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MTAtech · 05-08-2011, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by nassau2012

thank you for the advice but im a recent home buyer and dont have much knowledge about doing these things by myself. I wish I cud do it tho, I dont even know how to get to my attic lol nor where it is

You need to find your attic or crawl space for many reasons.
But this kind of work is very easy. They even teach free classes in Home Depot. I never did any of this either before I bought a house.

nassau2012 · 05-08-2011, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MTAtech

You need to find your attic or crawl space for many reasons.
But this kind of work is very easy. They even teach free classes in Home Depot. I never did any of this either before I bought a house.

i was seriously considering those free classes but never had the time. this year i deff. wanna get more involved in these kind of activities and learn to do these things by myself. thanks!

nycbrooklyn · 05-09-2011, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by nassau2012

i was seriously considering those free classes but never had the time. this year i deff. wanna get more involved in these kind of activities and learn to do these things by myself. thanks!

If the area that you need done is large enough I suggest you call a company to get it done. They can get in and out in a half day and you may only end up saving a couple hundred by doing it yourself (i know it's a lot) but time is also money too and if you have cracks to get into then they will have the tools and know how.

I insulated few months ago and think it's the best money i have spent so far. Stupid me what was i thinking by not doing this before.

thisismysnokay · 05-09-2011, 02:26 PM

Thank you all again, I called verizon and for the triple play with 4 rooms, it comes out to 130 a month and utilities the daughter of the homeowner got me a old bill and it was $30 for water and 150 gas and 187 for electric . . . and its her and her daughter in the house right now so thats not bad. so i got a better idea. Thanks again everyone now if i could get her lawyer to do his job so we can close.