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I heard this technology is in fact being used on smaller pipes. In fact, this elderly person was told by residential plumbing company that they could repair the pipe from inside using pipe liner for $9500 Or, they could dig up the foundation inside the house where the leak is to repair the...

If one has a water drain line from the house out to the street that has a leak in it, isn't there a way to put in a pipe liner on the inside of the pipe so the pipe itself doesn't have to be replaced? I know an elderly person that could use a service like this so I'm looking for more...

Yep, I'll be picky about stuff such as that... I've learned quite a bit from the comments on this forum by those knowledgeable on the details

Yep, and that's why before I buy I want to have a reputable foundation guy check it out as well as electrician and plumbing inspection. I know it can be a gamble but at this point I need to live within my means.... unless I hit that power ball lottery! Then, I'd buy something to live in now...

Building new construction now has too many unknown variables related to labor and supplies which nobody in my area is willing to commit to providing pricing for. I';m not entering in to any project on a blank check basis without knowing the approximate cost is going to be, so I'm out. I have a...

Thanks! I have noticed that older homes seem to have a lower property tax rate than newer homes so I'm hoping to find an older home with no foundation or structural issues at a good price and then as you did, fix it up. I've done this numerous times with vehicles (I never buy brand new) where...

Yeah, this must be work Americans won't do!

Well... I've decided to call off my barnominium project and sell the 5 acres I bought to build it on. I cannot undertake any project under a blank check kind of situation where I cannot get a ball park figure of what it's going to cost to finish out the inside of building. The guy (local metal...

In my county they require following some international building code (I don't remember the exact name) which I think it mostly best practices... but they do not come out and do inspections since I'm outside of the city limits. The county does issue a building permit and they want to know about...

I'm starting to wonder...

Thanks, but I don't do facebook or any social media. I think there may be home building forums in general, but then again this is the reason I joined House Repair Talk.com I would think installing HVAC in a new home would be similar to installing on in a barndominiums

You must be a liberal... I did not say mark up was greed. I'm saying excessive mark up is greed. Please read ALL of what people say before jumping to conclusions, that way you aren't misquoting people if that matters to you at all. No, I never doubted for a minute that you are the world's...

So far I haven't seen any barndominium forums Lots of articles though. One thing I'm learning about building a house of any kind is they all think you're loaded with cash and they all trying to charge a premium! I'll be getting a lot of estimates and it may slow down the progress of the build...

I'm not saying you are wrong or that I know more than you... I'm simply saying the mark up is pure greed! Some of these guys are marking up the hardware 4 and 5 times what I can buy it for. That's greed and it's sinful to screw people this badly! So, I'm going to explore ways to things...

That sounds logical Seeing the government ignores quite a few of their own laws, shouldn't be a problem! I'm going with a whole house heat pump system and if it's anything like the smaller units, they come with refrigerant already in the system. You just connect the lines and fire it up...

Only 2 inch diameter duct work? I always thought ducts were a lot larger than that. What's the size of norm,al ducts?

Great info, thanks! I'll put this in my HVAC folder and learn from it.... when I'm shopping these guys will think I know some stuff! :call you: I'm basically just trying to learn enough to know what questions to ask!

If I pay an HVAC company to come out and provide and estimate, should they be doing a Manual J ? I guess I need to ask about that upfront before I pay somebody to do the estimate.

I'm doing a barndominium and the living area will be right at 2500 square feet and I'm going to use high R value insulation between the studs when we frame out the inside as well as wrap on the inside walls b efore fry wall is put up so it should be fairly air tight. I'll put this in my notes...

Not in my state... it's business friendly down here! If someone has the skills to do good work, they can work. And, I'm hearing most HVAC companies that come out to provide an estimate don't do a Manual J... they just go by the size of the living area I'll have to ask them about this Manual...