Home ownership
Maybe I missed a thread similar to this, but that's ok. I have been in my home for 10 years now, and there are some things I wasn't prepared for or aware of as a homeowner. I am not scared to admit them if it helps someone else, and please share any stories you have about things you didn't know when owning a home for the first time, whether they be small or large, costly or not.
I will start with not knowing about changing the furnace filter until the a/c stopped working and I had to spend $300 on a new blower motor. Also, I knew nothing of cleaning my gutters, until one became clogged, held water, froze, and had the weight pull it down. Replacing the gutters was another $1000. I'm sure I'll think of other things but those are the 2 that stand out the most at the moment.
ITT we talk about home ownership, and things that aren't always obvious but need to be done to save on maintenance and repairs.
I suppose worst case is a collapsed sewer line between the house and main. Get to dig up the street plus the work of fixing it. But, I'm no expert, just thinking of other things I've heard about.
That's exactly the sort of thing I'm worried about.
Plan is to call another plumber and see if he can figure it out.
In the months before they moved it didn't happen with sporadic use of toliet/shower/dishwasher, but no one was living there full time using those things on a regular basis. Not sure if that informs us of anything.
Melk, could possibly be a case of the waste line leaving the house just missing the required amount of slope. i know people who have to pump from their basements for that very reason.
if your line is collapsed it shouldn't take too much to have someone directional bore a new one. won't be cheap but shouldn't need to trench it all out.
Got a letter from the HOA because my trash cans were left out too long. This was first noticed April 8.
April 8 is a Tuesday. Garbage day is a Wednesday. Of course my cans were out then.
Also, since I'm generally around the house (being retired), pretty much as soon as the truck comes, the empty can goes back behind the fence. Never out there more than an hour or two later, if I happen to be busy doing something.
Incompetent morons.
wondering how much you pay the hoa to tell you what to do with your own property
The area in front of the house isn't his property in most cases... and even the property a house sits on in some cases.
Common areas policing is partly what's being paid for... along with uniformity.
I know it sucks arse, and they are probably trigger happy, but its just a reminder notice and doesn't carry any weight beyond the weight we give it by being offended by its presence.
Wad it up and toss it in that same trash can you got the notice for.
Not getting 24 hours grace is a bit much imho... you're retired, run for the board.
The area in front of the house isn't his property in most cases... and even the property a house sits on in some cases.
Common areas policing is partly what's being paid for... along with uniformity.
I know it sucks arse, and they are probably trigger happy, but its just a reminder notice and doesn't carry any weight beyond the weight we give it by being offended by its presence.
Wad it up and toss it in that same trash can you got the notice for.
Not getting 24 hours grace is a bit much imho... yo
Why would you want a nice man like golddog to transmogrify into an *******?
Melk, could possibly be a case of the waste line leaving the house just missing the required amount of slope. i know people who have to pump from their basements for that very reason.
if your line is collapsed it shouldn't take too much to have someone directional bore a new one. won't be cheap but shouldn't need to trench it all out.
That's kind of where I was going with my Pittsburgh Potty post. Although not exactly for the reason you are suggesting.
