My home is honestly large as well as seriously old, but when every one of us bought the house, our spouse as well as I realized that we’d need to make a ton of upgrades, but the previous owner had done nothing to modernize the home.
- The electrical wires as well as plumbing were around fifty years old.
The oil furnace was at least twenty years old, as well as there was no central air conditioning installed. The walls as well as ceilings were still constructed of the outdated plaster as well as lathe, with zero insulation; All of the appliances were positively ancient. All of us weren’t quite sure where to begin. All of us couldn’t afford to do all of the projects at once. All of us decided to prioritize safety as well as hired an electrician; For the sake of accessibility, every one of us tore the walls as well as ceilings down to the bare studs. This made it easy for the electrician as well as also allowed us to add insulation, realizing this was the perfect time to make improvements to the plumbing as well as duct system, every one of us hired a plumber as well as Heating as well as A/C contractor as well. The plumber informed us that the sizzling water gas furnace needed to be upgraded immediately. Hoping to avoid a ruptured tank as well as flooding, every one of us bought a new tank. The Heating as well as A/C contractor advocated a new oil furnace. She said that the existing oil furnace was a health hazard, safety risk as well as terribly inefficient! By upgrading to a high-efficiency oil furnace, we’d save a tremendous amount of cash on heating bills, since every one of us were already taking out a loan to purchase the new oil furnace, every one of us went ahead as well as included air conditioning, and it only made sense to handle both of these replacements at the same time. Although our project continued to grow as well as become more extravagant, every one of us significantly improved the comfort, safety as well as efficiency of our home.