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Old Mar 26th 2006, 10:49 pm
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Originally Posted by Pimpbot
It's been very interesting to see the different styles and sizes. Certainly some good looking homes we have. I hate to think what our electric bill would be a month, trying to cool down a 4000 sq ft house. :scared:
For our 4000 sq ft home we average $300/month electric during the summer and have at least one month ~$350. In winter our gas heating bill is around $250. Total combined energy bills for the house average $300 over a 12-month period.

The thing is, we don't over-cool or over-heat our home. Many people around here seem to cool their home to <70deg. We keep ours at 78deg in the summer. Similarly, we only heat to 68deg in the winter. The savings from wearing a few more clothes in winter, and a few less in summer, is probably >$100 per month.
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For our 4000 sq ft home we average $300/month electric during the summer and have at least one month ~$350. In winter our gas heating bill is around $250. Total combined energy bills for the house average $300 over a 12-month period.

The thing is, we don't over-cool or over-heat our home. Many people around here seem to cool their home to <70deg. We keep ours at 78deg in the summer. Similarly, we only heat to 68deg in the winter. The savings from wearing a few more clothes in winter, and a few less in summer, is probably >$100 per month.

interesting...ours is higher as i hate the humidity and sadly as this ugly metropolis is surrounded by it we therefore run the a/c in the summer at around 71/72
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Old Mar 26th 2006, 10:56 pm
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We pretty much have the house cooled to 72 degrees from mid april when the temps start to hit the 90s through to early october when they dip back into the 80s. Our bill is about $140 a month.
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I think I want your house Gruff.

Wanna swap, and come live in suburban hell for a while?
No it's OK It is a lot of work though, the old couple we bought it off hadn't done anything to it since they built it in the 70's. I'm half way through renovating the lovely 1970s decor, including some lovely ships lantern lights and the wonderfully grotesque dark wood panelling in the family room was hiding the old termite damage, the bastards knew about it I'm sure as the bathroom above had sunk by an inch....."What shall we do this weekend dear?", "Oh I don't know, a spot of painting in the powder room or Jack the middle of the house up and replace the wall?"
We hardly get any sunlight because of the trees and the humidity after a spot of rain is like a sauna.

I finished the basement, with all the usual home cinema gubbins, not realising there was an outstanding building permit for the Radon extraction from the previous owners. The Building inspector kept calling us to do a final on it, while I was halfway through finishing it "Oh, I'm not feeling well at the moment, call back in a couple of weeks"
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Old Mar 26th 2006, 11:03 pm
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No it's OK It is a lot of work though, the old couple we bought it off hadn't done anything to it since they built it in the 70's. I'm half way through renovating the lovely 1970s decor, including some lovely ships lantern lights and the wonderfully grotesque dark wood panelling in the family room was hiding the old termite damage, the bastards knew about it I'm sure as the bathroom above had sunk by an inch....."What shall we do this weekend dear?", "Oh I don't know, a spot of painting in the powder room or Jack the middle of the house up and replace the wall?"
We hardly get any sunlight because of the trees and the humidity after a spot of rain is like a sauna.

I finished the basement, with all the usual home cinema gubbins, not realising there was an outstanding building permit for the Radon extraction from the previous owners. The Building inspector kept calling us to do a final on it, while I was halfway through finishing it "Oh, I'm not feeling well at the moment, call back in a couple of weeks"
OK, you've dissuaded me. Looks nice though.
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For our 4000 sq ft home we average $300/month electric during the summer and have at least one month ~$350. In winter our gas heating bill is around $250. Total combined energy bills for the house average $300 over a 12-month period.

The thing is, we don't over-cool or over-heat our home. Many people around here seem to cool their home to <70deg. We keep ours at 78deg in the summer. Similarly, we only heat to 68deg in the winter. The savings from wearing a few more clothes in winter, and a few less in summer, is probably >$100 per month.

Bloody electricity bill in the summer has hit $600 for our home, and even then the whole house isnt cooled completely

We have replaced all 3 units outside and the bits upstairs in the attic too, but not much of an improvement really

Just poorly designed I guess
Although, in the winter the gas bills hits about $300, even when it is baltic
(ok, slightly frosty), so that isnt so bad

Roll on the hot and humid summer, and it gets even worse when we have visitors, as they all seem to like to sleep in a fridge
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Bloody electricity bill in the summer has hit $600 for our home, and even then the whole house isnt cooled completely
Bloody Hell!!!!! :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:
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Originally Posted by AmerLisa
Bloody Hell!!!!! :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:

Yip

Our thoughts everytime the bill come in
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Old Mar 26th 2006, 11:53 pm
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Yip

Our thoughts everytime the bill come in
And here I was having a fit over our measly $135 one this month. We don't have A/C and hoping like hell we don't need it this summer......
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Originally Posted by AmerLisa
Bloody Hell!!!!! :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:
innit...and I think it's bad when this dingy apartment has a $45 bill
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Come on then you sexy beast let's have another photo, please
Please Vic, don't feed the animals.....
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Eskimo - what price range is that house in? **** we're living in a 1200sqrft apartment in woodland hills and its SMALL.. 4 of us (me jackie & 2 kids).
1200 square feet, you lucky ba stard. That's 500 more than we have.
Here's a picture of our place;

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House is 4 bed, 4 bath 2715 Heated square feet on half an acre backing onto the 8th fairway.

The beach house is 2105 heated square feet and has 4 beds and 2.5 baths.
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House is 4 bed, 4 bath 2715 Heated square feet on half an acre backing onto the 8th fairway.

The beach house is 2105 heated square feet and has 4 beds and 2.5 baths.
The beach house, eh?
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1200 square feet, you lucky ba stard. That's 500 more than we have.
Here's a picture of our place;

I might have a few more square feet than you, Lionheart. But not by much.

Do the words tiny arsed hovel mean anything to you people?
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