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Post by swamp on Aug 18, 2015 13:27:24 GMT -5
We redid the railing in the deck. $17,000. And that was under budget.
Then the dock needs repairs. Probably $25,0000.
Now the septic system needs a new tank and leach field.
Oy.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2015 13:28:52 GMT -5
You forgot about the new truck!
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swamp
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Post by swamp on Aug 18, 2015 13:30:03 GMT -5
You forgot about the new truck! That was voluntary. And self inflicted |
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Aug 18, 2015 13:30:49 GMT -5
Still an expense though.
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Post by phil5185 on Aug 18, 2015 13:33:54 GMT -5
Wow! I've never seen a $17,000 deck railing - pix?
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Post by milee on Aug 18, 2015 13:37:23 GMT -5
Holy Crap on the septic! I'm dreading the day we have to do this. My family teases me because I'm super protective of our current ancient, undersized system. I'm a Nazi about what they are allowed to put down the drain, reuse most of the greywater instead of putting it down the drain, removed the garbage disposal, have the tank pumped regularly (proactively on a schedule, no clogs) and sing it a nightly lullaby so it knows we love it.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Aug 18, 2015 13:39:09 GMT -5
WE have unimproved land. In order to build, we'll have to put in septic stuff. It's one of the many reasons we haven't built on it yet.
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Post by yogiii on Aug 18, 2015 13:42:15 GMT -5
Shame on you
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Post by steph08 on Aug 18, 2015 13:44:59 GMT -5
Wow. I'd be declaring bankruptcy if I had to hand out that much cash!
We wanted to build a new house - but our land doesn't have public water/sewage and it didn't pass the perc test. We were looking at $25k-30k for some sort of fancy system. Ya, we bought a house instead.
We still have a well and sand mound - I do have worries about one of them going.
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Post by bookkeeper on Aug 18, 2015 13:45:54 GMT -5
We replaced our drain field in 2000 for $1500. Best money I ever spent, I could do all the laundry I wanted after that!
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Post by milee on Aug 18, 2015 13:50:07 GMT -5
We replaced our drain field in 2000 for $1500. Around here, just the permits alone would cost more than that.  |
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swamp
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Post by swamp on Aug 18, 2015 14:10:04 GMT -5
Wow! I've never seen a $17,000 deck railing - pix? If I figure out how to do it. It's about 120 linear feet, made from Trex, and included 2 new staircases. The deck wraps around the house. |
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Post by shanendoah on Aug 18, 2015 14:10:39 GMT -5
Thank you. I needed that. Every time I turn around, it seems like we're spending another $1,500 (most of it on getting the old house fixed up), but I don't think we're going to quite hit $17,000 (though we will come close). So I appreciate that you are spending more than me. It makes me feel better.
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Post by Value Buy on Aug 18, 2015 14:18:33 GMT -5
Wow! I've never seen a $17,000 deck railing - pix? If I figure out how to do it. It's about 100 linear feet, made from Trex, and included 2 new staircases. The deck wraps around the house. Then you replaced more than just the railing. Trex is good. |
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Post by engineerdoe on Aug 18, 2015 14:22:07 GMT -5
Wow! I've never seen a $17,000 deck railing - pix? If I figure out how to do it. It's about 100 linear feet, made from Trex, and included 2 new staircases. The deck wraps around the house. Ah, Trex. Now the price makes a little more sense. |
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Post by The Captain on Aug 18, 2015 14:22:29 GMT -5
We had to do a whole new septic system a few years back. Complete with installing an ejector pit because the old system was gravity fed and new code would not allow for that. Jacking up cement, reworking plumbing in the basement and pouring concrete. All in the project was over $20k and that didn't include putting the yard back together after it looked like it was hit by a bomb.
Whole new tank, leech field, relocate all the lines in. It was a mess.
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Post by phil5185 on Aug 18, 2015 14:51:44 GMT -5
Trex - Yellowstone Park boardwalks, tough stuff, able to withstand scalding water, Old Faithful, buffalo chips, 10000 footsteps per day. Neat!!
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Post by swamp on Aug 18, 2015 14:55:32 GMT -5
Trex - Yellowstone Park boardwalks, tough stuff, able to withstand scalding water, Old Faithful, buffalo chips, 10000 footsteps per day. Neat!! That's why we chose that. Once it was installed you never have to do anything with it other than power wash it once in a while. |
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Post by swamp on Aug 18, 2015 14:56:17 GMT -5
Hopefully we can just repair the one we have. If I have to get a permit for a whole new one I've got problems. My septic is too close to the river and too close to my well per current code. So I would have to pump it up hill behind my house about 200 yards to get it away from the neighbors well.
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Post by milee on Aug 18, 2015 15:06:19 GMT -5
Hopefully we can just repair the one we have. If I have to get a permit for a whole new one I've got problems. My septic is too close to the river and too close to my well per current code. So I would have to pump it up hill behind my house about 200 yards to get it away from the neighbors well. That's one of the issues we have as well. Too close to current wells. If/when we have to replace, it will be expensive and our one neighbor will hate us because it will cause their irrigation (not drinking water, just irrigation) well to be condemned. Now you see why I baby ours.  |
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Post by The Captain on Aug 18, 2015 15:12:39 GMT -5
Hopefully we can just repair the one we have. If I have to get a permit for a whole new one I've got problems. My septic is too close to the river and too close to my well per current code. So I would have to pump it up hill behind my house about 200 yards to get it away from the neighbors well. That's one of the issues we have as well. Too close to current wells. If/when we have to replace, it will be expensive and our one neighbor will hate us because it will cause their irrigation (not drinking water, just irrigation) well to be condemned. Now you see why I baby ours. And now you know why ours was so expensive. Several core samples and two engineering studies later we were able to get a plan approved. We sat above a water table about 300 feet from a river. The system we put in should last for 40-50 years at least. The next system will have to have a pump installed to the back of the lot. |
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Aug 18, 2015 15:13:28 GMT -5
New roof $8,600. Additional perks over other contractors. Replace all gutter, downspouts and roof venting. Take pictures of roof and save 5 shingles in case of class action lawsuit on faulty shingles. This is big, This is huge. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE HERE ON FRIDAY AND DONE IN ONE DAY.   |
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Post by busymom on Aug 18, 2015 17:16:45 GMT -5
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Post by TheHaitian on Aug 18, 2015 17:18:24 GMT -5
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Post by Bonny on Aug 18, 2015 18:34:46 GMT -5
Pfttt!
New landscaping (3 yards + new driveway) $99k
Tree removal $7,500
Replaced and remodeled deck stairs and walkway railings $7k
I win! 
ETA: I will post pix once I have them organized on photobucket
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Post by TheHaitian on Aug 18, 2015 18:48:10 GMT -5
You folks are RICH!!!!
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Post by milee on Aug 18, 2015 18:50:36 GMT -5
Huh. That's what I think about you when you talk about all the things you and your wife buy. |
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Post by swamp on Aug 18, 2015 18:57:45 GMT -5
But I still have the mismatched furniture I bought years ago, most at scratch and sent sales. |
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Post by Bonny on Aug 18, 2015 19:34:14 GMT -5
But I still have the mismatched furniture I bought years ago, most at scratch and sent sales. Me too!
I repainted furniture that was already old that our friends gave us when they moved to So. CA. That was 17 years ago. The rust is holding it together! 
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Post by Cookies Galore on Aug 18, 2015 19:37:40 GMT -5
But I still have the mismatched furniture I bought years ago, most at scratch and sent sales. That's why you are RICH! ;-) |
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