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RE: Green Mortgages vs. Energy-Efficiency Loans: Which Makes More Sense?
GREEN MORTGAGES VS. ENERGY-EFFICIENCY LOANS: WHICH MAKES MORE SENSE? I get the convenience angle, but I actually found the green mortgage route worth the hassle in the long run. When we refi’d to add solar and insulatio...
RE: Weighing the pros and cons of switching to a 15-year mortgage
Honestly, this is where I land too. I’ve been tempted by the “get debt-free fast” route, but then I remember the time my water heater and car both died in the same week… If I’d locked into a 15-year, that would’ve been a...
RE: Building base structures - what if you had to start over?
Building Base Structures - What If You Had To Start Over? I get what you mean about the small stuff, but I’m not convinced weatherstripping alone cuts it long-term. When I redid my place, I focused on the “invisible” up...
RE: No more dead zones: how I got wifi in my backyard shed
I actually went the wired route - ran Cat6 in conduit underground. Trenching through clay was a pain, not gonna sugarcoat it. The soil clumped up and stuck to everything, but I only had to go about 18 inches deep for pea...