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Post by featherduster on Oct 17, 2020 11:52:38 GMT -5
And worry about your insulation and drafts.
The Weather channel had a segment about the cost of heating this fall is going to go up and for some that might be way up.
I'll have the numbers wrong but close.
Natural gas up- 6%
Heating oil down- 11%
Electric up- 9%
HERE IT COMES.............. Propane up - 14%
I am once again glad I prepaid for more than my winter needs at a locked in reduced price.
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Post by deadeer on Oct 17, 2020 13:51:27 GMT -5
Thankfully, my firewood still cost the same... just a sore back.
My family helps out, otherwise, as I remind them, they will be cold. Lol
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Post by parrothead on Oct 17, 2020 15:18:39 GMT -5
Wood and heating oil back up. Some of these women i teach with are cold all the time and their room at school is set on 73. I would hate to see what they pay at home
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Post by scrub-buster on Oct 17, 2020 16:00:45 GMT -5
I'm glad our house is well insulated
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2020 16:19:57 GMT -5
I just filled my propane with summer rate. Just in time for the winter rates. I paid $1.3 with 5% off paying within 14 days. What a scam with winter rates.
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Post by esshup on Oct 17, 2020 18:26:36 GMT -5
Waynes, that summer rate is a scam. I filled in late April for $0.979/gal......... Got enough to last for at least 12 months, approximately 1600 gallons in the 2 tanks.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2020 18:29:14 GMT -5
Waynes, that summer rate is a scam. I filled in late April for $0.979/gal......... Got enough to last for at least 12 months, approximately 1600 gallons in the 2 tanks. that's a really good rate. |
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Post by span870 on Oct 19, 2020 4:27:59 GMT -5
Spent the whole weekend replacing duct work in the attic and put soffit vents in. Next weekend we put in new blown in insulation. It has a small layer of the old brown blown in. That was fun breathing in for hours at a time. Plenty of wood, I hope, for the year. Reminds me I need to get a new carb for the splitter.
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Post by mgderf on Oct 19, 2020 18:46:55 GMT -5
And worry about your insulation and drafts. The Weather channel had a segment about the cost of heating this fall is going to go up and for some that might be way up. I'll have the numbers wrong but close. Natural gas up- 6% Heating oil down- 11% Electric up- 9% HERE IT COMES.............. Propane up - 14%I am once again glad I prepaid for more than my winter needs at a locked in reduced price. Where have you been? Economists have been warning about the rise in heating costs for the last 6-8 months. I kept hearing back in January and February about expecting the price of propane to skyrocket come winter. Well, here it is... |
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Post by blackmouthcur on Oct 19, 2020 20:09:10 GMT -5
Another reason to love my geothermal system.
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Post by bartiks on Oct 23, 2020 10:58:26 GMT -5
I own my own tank and a buddy of mine owns a propane business so I just pay him cash and the 800 gallons "falls off the truck". I got mine back in late august for $1.05 going rate was around $1.30
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2020 11:10:56 GMT -5
I own my own tank and a buddy of mine owns a propane business so I just pay him cash and the 800 gallons "falls off the truck". I got mine back in late august for $1.05 going rate was around $1.30 When I pay (always) within 2 weeks I get 5% off total. |
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Post by duff on Oct 26, 2020 18:14:36 GMT -5
Only good thing about electric is no tank! My firewood supply is only about 50% full to boot.
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Post by span870 on Oct 27, 2020 4:44:49 GMT -5
Insulated the attic this weekend. Went to lowes and bought the owens corning pink. With ten bags bought they give you free rental on the machine. After a good hour trying to figure the math I told him just give me 25 bags and I'll return the rest. Let me tell you guys, absolute easiest home improvement I've ever done. Figured it was going to take all day. Hour and a half, done. I went way overboard on what I used but only ended up using 16 bags. We are about 16" of depth on the insulation and noticed an immediate improvement on how well it holds the heat from the wood furnace. Total for all new flex ducts, I think 15 total for a length of just over 125 feet plus the insulation was around $800. We already notice burn less wood to keep the house at a stable temp.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2020 6:54:34 GMT -5
Insulated the attic this weekend. Went to lowes and bought the owens corning pink. With ten bags bought they give you free rental on the machine. After a good hour trying to figure the math I told him just give me 25 bags and I'll return the rest. Let me tell you guys, absolute easiest home improvement I've ever done. Figured it was going to take all day. Hour and a half, done. I went way overboard on what I used but only ended up using 16 bags. We are about 16" of depth on the insulation and noticed an immediate improvement on how well it holds the heat from the wood furnace. Total for all new flex ducts, I think 15 total for a length of just over 125 feet plus the insulation was around $800. We already notice burn less wood to keep the house at a stable temp. That is my plan for the ceiling in the barn. Putting up drywall or cheapest and then blowing in insulation. About 600 sq. ft. I need to finish the walls with high density boards. Back wall and half of one side is finished. I need to get more sheets. Just been doing other things like hunting. |
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Post by esshup on Oct 27, 2020 12:07:34 GMT -5
When blowing insulation up there make sure you use the soffit vent baffles so you don't restrict air movement through the attic.
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Post by span870 on Oct 28, 2020 4:21:11 GMT -5
When blowing insulation up there make sure you use the soffit vent baffles so you don't restrict air movement through the attic. Those were the absolute most fun to put on. Crawling through the old cellulose insulation and rolling all in it. Fun times were had by all. By all I mean me cause no one else was offering. |
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Post by duff on Oct 28, 2020 10:09:04 GMT -5
When blowing insulation up there make sure you use the soffit vent baffles so you don't restrict air movement through the attic. Those were the absolute most fun to put on. Crawling through the old cellulose insulation and rolling all in it. Fun times were had by all. By all I mean me cause no one else was offering. Hey buddy....if you do mine I will throw in a log of cope and a case of pepsi |
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Post by span870 on Oct 28, 2020 14:56:59 GMT -5
Those were the absolute most fun to put on. Crawling through the old cellulose insulation and rolling all in it. Fun times were had by all. By all I mean me cause no one else was offering. Hey buddy....if you do mine I will throw in a log of cope and a case of pepsi Are we talking a real log from 10 years ago or one of them half, 5 can rolls. But ya know all ya have to do is call and ask |
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Post by esshup on Oct 28, 2020 23:40:26 GMT -5
When blowing insulation up there make sure you use the soffit vent baffles so you don't restrict air movement through the attic. Those were the absolute most fun to put on. Crawling through the old cellulose insulation and rolling all in it. Fun times were had by all. By all I mean me cause no one else was offering. Been there, done that myself. |
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