tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385563900569716203.post7958630624864656070..comments2011-11-25T21:23:04.482-08:00Comments on College Hill House: Sticker ShockJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00536181712696034639noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385563900569716203.post-56246375523359602272008-10-25T16:41:00.000-07:002008-10-25T16:41:00.000-07:00Holy CRAP! I just paid for my flickr pro acct, so...Holy CRAP! I just paid for my flickr pro acct, so I multipied it out. That is INSANE.<BR/><BR/>Movies at the warren are cheaper than here, though (I multiplied that out, too :-) ) - I paid TEN DOLLARS for a 4:30 show (silly me thought it would be a matinee) last Sunday when I went to see Eagle Eye. <BR/><BR/>I hope what you ended up going with this year works well, and that KS has a warm winter!!<BR/><BR/>Laura (I just set up a new weaving blog)lala412https://www.blogger.com/profile/14300929316981967018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385563900569716203.post-72670756202502915762008-10-22T21:59:00.000-07:002008-10-22T21:59:00.000-07:00James,That's crazy. Whatever happened to the custo...James,<BR/><BR/>That's crazy. Whatever happened to the customer being right, or at least the customer being a potential source of income so therefore worth paying attention to?<BR/><BR/>Then again, perhaps that's why I work in my chosen field.Christopher Busta-Peckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428701548572867797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385563900569716203.post-19844533859634970672008-10-22T19:28:00.000-07:002008-10-22T19:28:00.000-07:00Hi Christopher-The boiler was around half of the e...Hi Christopher-<BR/><BR/>The boiler was around half of the estimate we got; the other half was the heat pump and air handler.<BR/><BR/>Getting multiple estimates has been frustrating, though. We contacted five companies. One told us we shouldn't replace anything because the old boiler was still running okay (never mind that it's costing us several hundred dollars more per month in the winter than it should). A second told us we should just replace the boiler with a furnace. Two of the companies never gave us estimates and didn't return my calls. That left the company we are going with. We have worked with this company before, so it's a good thing. But we were pretty limited in our choice of companies to go with.<BR/><BR/>-JamesJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536181712696034639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7385563900569716203.post-17863420386559577742008-10-22T11:48:00.000-07:002008-10-22T11:48:00.000-07:00Have you tried getting multiple quotes? My father ...Have you tried getting multiple quotes? My father in law runs an HVAC business, and I talked with him about this during my own home search. <BR/><BR/>My understanding was that, for a standard installation (assuming that nothing was too messed up with the plumbing for the existing boiler, etc.) of a new, high-efficiency boiler, that the cost for the boiler and install should be abould half of what you're suggesting it is. (This assumes a house of about 2500ish square feet - obviously, bigger would cost more.)Christopher Busta-Peckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428701548572867797noreply@blogger.com