seeth07
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You are more likely to need a dehumidifier than a humidifier. Especially in the basement. We have one in our basement and it runs non stop from about May until September.
BackofBeyond
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shit hole. I hate that place.
Did quite a bit of work over there. Owner of the company I work for built and owns a condo complex off of Sherman. Did some projects up in Gozzer. Yeah, I don't like it either. mtmuley
kwyeewyk
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Just do lots of euros in the basement. And keep a big pot of water on the cookstove in the winter, that way when the water heater is down you'll still be able to bath and do dishes! My wife is a 14 year victim of my DIY self torture, don't know about humidity, but hot water is a line you don't want to cross!
DouglasR
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It must be nice having money to buy Kobalt tools.Can't decide whether to hire you as an accountant...or a life coach.
What say ye Douglas?
I just took second place in a 12hr competitive cycling event on a set of brakes bled with an old set of pitsburgs on a wrecked bike.
noharleyyet
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..work hard, play hard...you're doing fine
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Guy who spent $5k on a bike with wireless brakes giving someone a hard time about a $9 wrench
There’s your problem. If you would have taken those breaks off you could have won!
BrentD
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NOTHING is harder on a house that huge humidity swings. You have not yet experienced Midwest dry. But you will this winter.
We live with open windows pretty much all year round and a wife that thinks AC is the Devil's only invention, so we see those swings and it tears a house apart.
Do as you will. You're young. You will survive and live to tell the stories.
And after all, second place is just the second place loser… not sure why you’re bragging about it!
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yet...
longbow51
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You're missing the point on buying vs renting. When you get extra money (bonus, good year in market) pay down principal.
A 30 year becomes 15, then 10, and then you burn it and everything is available for maintenance, hunting/fishing/investment. Then you are free. No big monthly payments, living on the investment income. Retire early, unless your job is fun.
A 30 year becomes 15, then 10, and then you burn it and everything is available for maintenance, hunting/fishing/investment. Then you are free. No big monthly payments, living on the investment income. Retire early, unless your job is fun.
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you'll def need a dehumidifier in the basement. Midwest no brainer. As for whole house humidifier, man that seems crazy. I've lived in IL, MI, and MN... and they were not nearly as dry as CO... so if you got by in CO without a whole house humidifier, I think you are ok going with localized humidifiers (aka bedrooms)
I bet Midwest dry in the dead of winter still feels like choking humidity in colorado.
But the humidity swings make sense. I remember my guitar teacher in middle school was like “in colorado either diligently keep a humidifier in your guitar case or don’t keep one at all”
But the humidity swings make sense. I remember my guitar teacher in middle school was like “in colorado either diligently keep a humidifier in your guitar case or don’t keep one at all”
DouglasR
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I’ve never heard of anyone in Il having a whole house humidifier, but I can see cracks in drywall joints in the winter that aren’t there in the summer.
Whether that matters or not in the long run
Whether that matters or not in the long run
Addicting
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Hmm, his 1920 house is still standing. You would think it would have tore apart over the last hundred years.
DouglasR
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Agree with the dehumidifiers tho.
Makes things more pleasant in the thick of summer.
Makes things more pleasant in the thick of summer.
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Yeah that is an interesting piece of the conversation.
Depending on your age though there is a good argument for putting the money in the market over your home loan… also depends on your rate.
But at like age 50 I’d probably lean toward paying off the house… all depends on how long someone plans on living somewhere.
seeth07
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For those comparing to CO, it's not really fair. It's not necessarily because its extremely low humidity, it's because of the huge humidity swings. It can be 10% one day and 90% the next. The quick swings from such a large range causes issues like drywall cracking, building materials and furnature absorbing moisture, etc. It's pretty common for homes here to have fancy dehumifiers and systems for removing humidity and I have honestly never heard of or seen a system that adds moisture. I'm not in the HVAC business though.
