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DIY & Home Improvement

LaydeeBug

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2. Either way, I'm still in a Ford neighborhood...lol

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 08:32 PM

Sep 2013

I'd love to instal heated floors on the first floor and up the insulation to save some energy, but I don't think geothermal is going to give us a return on the house.

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Has anyone done geothermal? [View all] LaydeeBug Sep 2013 OP

You just want a cool car instead of some pipes stuck in the ground... ret5hd Sep 2013 #1

Either way, I'm still in a Ford neighborhood...lol LaydeeBug Sep 2013 #2

No, but I'm interested in pursuing it. I talked to my architect about it. It has a large up front. northoftheborder Sep 2013 #3

I did tk2kewl Sep 2013 #4

How many years ago did you put it in? LaydeeBug Sep 2013 #5

I'm on L.I. and finished construction in '08 tk2kewl Sep 2013 #6

I've worked on a few of them here in Upper Michigan Kaleva Oct 2013 #7

but 65k in the top end? LaydeeBug Oct 2013 #8

Costs I was told was in the $15k to $20k range. Kaleva Oct 2013 #9