That sounds great... I'm guessing that same 2 upgrades for me would run, oh, about $20-25k. Quite possibly more.
I just don't think it's worth putting that kind of money into this home, sadly.Still need to update the kitchen, which is approximately the same $20k, I'd bet, to do it "right". And I'd still have 45 year old crumbling cheap Chinese sheetrock and similar plumbing and electric. <sigh>. I really just want a new house. Out in the country. With some land. Away from people.
Argh, God, I need a drink. This is the last thing I should be thinking about now.
Installed the windows were $5000, but that was 2012 money LOL. That was all inclusive, including a life time warranty, which they replaced one window when my house was broken into in 2018, ****ing **** stains threw a large rock thru a bed room window to gain entry. The installer for the windows did a replacement free of charge, even tho they did not have to since the damage was not manufacture or installer related. That would have been $800 out of pocket for me.
Windows was one of the bet improvements I have done to this old house, so to speak. The difference is night and day when it comes to cooling this place in the hot humid oklahoma summers.
The HVAC was $5400, after a $450 rebate from centerpoint for the furnace part. It has a made a huge difference as well, if it lasts 20 years like my old system did I will be very happy. Performs so much better than the old system did when it was new.
Exterior doors and storm doors were about $1500 installed, not the best but they are pretty damn good. Masonite fiberglass front door with Andersen 3000 self storing storm door and a Masonite steel half lite with mini blinds between the glass and Andersen 3000 self storing storm door for the back. Those were installed in 2018 as well.
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