Comments on: 10 Things I Learned Buying a House

By: Kissa

Kissa — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:17:51 +0000

On of the best new homeowner investments we made the day we bought the house: two large canvas drop cloths. They weren’t that expensive, but we’ve used them for when we painted the walls, I’ve used them outside refinishing furniture to keep spray paint off our grass, and to keep polyurethane from dripping on the floor when we refinished the hardwood. And you’re right – painting isn’t as easy as it looks and it take practice! But’s it’s the most bang for your buck thing you can do to your walls or furnitire to instantly personalize/update the look!

By: Matty

Matty — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:51:52 +0000

We actually have it running on the programmable thermostat now. The issue is that it will occasionally kick on during the night, and right after it starts there is a ton of pinging, banging, and creaking from the pipes expanding. This is what is driving out cat bonkers. I was up in our attic (half of it that I could get to anyways) and it actually looked like it was pretty decently insulated. I’ll be getting much better acquainted once we get the main area painted, since the next project is installing an exhaust fan in the master bathroom.

By: Todd Dietrich

Todd Dietrich — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:57:30 +0000

After reading this it makes me feel good that I’m not alone in what I’ve been dealing with on my house. With regard to #4 and the heat going on all the time, check your insulation situation. I had almost none in my attic over the bedrooms. I added a layer and the heat in the house is more even and the furnace isn’t running as much. It was a pretty hefty investment of a few hundred dollars, but over time it should save money.