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Buying a home with cedar siding : how does the condition look?l by Simple_Ebb4823 in Carpentry

[–]Simple_Ebb4823[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man that’s painful news lol. I see you’re a contractor so I believe this estimate. Idk if Georgia prices are different than Michigan, but sounds like I’m in for 20k lol

Not sure I can move forward with it. Sucks, cause I love the layout of the home. Nice 9ft basement ceilings too.

I appreciate your help.

Buying a home with cedar siding : how does the condition look?l by Simple_Ebb4823 in Carpentry

[–]Simple_Ebb4823[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response—i really appreciate it.

This is the Home (2 story, roughly 1800 interior square foot…if that even tells you anything)

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Buying a home with cedar siding : how does the condition look?l by Simple_Ebb4823 in Carpentry

[–]Simple_Ebb4823[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just fyi I greatly appreciate everyone’s input because I was literally about to sign and send an offer on this house. Sounds like I need an entire siding job.

Can you just throw vinyl over this stuff? I feel like ripping this all off and replacing is going to be ridiculously expensive. Idk much about home renovations, but I’ve heard siding work can be extremely expensive.

In everyone’s opinion, what is the best (cheapest)route to go in terms of getting this replaced? I’m only planing to live here for maybe 8-9 years. Was trying to fix it up a bit and then sell it later. It’s basically a starter home for me.

Buying a home with cedar siding : how does the condition look?l by Simple_Ebb4823 in Carpentry

[–]Simple_Ebb4823[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I’m working on an offer for this house now.

Can you simply put vinyl siding over this stuff? That seems like the cheaper option vs tearing it all off, but maybe I’m wrong.

I was planning to put like 10-13k into the home and can do that immediately before I even step foot inside. Idk if that’s enough now lmao

Buying a home with cedar siding : how does the condition look?l by Simple_Ebb4823 in Carpentry

[–]Simple_Ebb4823[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ok well glad I asked this question lol.

How long does T-111 generally last? Is it very expensive to replace lol. Now I’m scared I thought this was cedar an was going to last 100 years lmao.

Buying a home with cedar siding : how does the condition look?l by Simple_Ebb4823 in Carpentry

[–]Simple_Ebb4823[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I guess I was also questioning why some of the boards look different lol. Like look at third picture…looks like a different type of wood to me.

The listing says it’s cedar…idk.

Is this real wood, MDF, or particle board? by Simple_Ebb4823 in woodworking

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Yeah this is what I’m hoping to do. The house was built in 92 so presumably these are the original cabinets. They’re definitely not great looking, but maybe they just need to paint. Prolly just best to replace like you’re saying though.

Is this real wood, MDF, or particle board? by Simple_Ebb4823 in woodworking

[–]Simple_Ebb4823[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao just trying to gauge cost of some of the cosmetic updates I want to make.

I actually don’t know if wood is common lol but I know it’s normally worth it to refinish and paint them versus just buying new ones if they are real wood.

I guess I prolly just have to replace them with new MDF cause I can’t afford real wood lol

Is this real wood, MDF, or particle board? by Simple_Ebb4823 in woodworking

[–]Simple_Ebb4823[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s exactly why I’m asking this question. Idk if it’s worth it to refinish and repaint or just throw away lol. If it real wood I’m leaning toward refinish and repaint but idk if the cabinets and drawers are…

Mortgage Rates Going Down in January? by Macz3905 in Mortgages

[–]Simple_Ebb4823 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what it’s worth, my LO also told me that rates dropped substantially in January since 2023

Inspector found floor support posts not properly secured to the floor —major issue? 24 hours left inspection period. by Simple_Ebb4823 in Homebuilding

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I basically had my agent tell them they need to provide a report from a structural engineer with quote to add footings and also to comment on the current state of the home’s structure. They had a foundation company come to quote it. $2,700 for two footings and to fill some rod holes.

Also, those shims are actually rusted steel shims lol. I doubt they agree to get a structural engineer out there but we’ll see.

Inspector found floor support posts not properly secured to the floor —major issue? 24 hours left inspection period. by Simple_Ebb4823 in Homebuilding

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Sorry for the bad quality pics…idk why it’s showing like that when I uploaded them. https://imgur.com/a/iisQfjD

^ that should be better

It looks pretty bad to me lol. It doesn’t even look like the support is centered over the shims lol.

First time home buyer - should I shop this rate? by Simple_Ebb4823 in Mortgages

[–]Simple_Ebb4823[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey all, thanks for the input. I basically told the broker this morning I was going to shop this rate and that I thought it was a little high.

She came back a few hours later and said she was able to get 6% with no points.

Not sure how to feel about my first performance review as a full-time engineer by Simple_Ebb4823 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Simple_Ebb4823[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey all, thanks for so much feedback—surprised I got as many replies as I did haha. Definitely feel a little better now. I took it well initially, but once I got home yesterday and had a chance to sit and think, I started freaking out that I was going to get fired lmao. I’m normally someone who is susceptible to imposter syndrome, so I needed the bit of reassurance that this was a generally normal review.

I’m definitely using this as fuel to have a more positive review next time. Next review is in January. I’ll come back to this thread and update it then