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Juniper · 06-09-2009, 03:23 PM

You only run your pool pump/filter 2 hours a day? Wow. Mine runs more like 12 hours a day. Sometimes more.

We love our house too, but wow, it needs work. We bought it for about $100K below what it was really worth - or would have been worth three years ago if it were in good condition, that is. Since then we've put on a new roof, cleared a lot of overgrowth from the yard and garden, replaced the furnace, put in a pool, did some earth-moving to fix drainage issues, and Thurs. we're replacing the central air unit. And not a moment too soon! :p

Also our master bath is gutted, and there are some more projects we'll be doing like moving the laundry room to another part of the house, replacing the kitchen floor, replacing the carpet, etc.

The house is 45 years old and has issues. I know some people would wonder why we didn't just buy a house that was already the way we wanted it - but why do people ever buy fixer-uppers? It's big, and has some real coolness potential. Someday we may even get there!

06-09-2009, 03:23 PM	#242
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	You only run your pool pump/filter 2 hours a day? Wow. Mine runs more like 12 hours a day. Sometimes more. We love our house too, but wow, it needs work. We bought it for about $100K below what it was really worth - or would have been worth three years ago if it were in good condition, that is. Since then we've put on a new roof, cleared a lot of overgrowth from the yard and garden, replaced the furnace, put in a pool, did some earth-moving to fix drainage issues, and Thurs. we're replacing the central air unit. And not a moment too soon! :p Also our master bath is gutted, and there are some more projects we'll be doing like moving the laundry room to another part of the house, replacing the kitchen floor, replacing the carpet, etc. The house is 45 years old and has issues. I know some people would wonder why we didn't just buy a house that was already the way we wanted it - but why do people ever buy fixer-uppers? It's big, and has some real coolness potential. Someday we may even get there! Last edited by Juniper; 06-09-2009 at 03:32 PM.