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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 08:24 PM
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I have red pine board and batten siding, boards are 12 inches wide..
 
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 08:28 PM
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Is banking white crap against the house a common practice there?
 
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 08:31 PM
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It is if you don't have a basement, it helps keep the chill from under the floor..
 
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 08:36 PM
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Most all of the homes here have a basement, some have a crawl, very few on a slab.

I can see it on a slab home, to keep the cold from going across the concrete.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 08:42 PM
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My place is up on cribbing, it started out as a trailer that I built an addition to and then gutted the trailer, it's all on one level with an 8 foot ceiling now and have an attached garage..
 
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 08:50 PM
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Ours is a 2000sqft ranch built in 1976 with a full basement doubling the square footage.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 08:57 PM
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So you have 4000 square feet total..? my place is only 1100 sqft
 
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 08:59 PM
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2000 on the main floor and 2000 in the basement.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 09:02 PM
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You have less to paint, clean, roof, and pay taxes on.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 09:02 PM
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That's a really nice size Rick..
 
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 09:04 PM
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That's a really nice size Rick..
Holy crap... What are you looking at??? ...
 
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 09:05 PM
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We bought this house 25 years ago downsizing from our last house.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 09:05 PM
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You have less to paint, clean, roof,and pay taxes on.
My taxes are $3,000 per year and our water and sewer charges just increased to $173 per month, not sure what the taxes are going to be increased to yet..and there isn't a damn thing in this town which pisses me off..
 
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 09:06 PM
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Holy crap... What are you looking at??? ...
Not what you're thinking Don...
 
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Old Dec 19, 2016 | 09:06 PM
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Holy crap... What are you looking at??? ...
Wait till I drop it on the floor and kick it!
 
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