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[nocommonsense]

[quote=paramount][quote=UCGal]We finally turned on our heater for the season a few days ago. Sweaters and slippers weren’t cutting it.[/quote]

Let me guess: you live in a McMansion?

McMansions are usually hot in the summer and cold in the winter in my experience.[/quote]

A McMansion would acutally be more energy efficient due to mordern construction. Our combined electric/gas bill averages below $60 a month.

[UCGal]

[quote=nocommonsense][quote=paramount][quote=UCGal]We finally turned on our heater for the season a few days ago. Sweaters and slippers weren’t cutting it.[/quote]

Let me guess: you live in a McMansion?

McMansions are usually hot in the summer and cold in the winter in my experience.[/quote]

A McMansion would acutally be more energy efficient due to mordern construction. Our combined electric/gas bill averages below $60 a month.[/quote]
Good point. Ours runs average 60-70 during the warmer months – but gets up over $100/month for the 3 coldest months.

[UCGal]

[quote=nocommonsense][quote=paramount][quote=UCGal]We finally turned on our heater for the season a few days ago. Sweaters and slippers weren’t cutting it.[/quote]

Let me guess: you live in a McMansion?

McMansions are usually hot in the summer and cold in the winter in my experience.[/quote]

A McMansion would acutally be more energy efficient due to mordern construction. Our combined electric/gas bill averages below $60 a month.[/quote]
Good point. Ours runs average 60-70 during the warmer months – but gets up over $100/month for the 3 coldest months.

[UCGal]

[quote=nocommonsense][quote=paramount][quote=UCGal]We finally turned on our heater for the season a few days ago. Sweaters and slippers weren’t cutting it.[/quote]

Let me guess: you live in a McMansion?

McMansions are usually hot in the summer and cold in the winter in my experience.[/quote]

A McMansion would acutally be more energy efficient due to mordern construction. Our combined electric/gas bill averages below $60 a month.[/quote]
Good point. Ours runs average 60-70 during the warmer months – but gets up over $100/month for the 3 coldest months.

[UCGal]

[quote=nocommonsense][quote=paramount][quote=UCGal]We finally turned on our heater for the season a few days ago. Sweaters and slippers weren’t cutting it.[/quote]

Let me guess: you live in a McMansion?

McMansions are usually hot in the summer and cold in the winter in my experience.[/quote]

A McMansion would acutally be more energy efficient due to mordern construction. Our combined electric/gas bill averages below $60 a month.[/quote]
Good point. Ours runs average 60-70 during the warmer months – but gets up over $100/month for the 3 coldest months.

[UCGal]

[quote=nocommonsense][quote=paramount][quote=UCGal]We finally turned on our heater for the season a few days ago. Sweaters and slippers weren’t cutting it.[/quote]

Let me guess: you live in a McMansion?

McMansions are usually hot in the summer and cold in the winter in my experience.[/quote]

A McMansion would acutally be more energy efficient due to mordern construction. Our combined electric/gas bill averages below $60 a month.[/quote]
Good point. Ours runs average 60-70 during the warmer months – but gets up over $100/month for the 3 coldest months.

[briansd1]

UCGal, I think that you have a good setup for your family and in-laws.

A nice outdoor living area with a kitchen garden can combine very well with the indoor space to extend it.

This is a cool outdoor space:
http://www.latimes.com/features/la-hm-fineman13-2008sep13-pg,0,415054.photogallery

Old houses are generally not to my liking because I think that the DIY “improvements” over the years are really bad.

I like the show This Old House because the houses are renovated and remade for modern, comfortable living.

Don’t get me wrong, I like small houses but they have to to be designed well (like Dwell houses).

My problem is that I don’t like the new stucco boxes in the suburbs either. Not too many choices for me… I just need to buy an old house and tear it down… but all the zoning crap does not make it worthwhile (value for the money wise). Might a well buy an existing house and live with it.

[briansd1]

UCGal, I think that you have a good setup for your family and in-laws.

A nice outdoor living area with a kitchen garden can combine very well with the indoor space to extend it.

This is a cool outdoor space:
http://www.latimes.com/features/la-hm-fineman13-2008sep13-pg,0,415054.photogallery

Old houses are generally not to my liking because I think that the DIY “improvements” over the years are really bad.

I like the show This Old House because the houses are renovated and remade for modern, comfortable living.

Don’t get me wrong, I like small houses but they have to to be designed well (like Dwell houses).

My problem is that I don’t like the new stucco boxes in the suburbs either. Not too many choices for me… I just need to buy an old house and tear it down… but all the zoning crap does not make it worthwhile (value for the money wise). Might a well buy an existing house and live with it.

[briansd1]

UCGal, I think that you have a good setup for your family and in-laws.

A nice outdoor living area with a kitchen garden can combine very well with the indoor space to extend it.

This is a cool outdoor space:
http://www.latimes.com/features/la-hm-fineman13-2008sep13-pg,0,415054.photogallery

Old houses are generally not to my liking because I think that the DIY “improvements” over the years are really bad.

I like the show This Old House because the houses are renovated and remade for modern, comfortable living.

Don’t get me wrong, I like small houses but they have to to be designed well (like Dwell houses).

My problem is that I don’t like the new stucco boxes in the suburbs either. Not too many choices for me… I just need to buy an old house and tear it down… but all the zoning crap does not make it worthwhile (value for the money wise). Might a well buy an existing house and live with it.

[briansd1]

UCGal, I think that you have a good setup for your family and in-laws.

A nice outdoor living area with a kitchen garden can combine very well with the indoor space to extend it.

This is a cool outdoor space:
http://www.latimes.com/features/la-hm-fineman13-2008sep13-pg,0,415054.photogallery

Old houses are generally not to my liking because I think that the DIY “improvements” over the years are really bad.

I like the show This Old House because the houses are renovated and remade for modern, comfortable living.

Don’t get me wrong, I like small houses but they have to to be designed well (like Dwell houses).

My problem is that I don’t like the new stucco boxes in the suburbs either. Not too many choices for me… I just need to buy an old house and tear it down… but all the zoning crap does not make it worthwhile (value for the money wise). Might a well buy an existing house and live with it.

[briansd1]

UCGal, I think that you have a good setup for your family and in-laws.

A nice outdoor living area with a kitchen garden can combine very well with the indoor space to extend it.

This is a cool outdoor space:
http://www.latimes.com/features/la-hm-fineman13-2008sep13-pg,0,415054.photogallery

Old houses are generally not to my liking because I think that the DIY “improvements” over the years are really bad.

I like the show This Old House because the houses are renovated and remade for modern, comfortable living.

Don’t get me wrong, I like small houses but they have to to be designed well (like Dwell houses).

My problem is that I don’t like the new stucco boxes in the suburbs either. Not too many choices for me… I just need to buy an old house and tear it down… but all the zoning crap does not make it worthwhile (value for the money wise). Might a well buy an existing house and live with it.

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