so you know the show with tom hanks and he buys the old house and it sucks him dry. . .well, i'm beginning to think that i am living that movie. things could be worse. our walls could be caving in, or we could have an infestation of varmints, but seriously, what's next? first, the driveway-or lack there of; then we added much needed closet space; recently our roof has started leaking into the attic; our basement is WET!; now our furnace! Ugh! the nice man who came to fix it basically suggested that i am a horrible parent to have my child in a home with "this boiler". the second he walked in the door he started repeating "this is not right." seems our boiler has been omitting CO into our house all this time {low amounts-but still NOT good!}. the system isn't venting correctly & if things keep going south i have a feeling a large bill is to be expected--as in NEW boiler!! seriously if that's the case--we're switching the WHOLE system!! no more oil! no more oil! today i feel that we have purchased out own "money pit" house.
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I suppose one of the "nicer" parts of renting is, in deed, leaving such maintenance issues to others. But remember how nice The Money Pit house turned out? And they even lived "happily ever after!"
Speaking of houses with problems... If you haven't seen the old flick Baby Boom, it's another wonderful movie with a house that sucks this poor woman dry to the point she has a complete breakdown! But you're stronger than that! Good luck with the projects!
actually, i love Baby Boom! everyone use to tell me that Savanna looked like the baby in that, so i recently rented it and watched it for old times sake.
Wow and holy cow! Not a good thing...good luck!!!!
Kim,
At least, all of your doors aren't hung crooked, and your downstairs is not painted an ugly brown color even the ceilings. Note, Nate did not hang the doors.
Kim,
At least, all of your doors aren't hung crooked, and your downstairs is not painted an ugly brown color even the ceilings. Note, Nate did not hang the doors.
Kim so sorry to hear that...Hang in there ( you're so strong anyways). You already know if you need anything I'll be there
Dang, I totally know how you feel...I hope it all goes better than you think. Also, thank you for the fall splendor pics...I'm in a SERIOUS SERIOUS drought.
My mom told us the bad news. Being a homeowner sure stinks sometimes. Hope everything works out for you guys.
any updates? Did they at least stop the leaking toxic gases? Are you without heat? or did they get started asap? I would ask you on the phone...but you never answer your phone :-)
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