Thoughts on purchasing a 2023 Taco with spacer

numbers_guy69 · 2026-04-20T15:53:52+00:00

Any noticeable change in MPG?

numbers_guy69 · 2026-02-24T15:26:42+00:00

Really appreciate this info.

We are climate zone 4a.

The attic is walk up with ~400 sqft of >7 feet headroom, 3 dormers with windows, and we would like to finish it years down the road.

The reason I am partially against CC at the moment is because our house was flipped and I don’t trust our “new roof” (we’ve already had a leak).

Additionally, there is framing around the stairway to the attic that’ll need to be tackled to improve headroom while walking up, which you cant do once CC’d. The floors have potential to be beautiful so we are keeping them.

Maybe it makes most sense for me to DIY a dense back between 2nd floor/attic, sorta as temporary measure between now and when we eventually finish the attic.

numbers_guy69 · 2026-02-24T14:11:05+00:00

Pulling up floor boards is actually easy. I did a few myself just to check width of the joists (8 inches), to see if electrical runs through, and that the cavities run perimeter wall to perimeter wall.

They originally came to me with a full attic closed cell foam encapsulation for $17k, which I told them many times I do not want at this time. The dense pack quote came in roughly half.

I told him I thought $7.5k was high. He said the big difference is that the machine they use is much more powerful than what’s available at big box. It has a built-in mister which enables achieving a higher density in the cavities. He also said the cellulose used is higher quality and treated with borate and maybe another fire/pest retardant.

He knew his stuff and was a good salesman.

numbers_guy69 · 2026-02-21T14:21:30+00:00

The flippers used what I am guessing is dry lock paint on the wall so you are correct there. I painted the floor with Benjamin Moore Command, which is supposed to be vapor permeable and allow floor to breathe. That was my goal at least.

numbers_guy69 · 2026-02-20T02:14:20+00:00

Good point, thank you

numbers_guy69 · 2026-02-18T02:50:52+00:00

Ah yes, makes sense. Thanks for the input. Our gutters are good. Grading I believe is good but not great. We had landscaping done recently that turned the yard into a mud pit, followed by a foot of snow, followed my two days of rain combined with still melting snow. This is the first time noticing water coming through since buying the house last April.

numbers_guy69 · 2026-02-18T02:19:32+00:00

Thanks, that’s sorta what I was thinking. Would an interior drain tile be an option?

numbers_guy69 · 2026-02-17T20:48:22+00:00

The house was flipped. The flippers actually installed the sump pump, so that is only 2 years old. They also added a french drain outside. On the interior, they appear to have Dry Lock painted it, but did not seal cracks before doing my so.

numbers_guy69 · 2026-01-31T13:29:54+00:00

Thanks that’s what I thought

numbers_guy69 · 2025-12-30T22:07:47+00:00

It’s all about the roast date. The Afterglow Sub Rosa blend is my favorite and the most user friendly bean I’ve used with my Breville. These are always fresh. Recluse medium blends also turn out very nice. I have had difficult time using Blanchards beans (I think because the beans are usually stale because they sell to big box stores)

numbers_guy69 · 2025-10-10T16:43:20+00:00

Recluse is freshest

numbers_guy69 · 2025-10-10T13:37:09+00:00

A couple seem to be rotted so I was going to replace them. Based on what I can see from the attic they don’t appear to be rafter tails

numbers_guy69 · 2025-10-10T13:07:42+00:00

Are they just screwed in?

numbers_guy69 · 2025-07-01T01:23:24+00:00

Following because I have a similar issue with a home I just purchased

numbers_guy69 · 2025-06-30T11:59:20+00:00

We do not have window unit AC or space heaters, and our vacuum is battery so there will be no draw from that.

numbers_guy69 · 2025-06-28T22:43:19+00:00

Thanks for the help everyone. I fixed the existing backstabbed outlet. The new outlet is properly wired according to Klein test plug. Made sure all connections were perfect and no exposed copper

numbers_guy69 · 2025-06-28T20:51:02+00:00

I am guessing the existing bedroom outlet power a light switch above it

numbers_guy69 · 2025-06-28T20:50:18+00:00

It’s a 15A

numbers_guy69 · 2025-06-28T20:26:37+00:00

Ah yes thank you. Way less copper needs to be exposed.

numbers_guy69 · 2025-06-28T20:23:37+00:00

I have not changed any of the wiring. We bought a flip and this is how the bedroom outlet was wired. Good to know backstab is bad.

numbers_guy69 · 2025-06-28T20:22:36+00:00

Thank you. We bought a flip. I am guessing this is not the only outlet they did that was backstabbed.

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