarkWeb said:
17 was just the system also. Not the demo of the finished basement or stairs or replacement of any of it.

Same with outside.
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It's actually more work to do from inside, depending on what is outside (and in my case) ....all that concrete has to be cut, jackhammered, and hauled out of the basement in buckets, as you know. Plus a lot of times there is no where to send the water, but I live up on a hill so I do have....and the 2 staircases that need to be removed are both original to the house and due for replacement anyways.

For my exterior job there's a 10 wheeler load of crushed stone, which is probably $600, and another $600 for pipe and fittings, filter fabric, $200, maybe another $500 for tar and hydraulic cement....so around 2k in materials. I can rent a mini excavator AND a bobcat for under 2k for a week, and hire 2 men for another 2k. Another 2k to replace stairs and incidentals, I'm in it for 8k, without doing much labor myself...Mainly supervising. It IS a big job though, I know!! Contractor probably had 10k for his profit worked in there.
 
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